News OFN Announces First Round of Google Loans and Google.org-funded Grants On June 17, OFN announced the first round of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and grants funded by Google.org. Five… June 17, 2020
Events Neighborhood Tours at OFN Conference Showcase CDFIs in Action CDFIs in Action Tours at the OFN Conference are an opportunity for Conference co-hosts to highlight interesting lending successes in the region. Choose any… August 22, 2019
News OFN Member CEO Talks CDFIs in Forbes Article on Impact Investing Recently, 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
Voices IFF CEO Shares Why Community Developers Should Care about Early Education Recently, OFN member IFF published a blog by CEO Joe Neri about why CDFIs should care more about developing early childhood education centers. “No… August 8, 2019
Events, News OFN Members Gather in Montana for Northwest Regional Meeting Opportunity Finance Network’s Northwest Regional Meeting took place on Tuesday, July 23, in beautiful Missoula, Montana. CDFIs engaged in a productive day of learning and networking at the Residence Inn in downtown… July 30, 2019
Events, News OFN Team Visits Los Angeles for West Regional Meeting Recently, the Opportunity Finance Network team headed to the West Coast to visit member CDFIs and host the West Regional Meeting. The team began their trip on June 26 with… July 8, 2019
News OFN Partners with HSBC Bank on EQ2 Investment in Grameen America Providing affordable, responsible financing to underserved borrowers often requires creative capital structures. Recognizing the unique needs of CDFIs to drive meaningful impact… July 8, 2019
News Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Features OFN Member’s Work to Support Local Shopping Movement Recently, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune featured OFN member Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) in an article about the building momentum for the local shopping movement as… June 28, 2019
News Stanford Social Innovation Review Profiles Collaborative CDFI Microlending Model in New Mexico Despite many honest attempts to address inequity in the lending industry, the barriers to accessing capital for business owners in low-income and… June 20, 2019