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Originally published by ImpactAlpha on June 17, 2021. Celebrating Juneteenth Through Community-based Lending for Vibrant Neighborhoods The promise of freedom was kept…

Several recent hearings on Capitol Hill have highlighted the work of CDFIs and their ability to reach underserved markets. These hearings are…

Op-ed first published in The Hill on June 6, 2021. Contributed to The Hill by Ellis Carr, president and CEO of Capital…

Guest blog post written by Jamie McCall, VP, Policy and Research, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF). CSBDF is a recipient of…

On May 27, President Biden released his long anticipated full Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) budget request. Although the top line request…

Guest blog post written by Olivia Barrow, Policy Manager, Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) Last week the National Children’s Facilities Network (NCFN)…

Recently Impact Alpha published an article by Joe Neri, CEO of OFN member IFF, entitled “Five Ways That Lenders Can Interrupt Racism…

A message from Donna Gambrell, Board Chair at Opportunity Finance Network: On behalf of the OFN board, I’d like to express a deep appreciation…

Latino small business owners are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. As of 2020, there are 1.1 million minority-owned small businesses, which…