
OFN calls on Members and allies to reach out to Congress and voice opposition to the Duffy-Marino Amendment. CommunityWorks gets coverage for their work with small businesses. The 2016 State of the Nation’s Housing report reveals how bleak the affordable housing shortage has become. The CDFI Fund will award up to $1MM through the FY16 CDFI Prize Competition. More news and insights, today in our weekly news roundup!
- Voicing our Opposition to the Duffy-Marino Amendment
- Donor Advised Funds on the Rise
- CDFI Fund Opens FY2016 CDFI Prize Competition
- Renters are Making More, and Landlords are Getting it All
- State of the Nation’s Housing
- UB Again Certified as CDFI
- Loan Fund to Help Grow Tuolumne County Businesses
- Affordable Housing Task Force Holds First Meeting
- Greenville Heritage Federal Credit Union Celebrates 75 Years
- Study Finds it will Take 118 Years to Close the Global Gender Wage Gap
- Forward Cities Convenes in Cleveland
- Eastern Bank Announces $300K Community Investment Tax Credit Donation
- A new look at income inequality in the US
- These Impact Investors Focus on “Believe in You” Money
- Six Charlotte-area charter schools are on track to open in August
- Got a big small-business idea? A microloan might be the answer
Have news that you want to share? Contact Lindsay Li at lli@ofn.org.
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