Category: Impact Investing


  • CNote’s Q2 2023 Impact Report

    CNote’s Q2 2023 Impact Report

    CNote is excited to share our Q2 2023 Impact Report! Check it out here. You’ll find updates on the impact created by investments in CNote’s fixed income and cash products, learn more about our partners, and gain new insights on our process for identifying and benchmarking impact! You can also expect: Spotlights featuring 3 of…

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  • CNote’s 2022 Annual Impact Report

    CNote’s 2022 Annual Impact Report

    CNote is excited to share our 2022 Annual Impact Report! Check it out here. This report features a look back at some milestones we reached last year, explores CNote’s offerings and their impact, and highlights some of the mission-driven financial institutions we are honored to work with. In this report you will see: A timeline…

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  • Why Deposits Are Crucial Right Now

    Why Deposits Are Crucial Right Now

    There is a frightening issue for many community-minded financial institutions across the country and the under-resourced communities they serve: a lack of deposits at their local banks and credit unions. Depository institutions like banks and credit unions take in funds—called deposits—from those with money, pool them, and lend them to those who need funds in…

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  • Revolutionizing sustainable growth: Black-led financial institutions unleash potential with capital access and financial resources

    Revolutionizing sustainable growth: Black-led financial institutions unleash potential with capital access and financial resources

    Authored by CNote’s Director of Due Diligence, Julia Phipps In the U.S. much of how we define success can only be achieved with access to sufficient capital. Pursuing an education, providing security and food for your family, and even employment mobility is often limited by an individual’s capital. Inadequate access to capital continues to be…

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  • CNote’s Q4 2022 Impact Report

    CNote’s Q4 2022 Impact Report

    CNote is excited to share our Q4 2022 Impact Report. Our Q4 report features CNote’s exciting firm growth, the impact our mission-driven partners have had in communities, and a deeper look at the Wisdom Fund. Additionally, CNote shares details around some of the events our Director of Impact Evaluation, Tamra Thetford, and our Community Development…

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  • A Bright Future Ahead: Why Impact Investing Matters in 2023

    A Bright Future Ahead: Why Impact Investing Matters in 2023

    What is Impact Investing? Before we dive into why impact investing is so important for the coming year and beyond, let’s quickly define what it actually means. Impact investing is an investment strategy that focuses on generating measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns. This could mean anything from investing in renewable energy projects…

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  • CNote’s Q3 2022 Impact Report

    CNote’s Q3 2022 Impact Report

    CNote is excited to share our Q3 2022 Impact Report. Our Q3 report features the impact our mission-driven partners have had in communities and the innovative work other industry associations are pioneering alongside us. Additionally, CNote is excited to announce two new hires on our engineering team, and that we have expanded the suppliers we…

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  • CNote’s Q2 2022 Impact Report

    CNote’s Q2 2022 Impact Report

    CNote is excited to share our Q2 2022 Impact Report. As of June 30th, 2022 CNote achieved $303M assets on platform. Additionally, we welcomed a new Community Finance Director to the team. As we grow and reach more under-resourced communities throughout the US, we’re excited to share this progress. In this report you will see:…

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  • CNote’s 2021 Annual Impact Report

    CNote’s 2021 Annual Impact Report

    CNote is thrilled to release our 2021 CNote Annual Report. Throughout 2021, CNote investors have helped us expand our nationwide work and impact to reach more low-income and underserved communities than ever before. In this report you will see: A firm update on key accomplishments in 2021 CNote’s 2021 impact metrics Recognition of our corporate…

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  • Diversity in CDFI Capitalization Planning Webinar

    Diversity in CDFI Capitalization Planning Webinar

    On September 7th, 2021 CNote hosted a webinar where CNote, two CDFI partners, and a foundation discussed diversity in CDFI capitalization. The goal of the webinar was to educate CDFI attendees about capitalization diversity and the associated challenges and benefits of working with various capital sources. The panelists also shared investor trends they were seeing…

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