In this Must Know…
- Survey: FY2025 CDFI Fund Application Status
- Letter to OMB on Federal Financial Assistance
- For Your Clients: Free Payroll Integration for CalSavers
- Farewell to Dara Dado
- CAMEO Network is hiring a Finance Manager
- This week’s Goodie Highlight is CalNonprofits’ webinar on Fiscal Sponsorship on July 17, 2026 at 1:00pm PT.
Survey: FY2025 CDFI Fund Application Status
CAMEO Network is collecting information on how FY2025 CDFI Fund funding decisions and disbursement delays are impacting CDFIs and the communities they serve. Your feedback will help us better understand current challenges and strengthen advocacy efforts on behalf of the sector. Responses will be aggregated and reported anonymously.
Please take just 30–60 seconds to complete this brief survey and share your experience.
Letter to OMB on Federal Financial Assistance
Earlier this year, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed significant revisions to the Uniform Guidance — the regulations that govern federal financial assistance and grants. On Monday, CAMEO Network submitted a comment letter highlighting how these changes could affect the small business development sector. Thank you to the 22 organizations that signed on to the letter!
For Your Clients: Free Payroll Integration for CalSavers
CalSavers employers can streamline retirement savings administration with a special promotion from Payroll Integrations, Inc.
Employers who enroll by July 31, 2026 can receive free payroll integration services through December 31, 2026 with supported payroll providers. Automation can help simplify contribution processing while supporting consistent saver participation. After the trial period, standard fees apply.
Farewell to Dara Dado
As we say goodbye to Program Assistant Dara Dado, we want to thank her for her many contributions to CAMEO Network, especially in our capacity building work. Dara is always eager to learn new things, take on new challenges, and lend a helping hand to colleagues across teams. She’s made a lasting impact and will be greatly missed. Please join us in wishing Dara continued success and happiness in this new chapter of her professional life. Thank you Dara!
2026 Conference: Collective Power in Action
2026 Ecosystem Awards
This year’s CAMEO Network Ecosystem Awards will be held at our 2026 Conference to recognize organizations that are strengthening small business ecosystems and advancing opportunities for underserved entrepreneurs.
Each award reflects one of the “5 Cs” of a thriving ecosystem: Coaching, Capital, Connections, Culture, and Climate.
You may submit nominations for multiple categories, but each category requires a separate set of responses.
The Goodies
Free Webinars
- Join CalNonprofits for a webinar on Fiscal Sponsorship on July 17, 2026 at 1:00pm PT.
- The Center for Community Wealth is hosting “How Community Organizers Become Collective Owners” on July 17, 2026 at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET
New Research
- Read Kauffman’s “National Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the United States (2025).”
- USC Dornsife and Rise Economy recently published “Financial Justice in California: A Public Bank For the Public Good.”
Other Goodies
- For Your Clients: CalOSBA is hosting a webinar on July 22, 2026 at 10:00am PT designed to help small businesses understand Proposition 65 compliance requirements, recent regulatory updates, warning obligations, and available support resources.
- Jobs: Public Counsel, LA Más, and Pacific Community Ventures announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!