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Livestream the 2019 Learning Exchange Hosted by Virginia Community Capital
/ November 15, 2019 / Events

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OFN Members Partner with Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation on Rural Development in Appalachia
/ October 30, 2019 / Newswire

In 2016, OFN member Fahe received $50 million in loan awards from the USDA Community Facilities Relending Program to pursue its mission: ending persistent poverty in Appalachia.

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Jane Henderson receives YWCA of Richmond's Outstanding Women Award
/ January 24, 2019 / Newswire

Virginia Community Capital (VCC) President and CEO Jane Henderson has been named one of nine “Outstanding Women” by the YWCA of Richmond.

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Wells Fargo Donates Iconic Roanoke Building to Virginia Community Capital
/ January 4, 2018 / Newswire

January 2, 2018 (Roanoke, VA)—Wells Fargo announced it has donated a 105-year old former bank to Virginia Community Capital (VCC). 

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VCC and Jessie Ball duPont Fund Partner to Create Impact
/ August 29, 2017 / Newswire

Deb Markley, co-founder and managing director for the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and Senior Vice President of LOCUS Impact Investing writes about how local investing for impact is creating an entreprenurial opportunity.

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