Latest Articles
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Capital Impact Honors Rosemary Mahoney and Paul Bradley, New Inductees into the Cooperative Hall of Fame
By Alison Powers, Program Officer, Strategy, Innovation & Impact So many qualities define the life of a Cooperative Hall of Fame hero. Conviction and focus. Vision and persistence. Innovation and leadership. All contributing to a life dedicated to cooperative development...
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Innovative Financing Expands Care for California’s Underserved Communities
By Nicole Boone, Business Development Officer Boyle Heights is a bustling Latino neighborhood just east of downtown Los Angeles with a history dating back before the Mexican-American War. However, it’s the pressures of the present day that weigh heavily here....
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$2.5 Billion Milestone Only Makes Our Commitment to Underserved Communities Stronger
By Virginie Arnaud LePape, Senior Director, Lending In 1982, Capital Impact was created with a single focus – support the development of cooperatives in underserved communities. Along the way, we gradually expanded our scope to meet the growing needs of...
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When Disaster Strikes, Health Clinics Come to the Rescue
By Will Robison, Senior Loan Officer As wildfires burned through California’s Napa and Sonoma Counties in late 2017, Sandy Cesario was forced to evacuate her home and all she knew. Like many of the 5,000 residents of her small Calistoga town,...
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Diverse by Design: Charter School Integration Leads to Growing Academic Success
By Emilie Linick, Senior Loan Officer Equitable access to education provides all children with the chance to live up to their full potential and lead choice-filled lives. With racial and socio-economic inequity growing across the nation, high-quality education is crucial...
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What is a CDFI?
By Michelle Betton, Writer Across the country, unemployment numbers are down and the news talks of economic recovery and the booming stock market. Outside of that news, however, are many people who are still struggling to achieve equal opportunity and...
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Expanding Equity for Underserved Communities in 2017 and Beyond
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO This year has been a whirlwind for our country and for Capital Impact Partners. For all the headlines of stock market records and rising incomes, the reality is that too many of us across...
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Commitment to Community Drives Engagement Through Healthy Food Access
By Olivia Rebanal, Director, Loan Programs Community engagement is a critical component to our work at Capital Impact, particularly as supporters of innovative community-based work. As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), we support community-driven solutions that address the economic,...
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Op-Ed – Congress: Continue to Invest in America’s Struggling Cities and Towns
By Nancy O. Andrews, Ellis Carr, Donald Hinkle-Brown and Joe Neri As leaders of four of the nation’s largest nonprofit community development financial institutions (CDFIs) with the mission of investing in low-income communities and entrepreneurs, we ask Congress to protect...
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