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CNote CEO Catherine Berman Selected for InvestmentNews’ 2020 Icons and Innovators List
The entire CNote team is proud to announce that Cat Berman, our brave and inspiring leader, was selected as one of ten innovators driving change in the financial services industry! Read the full release below. OAKLAND, Calif., February 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) –InvestmentNews has recognized Catherine Berman as a 2020 Icons and Innovators honoree. Catherine was…
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CNote Partners with Natural Capital Investment Fund
Fintech firm focused on financial inclusion partners to become new capital source for loan fund serving central Appalachia and the Southeast. CNote has entered into a partnership with the Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) that will allow NCIFund to access new investor capital aligned with NCIFund’s mission of catalyzing environmentally and socially responsible business development, sustainable…
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Investing locally for a global impact: An Introduction to How CDFIs are Addressing the Climate Crisis
CDFIs have a strong history of providing economic resources to financially under-served communities across America, helping to create jobs, fund small businesses, and support affordable housing development among other great projects. With international attention and demand for action around the climate crisis, what role do CDFIs have in addressing this enormous challenge facing communities across…
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Announcing a New CNote CDFI Partner: Renaissance Community Loan Fund
CNote announces new CDFI partner committed to housing affordability and community resilience, Renaissance Community Loan Fund Innovative fintech platform inks deal to become new capital source for Mississippi lender committed to economic development. OAKLAND, Calif., November 6, 2019 – CNote has entered into a partnership with Renaissance Community Loan Fund to serve as a new capital…
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Webinar: Introducing CDFIs as a Way to Invest in Economic Inclusion
Interested in learning more about Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)? Even if you missed the live presentation, you can watch the joint webinar by CNote and Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) a Georgia-based CDFI. Watch now using this link, or via the YouTube replay below. In this webinar we introduce CDFIs, their history, the…
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CNote Selected as a 2019 Best For The World honoree, top-performing Certified B Corporation
The entire CNote team is proud to announce that we have been selected by B Lab as a 2019 Best For The World honoree in the Customers category. This award is given only to B Corporations around the world with verified B Impact Assessment scores in the top 10% of all B Corps for providing…
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CNote Adds Another Stellar CDFI Partner, The Entrepreneur Fund
CNote has entered into a partnership with The Entrepreneur Fund to serve as a new capital source, supporting their mission to actively partner with entrepreneurs to grow businesses and create vibrant sustainable communities. CNote is working to build a more inclusive economy for everyone by offering competitive financial products that drive positive social change. CNote enables…
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CNote hires Danielle Burns to Head Business Development
We’re excited to announce a new member of CNote’s core leadership team, Danielle Burns. OAKLAND, California, July 11, 2019 — CNote has hired experienced Business Development professional, Danielle Burns, to help scale its advisory and institutional sales channels. Prior to CNote, Danielle served as the VP Sales & Marketing for First Affirmative Financial Network. There,…
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Place-Based Investing: A Joint Case Study by the Sierra Club Foundation and CNote
Click below to read a joint case study covering how The Sierra Club Foundation was able to support organizational goals by leveraging place-based impact investing through CNote. Download the case study
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CNote in the News: A Retail Impact Investment Revolution in the Making?
CNote co-founder Yuliya Tarasava recently sat down with Anthony Randazzo, CFA of the Impact Money Blog to discuss CNote’s mission, plan for the future, and how we’re working to change finance. We thought the article provided such a great overview of CNote’s vision, we wanted to share it here as well. COO Yuliya Tarasava (left)…