Raquel Valdez Sanchez
@rrvaldez
5th Generation Austinite & COO @BCLofTexas, a statewide Texas CDFI nonprofit, promoting business, housing & community development.
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http://about.me/raquelvaldez 19-02-2009 01:08:27
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Check out Cruz Oliver Correa speaking at the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Financial Inclusion Roundtable on solutions for employees to replace payday loan products with affordable, employer-based lending through the Community Loan Center program.
"Robust black entrepreneurship will require an environment where the racial wealth disparity already has been confronted and altered directly." Informative piece on the state of Black entrepreneurship by Brian K. Marshall of BCL of Texas. linkedin.com/in/brian-k-mar… #BlackHistoryMonth
Thanks to J.P. Morgan for sponsoring BCL of Texas to attend #NewStrategies forum Business for Impact to learn about how to grow and manage funds from our generous supporters. #imready
I am proud to serve Caritas of Austin and focus on creating the 2025 vision of “Ending Homelessness Together”
Check out this episode of #MovementMakerTV where I talk about the important role that advocacy plays in building movements & changing policy. Thx #firestarter TerriBWilliams for creating a space to highlight the work that goes into movement building. youtu.be/W3Y7Ygv3LoM
Thanks Dallas Fed for quoting Raquel Valdez Sanchez for this important story about what small businesses are going through during this pandemic. dallasfed.org/cd/communities…
Proud that Prosperity Now’s 2016 policy idea is gaining traction! Thanks President Donald J. Trump for raising up the idea of a #RacialEquity audit so policymakers can address the economic disparities households of color face today & ultimately close the #RacialWealthDivide. bit.ly/3sOiFRS
Our GAHCC Small Biz U is off to a great start this morning with Moderator Alfredo Estrada of LATINO and our #AccessToCapital Panel with Chris Rios BCL of Texas & @SmallBizAustin
Congratulations to BCL of Texas on becoming #GreenBusiness certified in #Dallas. BCL of Texas is a 501(c)(3) #nonprofit economic development organization providing lending, homeownership, entrepreneurship, and community development programs.