Brian Moynihan @bankofamerica acknowledging the lift that was required from the lending industry to execute on programs like #PPP. Awareness, knowledge, and pace had to pick up! #CDFIs are part of a $1.25B strategy over the next 5 years along with #MDIs and equity funds. #OFNconf

Who can access credit and capital, and who can’t?There’s a divergence among local economies. Some have a little access and some have an abundance. In addition to #injustice, it is economically unhealthy to bottleneck capital by race and region... Janet Yellen Treasury Department #OFNconf

The Dept. of Agriculture is taking a hard look at how they can reach underserved #farmers. “Farm to…" fill in the blank to create new jobs & supply chains to support smaller producers. #CDFIs can engage the loan guarantee program to help fund new ag processing solutions. Tom Vilsack #OFNconf

Very impressed by the strategy sharing going on during "Internal COVID-19 Recovery Strategies for #NativeCDFIs" via Oweesta TheSequoyahFund NCDF-Nimiipuu #NCFS both with clients and staff. Connectivity stipends, hybrid office adaptation, long-term low interest debt pools #OFNconf

Farah Ahmad, Chief of Staff Rural Development sharing at #OFNconf... if their resources "cannot be access quickly and easily, then they're not doing their job." USDA RD is committed to modernization so that #Rural communities have the same access as Urban communities. #FinanceChange

Struck by Peter Hille's comments Mountain Association regarding sundown communities, and the advancement of our nation on the back of Appalachians. A period of progress in which Appalachians, as well as original #native communities, were denied participation. #OFNconf #financejustice

.Mark Warner pointing out some of the same #PPP insights as Isabel Casillas Guzman last night. We lost 400k black owned #smallbiz in 2020. Lack of pre-existing banking relationships were a major issue. Historical access issues were magnified in the midst of the pandemic! #FinanceJustice

Advice + Capital 1+1=3 🚀 Private sector and philanthropy coming together Bain Capital, MCCI, Boston Foundation... Boston Foundation stepping up on multiple occasions with loan loss reserve funds. Can’t over emphasize how critical a willingness to fund loan loss reserve is for a #CDFI!

#CDFI loans are typically low risk anyways, but many CDFIs were forced to take on too much risk during 2020/2021 while trying to help save women & BIPOC owned businesses. Sadly, reserves are not an attractive use of funds to most funders #OFNconf #financechange #financejusice

VP of programs Orlando Watkins - This is an equity issue that we want to address as as community, and we're willing to put resources behind that Boston Foundation... in partnership with Bain Capital & MCCI fbequity.org #OFNconf #FinanceJustice #FinanceChange

TODAY❗Join #CDFI leaders Bill Bynum, Marla Bilonick @NALCAB, & Lakota Vogel Four Bands Community Fund #OFNConf2021 session to discuss what led them to #CDFIs, what keeps them going, and where the industry must go next! Opportunity Finance Network #FinanceChange #FinanceJustice

At the height of the pandemic, 17 diverse CA orgs joined together to challenge each other to operationalize racial justice in lending. They "blew up the 5 Cs” and replaced them with Commitment, Character, Conditions, and Capacity. medasf CDC Small Business Finance | Momentus Capital AccessPlusCapital #OFNconf #BIPOC

.Lakota Vogel brings it Opportunity Finance Network conference with words for all of us to reflect as we engage in #FinanceJustice #FinanceChange: "How we perceive our communities is how we proceed...:

Learn about Lenderfit in an upcoming CAMEO webinar! California's statewide Micro Enterprise network, CAMEO is the voice for micro business & creates a thriving ecosystem of resources for all entrepreneurs. #CDFI RSVP: buff.ly/3xMWXRq

Fireside chat with ⁦⁦Jonny Price⁩ in #Louisville awesome partnership with ⁦Render Capital⁩ matching campaigns on ⁦Wefunder⁩ #crowdequity

#Louisville was the first city in the country to pilot matching campaigns on Wefunder thanks to Access Ventures Render Capital

Can #fintech actually benefit small businesses? David Taliaferro from Lenderfit tells Renegade Capital why he thinks it can. Don’t miss S2Ep2, OUT NOW! ow.ly/hZlk50JfSBj #renegadecap #impactinvesting #impinv #ESG #investing #CDFI #cdfis #smallbusinesslending

We're hiring a Customer Success Associate! Do you have an irresistible desire to help others other succeed? We're a fully remote company that values Curiosity, Creativity, Ownership, and Trust. #CSM #customersatisfaction #SaaS #jobopening #fintech

Excited to be in #NYC sponsoring Opportunity Finance Network #2022OFNConf and to finally meet with other #CDFI leaders. If you’re already in town, shoot me a DM. See everyone on zoom, I mean soon… in person! 🚀

Luis Pastor, the CEO at Latino Community Credit Union shared such an authentic expression charging us to dig deeper. Opportunity Finance Network #CDFI #2022OFNConf #InvestInChange 👏🏾 Opportunity Finance Network