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Wealth Inequality: The Secret Cost of Unequal Access to Credit
America, “the land of equal opportunity”, isn’t delivering on its promise for the 90 percent that find themselves on the wrong side of the ever-widening wealth gap. In fact, the United States has a level of wealth inequality between the rich and poor that is larger than any other major developed country. According to the…
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Impact Story: Mountainside Community Cooperative
How Capital and Coaching Allowed Mountainside Residents To Purchase Their Park and Control Their Own Destiny Margaret Jones grew up and went to school in Camden, Maine; however, that didn’t make things any easier for her when she moved back to the idyllic town of her youth after 30 years of being away. Although Camden…
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Webinar: Investing in Indigenous Communities through CDFIs
CDFIs have a strong history of providing economic resources to financially underserved communities across America, helping to create jobs, fund small businesses, and support affordable housing development. Often, many of the success stories you hear about CDFIs relate to urban or rural development projects and small business lending. This webinar will focus on CDFIs that have…
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Change Makers Interview: Mary Houghton, Community Finance Pioneer
When Mary Houghton partnered with Milton Davis, James Fletcher, and Ron Grzywinski to purchase what was then South Shore Bank in Chicago in 1973, she had no idea that she was shifting the course of community finance in the U.S. The quartet of “mutually respecting” entrepreneurs created ShoreBank, which was committed to fighting redlining and…
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CNote Named to ImpactAssets 50 List
We’re proud to announce that CNote was listed as an Emerging Impact Manager on the 2020 Impact Assets 50 list of fund managers. About The List The ImpactAssets 50 2020 (IA 50), a publicly available, online database for impact investors, family offices, financial advisors and institutional investors that features a diversified listing of private capital fund…
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CNote’s Q4 2019 Impact Metrics
We know one of the main reasons you invest with CNote, is because of the impact your investment has. We’re proud to share our Q4 2019 impact data. In Q4 2019, our members helped create/maintain 260 jobs! Over half of all invested capital was deployed with minority-led businesses. If you’d like to see our annual impact…
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CNote Launches Promise Account
Today, CNote has officially launched The Promise Account, a cash solution that optimizes for impact and return, while being fully insured. You can learn more on the product page and read pre-launch coverage from Impact Alpha. CNote’s Promise Account Taps Power of Cash for Competitive Returns + Social Impact New insured cash solution shifts capital…
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CNote CEO Catherine Berman Selected for InvestmentNews’ 2020 Icons and Innovators List
The entire CNote team is proud to announce that Cat Berman, our brave and inspiring leader, was selected as one of ten innovators driving change in the financial services industry! Read the full release below. OAKLAND, Calif., February 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) –InvestmentNews has recognized Catherine Berman as a 2020 Icons and Innovators honoree. Catherine was…
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CNote’s platform makes it seamless.
“CNote gave us a simple, scalable way to support our mission while maintaining financial returns. For corporations seeking to make a meaningful difference, this approach offers a powerful way to create stronger, healthier communities without compromising on performance.” — Jeffrey Whitford, Vice President, Sustainability & Social Business InnovationLife Science | Strategy & Transformation, A business…
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List of 2020 Institutional Impact Investing Conferences
We’ve rounded up some of the largest Impact Investing events around the United States for institutions and those in financial services that are interested in learning more about effecting change with their dollars. These events afford great opportunities to learn from and collaborate with like-minded investors in an inspiring setting. We hope to see you…
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