Category: Change Makers Series
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Change Makers Interview: Emily Sipfle of FUND Consulting
Emily Sipfle’s interest in CDFIs came out of her time as an AmeriCorps Vista volunteer working with an affordable housing organization in Chicago. Emily ended her service with a growing interest in community development projects, particularly the funding aspect of those projects, and went on to receive a masters degree in urban planning and policy…
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Change Makers Interview: Tory Dietel Hopps
You could say that philanthropy runs in Tory Dietel Hopps’ family. She’s a fourth-generation inheritor, philanthropist and activist, and she spent the first 25 years of her professional career in the nonprofit sector, focusing on resource development, management and governance for nonprofit organizations in education, health and human services. In 2007, Tory joined her father,…
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Change Makers Interview: Lenwood V. Long Sr. of the Carolina Small Business Development Fund
October 2019 Update: Mr. Long is no longer with Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF). He was recently recognized for his financial inclusion work by The African-American Alliance CDFI CEOs. Today we’re excited to share our interview of Lenwood V. Long Sr. He is the former CEO and President of Carolina Small Business Development Fund…
