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Women-Led Fintech Platform Debuts Impact Customization Service That Lets Corporate Treasuries Invest to Meet DEI Goals
WOMEN-LED FINTECH PLATFORM DEBUTS IMPACT CUSTOMIZATION SERVICE THAT LETS CORPORATE TREASURIES INVEST TO MEET DEI GOALS CNote’s enterprise-level, one-stop-shop service channels corporate capital into community development financial institutions and offers quarterly impact reporting New customization service responds to shareholder and employee demands for change while simplifying investments in Black-led CDFIs and underserved communities Oakland, CA…
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Change Makers Interview: Leah Davis
Leah Davis is a change maker through and through. She was born in San Jose and raised by a Mexican mother and a Black father. Leah is an adult survivor of childhood domestic violence. Experiencing trauma as a child impacted Leah’s ability to make healthy decisions in many areas of her life, including with her…
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How Gloria Dickerson is Inspiring the Mississippi Delta Community To Make Their Dreams a Reality
Gloria Dickerson wants to change the way people think. It’s no easy task, particularly when it comes to encouraging low-income communities to dream bigger than the world they know. However, Gloria Dickerson is no stranger to adversity. Gloria was born into an impoverished family of sharecroppers in Drew, Mississippi. She was one of 13 children,…
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Change Makers Interview: Janine Firpo
Janine Firpo is an author and speaker who spent more than 20 years in executive roles at Hewlett-Packard, the World Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and more. She is a values-aligned investor in companies that make the world a better place and is passionate about teaching women to learn how to invest their…
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CNote’s February Impact Roundup
Welcome to the February edition of the CNote Impact Round-Up, a monthly publication, where we take you through some of the most impactful and popular things we recently shared, discovered, or learned. Throughout the month we shared brief biographies of African Americans who changed the course of history in the face of incredible adversity; from…
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CNote Recognized as Fund Manager in ImpactAssets 50
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 23, 2021—CNote is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a manager in the ImpactAssets 50 2021 (IA 50), which recognizes a diverse group of impact fund managers who demonstrate a commitment to generating positive impact. IA 50 Fund Managers are experienced impact fund managers with a minimum 3-year track…
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5 Crucial Differences Between CDFIs and Traditional Banks
There are many American communities that are underserved by the traditional banking industry. Low-income and minority communities typically experience the most lack of access to quality financial products and services. According to a 2018 FDIC survey, 22 percent of households are underbanked or unbanked. This means that these individuals have no formal relationship with a…
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Where We Are and Where We’re Going: A Look at the Wisdom Fund
When we launched the Wisdom Fund in 2019 as an investment vehicle that increases capital, access, and lending for businesses owned by women of color, no one was anticipating 2020, with its pandemic, political divisions, and socio-racial upheaval. Among 2020’s most poignant lessons, however, was one that inspired the fund: women of color don’t have…
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CNote’s January Impact Roundup
Welcome to the January edition of the CNote Impact Round-Up, a monthly publication, where we 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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Important Update About Product Rate Changes and CNote’s Commitment to Offering Sustainably-Priced Capital
CNote has updated the interest rates for two of our offerings. These changes will only apply to new investors, existing investors will remain at the rates reflected in their executed investment documents. These changes are a function of historically-low interest rates prevalent across financial markets and in response to feedback from our community-lender partners regarding…
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