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Using Research to Build the CDFI Industry

In a series of blog posts, Fund CI takes a deep dive on the findings from the Bending Toward Justice: Credit Scores as a Measure of Impact report on small dollar loans.

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CDFIs Value In-Person Communication

In a series of blog posts, Fund CI takes a deep dive on the findings from the Bending Toward Justice: Credit Scores as a Measure of Impact report on small dollar loans.

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Gender at Native CDFIs

In a series of blog posts, Fund CI explores additional findings from the Advancing Equity report, which focuses on the state of DEI in CDFIs

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CDFI Advisory Board Research: 2017

In 2017, FUND Community Institute conducted research on CDFI Advisory Boards to gain insight on the extent to which CDFIs integrate Advisory Boards as a component of their business models. CDFI Advisory Boards are a rich resource that are often underutilized. Future blogs will share information on innovative practices that are being employed that could help other CDFIs.

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