Calvert Foundation launches new $200 million Communities at Work Fund™ with Citi and OFN. Calvert Foundation recently launched a new $200 million Communities at Work Fund™ with Citi and Opportunity Finance Network. This Fund was established separately from Calvert Foundation’s Community Investment Note portfolio, and aims to create jobs, drive …
Book Bytes: Reclaiming the Streets
Lester R. Brown Cars promise mobility, and in a largely rural setting they provide it. But in an urbanizing world, where more than half of us live in cities, there is an inherent conflict between the automobile and the city. After a point, as their numbers multiply, automobiles provide not …
New $200MM Fund Opens for Small Business CDFIs
May 2010 Three CDFI industry leaders have created the $200MM Communities at Work Fund. The Fund will provide flexible capital to Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan funds that lend to nonprofit and for profit small businesses, charter schools and other community service organizations in low-income and low-wealth communities.
Opportunity Collaboration E-Communiqués — May 2010
Collaboration 73% Sold Out; Limited Housing Available The confirmed 2010 OppColl Delegate Roster and community — now 73% subscribed — is updated daily at the OppColl website. Delegate application criteria and 2009 Delegate feedback are posted in the Resource Library under general information. Apply now. Because off-site housing is not …
CDCU Insight
CDCU Insight An e-publication from the Federation March/April 2010 Dear members, colleagues and friends: As many of you know, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has gotten unprecedented levels of funding to support the growth and expansion of CDFIs nationwide. With the new Community Development Capital Initiative (CDCI), expected …
Register today! Cleveland Fed 2010 Policy Summit, June 9-10 in Cleveland, Ohio
Space is filling up fast for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s 8th annual Policy Summit Topic: Housing Policy: Who Pays, Who Plays, Who Wins? Where: Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center When: June 9-10, 2010 More info: http://www.clevelandfed.org/Community_Development/events/PS2010/Index.cfm Cost: $135/non-profits and $195/person
World’s Unions Urge G20 to Focus on Jobs for Economic Recovery
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) Brussels, 15 April 2010 (ITUC OnLine): As forecasts warn of a continuing rise in unemployment on top of the additional 34 million people worldwide who have become unemployed due to the economic crisis, trade union leaders from the G20 countries will urge for more action …
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON REFORM OF THE HOUSING FINANCE SYSTEM
Department of the Treasury Documents Apr 14, 2010 Treasury Press Releases/Statements FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2010 Contacts: Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960 HUD Public Affairs, (202) 708-0980 OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON REFORM OF THE HOUSING FINANCE SYSTEM WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today released questions for public …
NCUA, Treasury Agree to Modify CDCI “Viability” Standards for CDCUs
(April 14, 2010 – New York, NY) Responding to a request by the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury have agreed to modify viability standards for credit unions applying to the Community Development Capital Initiative …
Tell Washington to Adopt New Rule to Restore Sanity to Fuel Prices
We at Ethical Markets Media support this campaign and also see my editorials on Oil Speculation. – Hazel Henderson, Ed. Wall Street lobbyists continue defending the rights of oil speculators – even as gasoline prices soar nationwide. Enough is enough. Help us fight back against wild speculation and reckless greed …