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Annual ‘Side by Side’ CDFI Reference Guide Now Available

In November 2019, OFN released the 21st edition of its Side by Side publication, an annual reference guide for CDFI industry practitioners, investors, and others…

December 3, 2019
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Aspen Institute Publishes Report on Rural Development Hubs

On November 12, the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (CSG) released a new report entitled Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure. Hubs…

November 20, 2019
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HOPE Releases HBCU-CDFI Economic Mobility Strategy Guide

OFN member Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union (HOPE) recently released findings of a first-of-its-kind collaboration between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and…

November 19, 2019
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OFN Members Publish Paper Focused on Tackling Persistent Poverty

Partners for Rural Transformation, a national coalition to advance economic mobility in persistent poverty areas, led by OFN members Communities Unlimited, Fahe, HOPE, First Nations Oweesta…

November 11, 2019
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Using Data to Drive Investment and Impact

Recently, Reinvestment Fund President and CEO Donald Hinkle-Brown published an article explaining how CDFIs and other community lenders can use data and…

September 29, 2019
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Uplift America Fund 2018 Progress Report Released

OFN and Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation have released the 2018 Uplift America Fund Progress Report, which documents successes and lessons learned in the…

September 4, 2019
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Global Impact Investing Network Releases 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey

The Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey demonstrates the increasing scale and maturity of the impact investing industry….

June 25, 2019
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A Primer on CDFIs for Foundation and Nonprofit Leaders

Recently, The Center for Nonprofit Governance (CNG) within the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University invited…

June 21, 2019
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Download the Small Business Credit Survey Report on Employer Firms

The Small Business Credit Survey, a national collaboration of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, shows continued revenue and employment growth at small businesses…

May 10, 2019
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