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Twenty OFN Members to Receive $57 Million in Awards for Affordable Housing

Liz Lopez / September 22, 2016 / Newswire

Today, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the recipients of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) award.

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Thinking Abundantly, Moving the Path Forward for CDFIs

Our Closing Plenary, CDFIs: How Far We’ve Come, How Far Can We Go? was moderated by Donna Gambrell, President and CEO, Appalachian Community Capital.

Closing the Gap: OFN Conference Tackles Generating Impact in Economically Challenged Areas

Our Opening Plenary panel, Closing the Gap in Communities Left Behind, provided a rousing, in-depth conversation that explored what it will take for CDFIs to generate macro-level impact in our nation’s most economically challenged areas.

Annie Donovan Calls on CDFIs to Continue to Bridge Divides to Accomplish the Mission

CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan delivered a keynote address to the OFN Conference on Thursday. Lisa Mensah, OFN President and CEO, introduced Director Donovan saying, “During times which are tough we need leaders like Annie to do what’s needed to increase economic opportunity.”

Connecting Services and Partners at the OFN Expo

Booths and bags are packed and ready to go for the OFN Expo at OFN Conference next week, where more than 1,300 CDFI practitioners and allies will have the opportunity to meet with 38 sponsor exhibitors. In addition, OFN and Oweesta have booths, bringing the total to 40 exhibitors.

New OFN Online Community Connects Training with Networking

In mid-October, OFN will launch an exciting new service: an online community and training academy where the opportunity finance industry can network, collaborate, and learn.

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