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Group of CDFI practitioners poses next to big cactus in front of NFL YET College Prep Academy in Phoenix, AZ.

OFN Members Receive More Than $1.8 Billion in Federal Awards for Equitable Community Development

September 30, 2024

OFN’s four new executives share their perspectives on why this was the moment to join the organization and their vision for the path ahead

Meet the New Executives Who Will Help OFN Scale Impact and Shape the Future

August 14, 2024

The Capital One Community Benefits Plan (CBP) includes investments in CDFIs, CRA-qualified philanthropy; and small businesses and business in LMI communities

OFN’s Statement on Capital One’s Historic $265 Billion Community Benefits Plan

Julian Wyatt (right), Director of Urban Strategies, Inc. together with partners from the Trust Foundation.

St. Louis CDFI Expands Small Business Lending to Advance Racial and Economic Equity

An in-person retreat in San Diego brought together the full staff and board members of the International Rescue Committee's Center for Economic Opportunity (IRC-CEO) in March 2023.

CDFI Consumer Loans Help Immigrants and Refugees Climb Economic Ladder

Beth Lipson talking to 2022 OFN conference audience

Past, Present, Future: A Message From Beth Lipson

Key findings from the 2023 CDFI survey from Federal Reserve

What the 2023 CDFI Survey Says About CDFI Output and Outcome Tracking

Foggy California Northern Valley landscape at sunset. VOICES Beyond Land Acknowledgement: How CDFIs Can Support Land Justice Catherine Howard, President of Community Vision; Rebecca Tortes, Director of the California Tribal Fund; Camille Clinton, Senior Content Developer at Community Vision Community Vision’s Reparative Land Fee Program partners with Indigenous communities to redistribute power and address the wounds of colonialism and systemic racism. Read time: 8 minutes In 2021, the California-based CDFI Community Vision launched a Reparative Land Fee Program directs financial resources to Indigenous communities and offers a step towards healing the historical and ongoing theft of life, land, and culture.

Beyond Land Acknowledgement: How CDFIs Can Support Land Justice

Residential solar panels in Austin, TX

Seven OFN Members Receive Grants for Residential Solar under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund