Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Association for Enterprise Opportunity
www.microenterpriseworks.org
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity is a trade association of microenterprise loan funds and supporters. It provides members with a forum, information, and a voice to promote enterprise opportunity for people and communities with limited access to economic resources.

CDFI Coalition
www.cdfi.org
The Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions represents more than 1000 CDFIs throughout the U.S., providing networking and information to the CDFI industry. The Coalition also serves as an advocate for community development financial institutions by providing information and resources to lawmakers, media, and the general public in order to increase financial and public support of CDFIs.

Community Development Venture CapitalAssociation
www.cdvca.org
The CDVCA is a membership organization that works to provide members with technical assistance, information, and resources to maximize the implementation of community development venture capital funds in distressed communities throughout the world.

CDFI Fund, US Treasury
www.cdfifund.gov
The CDFI Fund is the section of the U.S. Department of Treasury that administers the CDFI Fund, the New Markets Tax Credit, and other community finance programs. Its web site has information on how to apply for awards, as well as listing previous awardees.

First Nations Oweesta Corporation
www.oweesta.org
An affiliate of the First Nations Development Institute, Oweesta was formally incorporated in 1999. The group provides training, technical assistance, investments research and advocacy for the development of Native CDFIs and other support organizations in Native communities throughout the United States.

Fund for Innovation, Enterprise, Learning and Dissemination www.fieldus.org
Created in 1998, FIELD is a program of The Aspen Institute that aims to educate policymakers, funders and others about micro-enterprise as an anti-poverty strategy. The group conducts a wide range of research and aims to disseminate best practices among practitioners.

National Community Investment Fund
www.ncif.org
The National Community Investment Fund, created in 1996, acts as a financial intermediary helping channel bank investments into community development financial institutions. It is currently the third largest private investor in CDFIs after Fannie Mae and the Ford Foundation, with total assets of $23 million.

National Community Reinvestment Coalition
www.ncrc.org
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition is a membership organization that promotes community reinvestment and the necessary public and financial support to increase capital flow to under-served areas. Members participate in workshops, lectures, conferences, and a variety of outreach activities designed to realize these objectives.

National Cooperative Bank Development Corp.
www.ncb.com
The National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation (NCBDC) is a community development lender that supports many different types of community development, including affordable housing, food cooperatives, community facilities, and charter schools.

National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
www.cdcu.coop
The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions serves as an advocacy organization on behalf of CDCUs. Through outreach and training, NFCDCU actively promotes the advancement of community development credit unions throughout the nation.

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Network of Latino Credit Unions and Professionals
www.nlcup.org
Supported by the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the Network of Latino Credit Unions and Professionals was incorporated in April 2006 to provide a forum to advocate for Latino economic inclusion in the credit union movement. This work includes promotion of credit union membership, access to financial services, asset building, financial education, and professional leadership development. The group also aims to develop a network of credit union institutions to support economic development in Latino communities.

Opportunity Finance Network
www.opportunityfinance.net
Opportunity Finance Network (formerly the National Community Capital Association) is a membership organization comprised of over 150 community development financial institutions across the United States, which collectively provide more than $4 billion in capital. The group aims to leverage private financial markets to achieve economic growth and social gains in communities traditionally denied access to mainstream financing.

Partners for the Common Good
www.pcgloanfund.org
Founded by the Christian Brothers, PCG has raised over $8 million to support a wide variety of social enterprises, CDFIs, and other community-based organizations.

Wall Street Without Walls
www.wallstreetwithoutwalls.com
Founded in 2003 with support from the Fannie Mae Foundation, the goal of Wall Street Without Walls is to link the worlds of community development and professional finance. The group provides financial training to community development organizations and makes many of its presentations available on its web site.