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Get Started Be A Volunteer Leader Take an active role in your membership and participate in a variety of projects that fit your interests, expertise and schedule. Review Opportunities -- Previous Next -- Latest Discussions RE: Revenue recognition of FA awards from CDFI By: Pam MacRae , 17 hours ago Posted in: Open Forum Thanks, Beth, for the quote from CDFI. Does OFN have multiple disbursements on its award from CDFI? Is so, are you treating the whole award as unconditional even before disbursements are made? Or do you treat it as unconditional only once you've received ... read more CDFI Fund Expands Target Market Eligibility for Payroll ... By: Jason Friedman , 18 hours ago Posted in: Small Business Finance Dear Colleagues - good news from Jodi Harris, the Director of the CFI Fund. Your can access the full letter here, but the bottom line is that: "The CDFI Fund also understands that the emergency nature of loans provided under the PPP may have temporarily ... read more CDFI Capital Needs Survey for Impact Investor Repo ... By: Stacy Zielinski , 2 days ago Posted in: Open Forum Hi CDFI Connect, My team is working on a CDFI capital needs survey to share with potential impact investors. I've been working at or with CDFIs for over a decade, and the firm I work for, CNote has experienced significantly higher interest from ... read more VIEW MORE DISCUSSIONS Announcements 2020 OFN Virtual Conference—Two Weeks to Register! By: Elizabeth Specht Elizabeth Specht , one month ago We’re just two weeks away from the 2020 OFN Conference, coming to you virtually November 9–12. Don’t miss the amazing — and truly unprecedented — lineup of national and global leaders across the public and private sectors. They will share reflections ... more OFN Conference Featured Speakers Announced By: Elizabeth Specht Elizabeth Specht , one month ago Taking place just one week after the national election, the 2020 OFN Conference will cover topics critical to the future of community development finance: the post-election landscape, racial justice, and attracting new capital to our fight to broaden economic opportunity ... more https://ofn.org/articles/ofn-conference-featured-speakers-announced Announcing OFN Virtual Conference Session Tracks By: Elizabeth Specht Elizabeth Specht , 2 months ago The 2020 OFN Virtual Conference will offer more than 40 breakout sessions across seven tracks: Capitalization & Fundraising, CDFI Sustainability, Financing, Native CDFIs, Public Policy, Racial Equity, and Resilience & Climate. We’re excited about the breadth of session ... more View More Announcements Upcoming Events Ready to Respond: Disaster Planning for Multifamily Affordable Housing Organizations Industry Event Dec 10, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (ET) Salesforce Admin Webinar Industry Event Jan 7, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (ET) VIEW MORE EVENTS Job Bank Feed Residential Loan Portfolio Manager 2 days ago Renew has been providing community development services to the City of Indianapolis, Indiana since 1987 mostly through housing development activities. Since 2015 Renew staff have operated Renews commercial lending CDFI the Build Fund. To date, the Build Fund has lent more than $6MM to small businesses seeking to open or expand in the low- to moderate-income census tracts of Indianapolis leading to 177 jobs. ANDP Loan Fund and Impact Assessment Coordinator 2 days ago Organization Overview Director of Impact Investments 2 days ago About Us The Sobrato Organization is dedicated to building a strong and vibrant Silicon Valley community through business and philanthropic leadership. Founded by John A. Sobrato in 1979 and led by CEO Matt Sonsini, The Sobrato Organization remains a family-owned firm known for integrity and dedication, with no outside investors or joint venture partners. VIEW MORE JOBS Twitter Tweets by @OppFinance Facebook CDFI Connect Blog The Housing Fund Launches New Program for Nashville Homeowners with $2.25 Million Amazon Donation 18 hours ago On December 7, Amazon announced a $2.25 million donation to Nashville-based OFN member The Housing Fund. With this new capital injection, The Housing Fund is launching The Housing Resiliency Fund , which aims to help at least 500 local homeowners at risk of losing their homes due to surging housing costs from recent tornado damage, t...