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News & Updates March 3, 2010 Keynote Address by Director Donna Gambrell at the CDFI Coalition's 2010 CDFI Institute
Source:US Treasury CDFI
Thank you for that kind introduction and it is a pleasure to be here today. I look forward to this event all year because it brings together such a diverse cross-section of our industry. It is also an excellent time for...[more] February 27, 2010 MORE FOR MISSION JOINS HARVARD’S HAUSER CENTER FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONSSource:More For Vision InvestingCAMBRIDGE, MA – February 23, 2010 – More for Mission is pleased to announce that it will now be part of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University. More for Mission is a nonprofit organization dedicated...[more] February 25, 2010 Broad-Based Coalition of Environmentalists, Farmers, Business, Labor, and Water Agencies Formed to Support Water Bond on November BallotSource:PR NewswireToday the committee in support of the Safe, Clean & Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010 (water bond) on the November ballot announced the formation of a broad-based and diverse coalition of organizations supporting the... Click here for more Community Investment News & Updates
Research & InsightsJuly 22, 2009 CARS™ RATED CDFIs PROVIDE INVESTORS WITH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY FOR FINANCING IN DISTRESSED MARKETS TO ENCOURAGE BOTTOM-UP ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND GROWTHSource:Opportunity Finance NetworkFour community development financial institutions (CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System (CARS™) in the second quarter of 2009. This brings the total number of CDFIs rated to...[more] November 25, 2008 Final Report on Social Investment Pilots PublishedSource:Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Department - UKThe Office of the Third Sector has published a final report on two projects to investigate ways to promote private investment in social enterprises.[more] July 15, 2008 ICBA Releases New Survey on Community Bank Efforts to Serve Customers in Emerging MarketsSource:Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)Washington, D.C. —A new survey by the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) shows that community banks recognize the importance of serving emerging consumer demographic markets. The 2008 ICBA Community Bank Survey:...[more] Click here for more Community Investment Research & Insights
Commentary & OpinionJanuary 4, 2010 Feldstein Says Lack of 2010 Stimulus ‘Serious Cloud’ on Growth
Source:BuisinessWeek
Harvard University economics professor Martin Feldstein said U.S. economic growth may falter this year because of a waning stimulus from federal spending and tax incentives for purchases of homes and autos. November 3, 2009 Warren Buffett is Bullish on America's Future, but Says That a Full Economic Recovery Will Take a WhileSource:Business WireAlthough the U.S. economy is no longer in the "emergency room," a full recovery isn't imminent, noted Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., in a recent Business Wire interview to promote the launch of PYMNTS.com, a... May 20, 2009 Building communitiesSource:Boston GlobeBANK FAILURES and foreclosures, holes in neighborhoods where developments failed to go forward, and pervasive unemployment - sound familiar?The mess we're in now mirrors much of what Boston and other cities in Massachusetts... Click here for more Community Investment Commentary & Opinion
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...More Information     Community Investment NetworkBe sure to check out the Community Investment Network which contains helpful tools and resources for community development and investment interests in all locales and geographic areas. The CDB-L Community Development Banking List\ServeThe premier list serv for practitioners including Community Development Credit Unions, CD Banks, CDCs, CD Loan Funds, and non-profits involved in support. The discussions have ranged from the practical (construction, mortgage, and small business lending; job opportunities, conferences, fundraising) to legislative (CRA, HMDA, and CDFI) to the cutting edge (micro-loan funds, peer lending, local currency, targeting social impact). Click here for more info. Accountability-Central partners with Google to bring you related links with relevant information - links below:
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