NewsThe Slate is Set, The Candidates Are….It’s the time of year we’ve all been waiting for — OFN Board Elections! The campaign begins today with the announcement of 11… September 11, 2019
NewsRepresentative Barbara Lee (D-CA) to Receive CDFI Congressional Champion Award at OFN ConferenceOn October 22, Rep. Barbara Lee, longtime champion of the CDFI Fund and Chair of the Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income… September 5, 2019
NewsCDFI Fund Opens the 2019 round of New Markets Tax CreditsThe CDFI Fund has released the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the 2019 Calendar Year (CY) round of the New Markets… September 4, 2019
NewsUplift America Fund 2018 Progress Report ReleasedOFN 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
NewsOFN Member Awards $1.8 Million to Improve Healthy Food Access NationwideOn August 27, Philadelphia-based OFN member Reinvestment Fund announced $1.8 million in financial and technical assistance awards to 23 projects through the Healthy Food Financing… August 28, 2019
NewsGoogle invests $50 Million in OFN Member Tech FundIn July, Google announced it is making a $50 million investment in OFN member Housing Trust Silicon Valley’s TECH Fund. Google’s investment is… August 20, 2019
NewsOFN Member CEO Talks CDFIs in Forbes Article on Impact InvestingRecently, Forbes published an article entitled, “Why You Should Move Your Money To Impact Investing,” which highlights the work of OFN member Enterprise Community Loan… August 12, 2019
NewsOFN Seeking Stories about Small Businesses Impacted by Predatory Lending practicesHas your organization recently seen an increase in small business owners looking to refinance from high-cost debt products? OFN is seeking stories… August 8, 2019
NewsRegistration Now Open for OFN ConferenceRegistration for the 2019 OFN Conference in Washington, D.C., is officially open! We anticipate more than 1,500 practitioners, investors, and policymakers to join us… August 7, 2019