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How The Council On Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Of Northwest Louisiana Is Leveraging A Credit Union Partnership To Rebuild People’s Self-Worth
Bill Rose recently celebrated a big milestone: 34 years of sobriety. That also happens to be nearly how long Bill has been active in rehabilitation facilities. Six months into his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, Bill began volunteering in drug treatment programs. At the time, he worked for a local oil company, but he…
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How Terri-Nichelle Bradley is Bringing People of Color Representation To Target’s Toy Aisles
Terri-Nichelle Bradley used to be frustrated with her job. What had begun as an exciting career with Sesame Street Live had shifted to working for a multi-national public relations agency. If handling corporate crisis communications wasn’t enough, Terri-Nichelle also had to carry the burden of being the senior-most Black woman at the company. She was…
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Meet Kaua’i Federal Credit Union, The CDFI Investing In Its Island Community
“I never thought I would end up working in a financial institution,” says Ivory Lloyd of Kaua’i FCU. Samoan born and raised on Kauaʻi, in her college years, she worked in non-profits mainly focused on sustainability. With an undergraduate degree in political science and an international master’s degree in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility,…
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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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How Metropolitan Economic Development Association Is Scaling Itself To Shrink Minnesota’s Racial Wealth Gap
Over the course of their careers as inpatient nurses, Murwo Elmi, Ikraan Abdulle, Farhia Abdulahi, and Faiso Abdulle have seen a bit of everything. From their first shifts, the Minneapolis-based health professionals have cared for patients struggling with mental health, chemical dependence, physical and cognitive limitations, and homelessness. After 10 years, however, the group shared…
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Meet Lorain Francis, Whose Full-Time And Volunteer Jobs Are To Fight Food Insecurity In Maine
Although Lorain Francis hasn’t always worked on the frontlines of food insecurity, she’s been surrounded by volunteerism for as long as she can remember. Lorain grew up in Fairport, New York, where both of her parents were active volunteers in the community. Unsurprisingly, when Lorain grew up and owned a local retail business, she started…
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How Capital For Change Uses CNote To Create More Possibilities In Its Community
For the better part of 15 years, Charles Bodie worked for a large, multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, first in private wealth management, and later in credit risk. Although he enjoyed his work, when Charles relocated to New Haven, Connecticut nearly three years ago, he began to look for other employment opportunities.…
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Easy As C-C-C: How Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Uses Capital, Coaching, and Connections to Help Georgia’s Small Business Owners Thrive
Martina Edwards knows what it’s like to be given an opportunity to break down barriers. Thanks to a nonprofit that helps place high-achieving graduates of color in Wall Street firms, Martina started her career in 2001 and became Merrill Lynch’s first Black female broker on the floor of The New York Stock Exchange in 2004.…
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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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CNote’s Community Investment Platform Nears $300M, a Sign of Balance Sheet Activism Rising Across Business Sectors
CNote’s Community Investment Platform Nears $300M, a Sign of Balance Sheet Activism Rising Across Business Sectors Apple, Netflix, Xylem and others put corporate cash to work in financially underserved communities by moving money to CDFIs, LID credit unions and MDIs throughout the U.S. June 2nd, 2022 // Oakland, CA // Recent commitments from Apple, Netflix…
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