Pacific Community Ventures 2023 Impact Report
June 12, 2024Our 2023 Impact Report outlines the strategies and services we offered to meet this moment, and highlights what worked and…Understanding CDFI Financial Data
December 19, 2023This brief highlights sector dynamics that provide important context for any analysis of individual CDFIs, and shares suggestions for both…New Tools to Capitalize CDFI Growth
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March 20, 2023How do differences in bank or lending institution type shape access to credit for small businesses in poor and/or minority…Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color: Strategies & Tactics
March 14, 2023In this paper, we share lessons in six key areas related to microloan origination, including specific practices of CDFIs that…California Communities’ Broadband Needs and the Role of Financial Institutions
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February 1, 2022Small businesses borrow mainly for four reasons: to start a business, purchase inventory, expand, or to strengthen the firm’s financial…Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color: Operational Challenges
November 17, 2021Because business ownership has been a means for many Americans to build wealth, providing loans and grants to entrepreneurs of…Addressing the Capitalization of CDFI Microlenders
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