NewsJPMorgan Chase Now Accepting Applications for Advancing Cities ChallengeJPMorgan Chase recently awarded $33 million to support neighborhood development projects and promote inclusive growth across seven communities in the U.S., as… October 31, 2019
NewsOFN Provides Testimony on Opportunity Zones at House Committee on Small Business HearingOn October 17, OFN’s Chief External Affairs Officer Jennifer A. Vasiloff testified at a hearing before the House Committee on Small Business… October 30, 2019
NewsOFN Members Partner with Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation on Rural Development in AppalachiaIn 2016, OFN member Fahe received $50 million in loan awards from the USDA Community Facilities Relending Program to pursue its mission: ending persistent… October 30, 2019
NewsStarbucks Announces $10 Million Investment in Four OFN Member CDFIs Serving ChicagoOn October 29, Starbucks Coffee Company announced its plans to invest $10 million in Accion Chicago, Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), Local… October 29, 2019
NewsInfluential Community Development Practitioner/Researcher Michael Swack Receives 2019 Gramlich AwardOFN is delighted to announce influential community development practitioner, researcher, and educator Michael Swack has been named recipient of the 2019 Ned Gramlich Lifetime… October 17, 2019
Events, NewsPresident Bill Clinton to Keynote OFN ConferenceExciting news! To mark the 25th anniversary of the CDFI Fund, President Bill Clinton will keynote the October 21 luncheon plenary of OFN’s annual… October 11, 2019
NewsOFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah Advocates for CDFIs at Federal Reserve Listening SessionOn October 4, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah joined Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Michelle Bowman and Lael Brainard,… October 9, 2019
NewsFormer LIIF President & CEO Nancy Andrews Publishes Paper on Race, Gender, and Equity in Community DevelopmentFormer Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) President & CEO Nancy O. Andrews recently published a paper entitled “Race, Gender and Equity in Community Development:… October 8, 2019
NewsCapital Fund Receives Funding Award from OFN and HSBC BankThe Good to Grow CDFI Investment Fund (G2G Fund), a joint venture of the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) and HSBC Bank, has awarded Capital… October 4, 2019