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What is systemic racism? How can we rise to today’s calls for equity and justice for Black lives? What role can and…

Get ready! We’re taking the 2020 OFN Conference virtual! After deep consideration, we are moving forward with an adapted Conference format this year that…

This year, the Small Business Finance Forum takes place during a global pandemic. CDFIs—America’s financial first responders—are working tirelessly to provide COVID-19 relief…

Amplifying Impact, the Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) 2020 National Conference is one of the most anticipated events for impact investors in philanthropy, offering…

OFN is actively monitoring developments around COVID-19 (the coronavirus) as we plan our 2020 events. In response to the evolving situation, we have decided…

Powered by the Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes debuted the “Forbes OZ 20: The Top Opportunity Zone Catalysts” on December 12. Comprised of ten trailblazing community organizations and ten innovative…

On October 22, First Nations Oweesta Corporation held “NEDTalks” (Native Economic Development Talks) as part of their day-long Native CDFI Convening at the OFN Conference…

On December 5, CDFIs from around the Mid-Atlantic region gathered at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Baltimore Branch for a day…

On November 20, community development finance leaders from around the nation convened in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Clinton Presidential Center for…