
Melanie Schmidt Can't wait to hear Mark Pinsky's luncheon keynote at the Nov. 19, 2009 Community Investing Conference in Madison, Wis. --- and to talk about the value of community investing with everyone able to attend!
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Community Development Financial Institution providing financial consulting and low-interest financing for nonprofits throughout Wisconsin.

Source: www.opportunityfinance.net
Two of the nation’s top-performing Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)—New Hampshire-based Community Loan Fund and Kentucky-based Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE)—are the recipients of the 2009 Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance. ...

Opportunity Finance Network We know! While some of the material in the Operations Guide is timeless, other materials need to be updated. We are planning an update in the near future. In the meantime we are making the guide available at a reduced rate of $300.

RJ Johnston
I recently reviewed the Operations Guide TOC on the OFN website, the guide itself appears to be vast in content with valuable information describing CDFI's from startup to operations. The document appears to have been written in 2005 and still requires a $400 purchase from OFN to download.
Could this be made availabl...e at a discounted rate?
Or might we see an updated version in the near future reflecting current market conditions (example: the accounting rules appear to have been written in 1996)?Read More
Could this be made availabl...e at a discounted rate?
Or might we see an updated version in the near future reflecting current market conditions (example: the accounting rules appear to have been written in 1996)?Read More

Source: www.opportunityfinance.net
This is a challenging time for CDFIs. Among other reasons, access to capital, liquidity and operating grants is severely constrained. The 2009 OFN Conference responds to this situation with a greatly expanded Capitalization track of sessions.

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If your not already on the OFN mailing list here's a link to our August Newsletter
http://www.opportunityfinance.net/newsle tter/aug09.html
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Register Now for the 2009 Opportunity Finance Network Conference in Charlotte, NC, October 27–30, 2009. The 2009 annual Conference—the 25th!—comes at a time when CDFIs across the spectrum ...

Opportunity Finance Network Three Top-Performing CDFIs Named as Semi-finalists and Four Top-Performing CDFIs Revealed as Finalists in Prestigious Awards Program for Innovative Financial Approaches and Responsible Lending.
Source: www.nextawards.org

Opportunity Finance Network “The New Normal” — Opportunity Finance Network to hold 25th Annual Conference
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