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  • CNote selected as Real Leaders 2021 Top Impact Company

    CNote selected as Real Leaders 2021 Top Impact Company

    (Oakland, CA) (January 13, 2021) – We are thrilled to announce that Real Leaders has selected CNote as a 2021 Top Impact Company. CNote was selected based on the calculated impact from our most recent B-Impact Assessment, most recent impact report, and other company financial statistics. “These top impact companies prove that businesses can thrive…

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  • CNote’s Impact Roundup

    CNote’s Impact Roundup

    Welcome to the first edition of the CNote impact Round-Up! In this monthly publication, we’ll take you through some of the most impactful and popular things we recently shared, discovered, or learned. From big industry news to op-ed pieces, we’ll paint an entertaining and full-spectrum picture of everything that you need to know in the…

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  • CNote Wins WEP Award in the Best Women-Owned Business Category

    CNote Wins WEP Award in the Best Women-Owned Business Category

    CNote has been chosen as the winner of the 2020 G7 – EU WEPs Best Women-Owned Business! The award recognizes Women’s Empower Principles signatories’ exceptional championship of gender equality within their organizations and networks. CNote’s submission was shortlisted by the UN Women team based on our application, which highlighted our internal measures and external actions…

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  • CNote Team Raises Oversubscribed $3M funding round

    CNote Team Raises Oversubscribed $3M funding round

    We’re proud to announce CNote has closed an oversubscribed investment round. See the full release below. Selected Early Coverage: Crunchbase ImpactAlpha Yahoo! Finance CNote Raises $3 Million to Scale Technology-Enabled Investment Into America’s Most Underserved Communities  Fintech company focused on advancing economic justice through community investments will use the funding to grow its team and…

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  • CNote named Best Alternative Investment Platform at Finovate

    CNote named Best Alternative Investment Platform at Finovate

    CNote was selected as the Best Alternative Investment Platform at the 2020 Finovate Awards! The Finovate Awards, which are in their second year of running, recognizes the individuals and companies that are driving fintech innovation forward. Award judges included media analysts, board members, bankers, and fintech founders. They had the difficult task of distilling a…

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  • Mastercard Expands Partnership with CNote

    Mastercard Expands Partnership with CNote

    Mastercard has expanded its partnership with female-founded impact investment platform CNote with a commitment to CNote’s Promise Account, an insured, 100% impact cash management solution. Mastercard and the Mastercard Impact Fund are collectively deploying $20 million into the Promise Account to provide recovery and growth funding for underserved communities across the U.S.  Supporting a More…

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  • CDFIs: America’s First Responders to Economic Crisis

    CDFIs: America’s First Responders to Economic Crisis

    CDFIs: America’s First Responders to Economic Crisis Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have consistently operated on the front lines of economic disasters such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, and the 2008 financial crisis, providing economic relief to American communities when they need it most. As “first financial responders” CDFIs have demonstrated their…

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  • Case Study: Doubling Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Impact with Cash Alternatives

    Case Study: Doubling Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Impact with Cash Alternatives

    This case study highlights how Triskeles Foundation was able to increase the impact of its cash and short-term positions with the help of CNote. This case study highlights the impact investment opportunity around cash and short-term investments and how CNote serves as a strategic partner to mobilize those funds for community impact. Read Case Study…

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  • Webinar: Investing in Indigenous Communities through CDFIs

    Webinar: Investing in Indigenous Communities through CDFIs

    CDFIs have a strong history of providing economic resources to financially underserved communities across America, helping to create jobs, fund small businesses, and support affordable housing development. Often, many of the success stories you hear about CDFIs relate to urban or rural development projects and small business lending. This webinar will focus on CDFIs that have…

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  • CNote Named to ImpactAssets 50 List

    CNote Named to ImpactAssets 50 List

    We’re proud to announce that CNote was listed as an Emerging Impact Manager on the 2020 Impact Assets 50 list of fund managers. About The List The ImpactAssets 50 2020 (IA 50), a publicly available, online database for impact investors, family offices, financial advisors and institutional investors that features a diversified listing of private capital fund…

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