Today, we’re highlighting CNote, an OFN partner that leverages financial technology to remove some of the barriers to investing in community development. Co-founded by two women, the Oakland-based firm serves as an innovative capital source for CDFIs by unlocking retail and other non-traditional investment dollars. 

Authored by Sydney England, Client Development Manager, LOCUS Impact Investing. 

Photo: January 2014 renovation of the Jessie Ball duPont Center. Sherry Magill is pictured secod from the right

OFN Member Marla Bilonick, executive director of the Latino Economic Development Center, was interviewed by American Banker about the potential dangers that arise when small businesses combine personal and business finance.

OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah speaks with Gabriel Villarreal of Opportunity Fund on the Small Business Borrowers' Bill of Rights