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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

Isom IGA owner Gwen Christon in front of the community grocery store located in Kentucky

Five Ways OFN Members Celebrate Earth Day Every Day

Jonathan Porter, a client of Northwest Access Fund, which is a CDFI that assisted CCLF in integrating "Accessibility" into its DEI strategy, on a plenary at the 2023 OFN conference.

DEI+A: Chicago CDFI Adds Accessibility to its DEI Strategy

People Trust founder Arlo Washington is featured in the oscar nominee documentary "The Barber of Little Rock"

CDFIs Rally Behind Oscar Nominee “The Barber of Little Rock”

OFN's 2024 Connect+ Forum

Raising Capital for Your CDFI? Don’t Miss OFN’s March 19 Virtual Forum

February 20, 2024

A solar energy system installed on a medical office building with CDFI financing

CDFIs Lead the Charge on Solar and Energy-Efficiency Financing

February 9, 2024