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Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)

Originally posted 9/1/2020 by OFN member IFF A blog by IFF CEO Joe NeriOn April 15th, IFF CEO Joe Neri published a…

September 15, 2020

Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education

Introduction In recent years, community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and similar mission-oriented financial services organizations have begun to elevate the importance of…

September 1, 2020

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New Grow with Google Small Business Loans Announced

CDFIs are on the front lines of the fight for social, economic, and political justice, and they are financial first responders during crisis. In…

August 28, 2020

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Morgan Stanley Awards OFN $5 Million Grant for Smaller CDFIs

On August 3, Morgan Stanley and OFN announced Morgan Stanley has awarded $5 million in funding to OFN for pass-through grants of approximately…

August 3, 2020

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7 OFN Member CDFIs Included in $1.7 Billion MacKenzie Scott Pledge

On July 28, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott posted an update on Medium.com about a pledge she made last year to donate a majority of her wealth. In her announcement she…

July 29, 2020

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OFN Awards Small CDFI Grants to 19 Members

OFN is pleased to announce the 19 awardees of the Small CDFI Unrestricted Grant Program. The Small CDFI Unrestricted Grant Program provided $50,000…

July 23, 2020

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OFN Awards Second Round of Google Financing

OFN is pleased to announce the second round of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and Google.org-funded grants. In this round,…

July 22, 2020

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OFN Welcomes 19 New Member CDFIs

Since we last welcomed new OFN members back in April, we have had 19 CDFIs join our network. We welcome our newest members! Learn…

July 21, 2020

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OFN and HSBC Bank Deploy $25 Million Through CDFI Investment Fund

In August 2018, OFN and HSBC Bank USA established the Good to Grow CDFI Investment Fund (G2G Fund) to expand the flow of…

July 16, 2020