Serving the Underserved: Building Alternative Financial Services in Low-Income Communities When: April 15, 2015 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Where: Westerfield Conference Center | 1800 S. Acadian Thruway Baton Rouge, LA Cost: $45 per person The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, sponsored by …
DIY solar; the psychology of everyday illusions; Melbourne’s food startups | SMARTPLANET Weekly
smartplanet WEEKLY A WEEKLY PREVIEW OF OUR CURRENT ISSUE, DELIVERED EVERY SUNDAY. November 24, 2013 FROM THE DESK OF … Could DIY solar shake up the industry? The big solar manufacturers say they’re not worried. Meanwhile, three startups in Melbourne who are aiming to loosen the grip of their city’s …
CDFI Fund Announces $17 Million for Lending and Investments in Low-Income and Distressed Communities
Media Contact: Bill Luecht | 202.653.0322 | [email protected] CDFI Fund Announces $17 Million for Lending and Investments in Low-Income and Distressed Communities November 15, 2013 Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (cdfi Fund) announced awards totaling approximately $17 million to 85 FDIC-insured depository institutions for …
Reaching the Underserved Multi-Tenant Market Through Energy Efficiency Financing
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Patrick Kiker [email protected] 202.507.4043 Reaching the Underserved Multi-Tenant Market Through Energy Efficiency Financing Over the past several years, financing for energy efficiency investments has been widely viewed as a promising solution to reducing upfront cost barriers to investment in energy …
AsiaIIX: Capital Markets for a Social Good
Pioneering Impact: A Conversation with Wayne Silby MCS Lifestyle Photography/IIX© During the Impact Forum, the IIX and Shujog staff had the honor of spending time with Wayne Silby, a pioneer and giant in the space of …
38th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SERVING THE UNDERSERVED
38th Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved Atlanta Conference to Highlight Cooperative Finance June 13-16, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia
Towards 2025: The view from 2012
It has often been said that all the world needs is love. But imagine, unless we apply it, like hope, a peaceful, sustainable future may well remain a mirage. By 2025 about fifty percent of the world population will be 25 years old or less – the great majority will …
CFED Announces Launch of the New JoinBankOn.org
CFED, National Partners Announce New Bank On Website First-Ever Local Unbanked Population Data Tool Released JoinBankOn.orgCFED, with support from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and in partnership with the San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment, the National League of Cities and the New America Foundation, has launched a new-and-improved …
Federation Exploring Billion-Dollar Community Development Bond Program
A publication from CDCU Insight Jan/Feb 2011 Dear Members and Friends: Greetings in the New Year! Here at the Federation we’ve had one of the snowiest beginnings to the year, forcing us to close our offices several times already, but despite these natural challenges, we have been as busy as …