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Twitter Highlights Finance Justice Fund in First Global Impact Report
On April 7, Twitter released its first Global Impact Report, which shines a light on various initiatives throughout the company that are making…
First Finance Justice Fund Loans Announced
OFN is excited to announce the first two Finance Justice Fund recipients. Congratulations to Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP) and IFF, two CDFIs going deep to combat…
Black-Led CDFIs to Help Drive More Than $40 Million in Google Funding to Black-Owned Businesses
Minority-led CDFIs — like minority-owned businesses — often face an uneven playing field when it comes to accessing capital to grow their…
Philanthropy News Digest Interview with OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah
After serving for two years as under secretary of agriculture for rural development in the Obama administration, Lisa Mensah joined OFN as…
Six Grow with Google Small Business Loans, Google.org Grants Announced
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, CDFIs are best positioned to help small minority and women-owned businesses survive and recover from the pandemic’s economic…
New EBA Fund Offers Critical Support to Six OFN Member Microlenders
In early December, The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will…
Finance Justice Fund Now Open for Applications
The Finance Justice Fund is now open for applications from OFN member CDFIs! Announced on November 12 during the 2020 OFN Virtual Conference, the Finance Justice Fund…