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…
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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…
Four CDFIs Receive Grow with Google Small Business Fund Loans and Google.org Grants
In OFN’s most recent round of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and Google.org-funded grants, four CDFIs have received a total of $8.5 million…
OFN Conference Reflections: Investing in Climate Solutions for the Environment and the Economy
During a November 12 panel “Investing in Climate Solutions for the Environment and the Economy” at the virtual 2020 OFN Conference, I had…
Announcing the New Finance Justice Fund
OFN announced the launch of the new Finance Justice Fund on November 12 during the final day of the 2020 OFN Conference. The Finance Justice Fund is a socially…
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…
$10 Million Netflix Investment in HOPE Credit Union Sets Example for Private Sector
Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union (HOPE), a community development financial institution (CDFI) based in Jackson, Mississippi, will use a $10 million investment from Netflix to import capital…
OFN Awarded Grant from Newly Established Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing
The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing (TPF), a donor collaborative vehicle with a mission of scaling the practice of impact investing, announced its…