[FULL] Leveraging Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI’s) to support small business relief and recovery

Relief where it is needed most cannot come fast enough — especially for small businesses. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are private-sector organizations with a primary mission to serve individuals with low incomes and economically distressed communities. CDFI’s are catalysts for finance in hard to serve markets where they leverage different sources of capital and engage philanthropists, impact investors, and diverse federal funders. CDFI’s are on the front line as small businesses, especially minority-owned and women-owned businesses, are struggling to navigate their response to COVID-19. Join a peer-to-peer conversation exploring how to leverage the power of CDFI’s to support small businesses through grants, loans, and PRI investments.