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Meet Clara Richardson-Olguin, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Flooring Enthusiast
Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Clara Olguin was passionate about many things: music, dance, theatre, and justice. She even has a law degree from the Dominican Republic and a bachelor in Music Management/Voice from Georgia State. However, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that she became passionate about floors. And not just dance floors.…
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What’s the Big Deal About Inequality And What Role Does the U.S. Federal Reserve Play?
Why Does Inequality Matter? The phenomenon of increasing wealth inequality has emerged as one of the major socio-political issues of our time. Whether you turn to TV stations, newspapers, or internet blogs to keep up to date with news and current events, there’s a good chance that you have already seen the topic come up…
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Meet Dr. Jeremy Busch, Navy Veteran, Podiatrist, and CDC Loan Recipient
Growing up, Jeremy Busch never thought about becoming a podiatrist. According to him, it was the last thing on his list. The sight of blood — in real life, in movies, or on television — made him squeamish, and besides, his passion was engineering, not healthcare. Then September 11th happened. In 2001, Busch was a…
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Retail Impact Investing Options
What impact investing options are currently available to retail investors? What is impact investing and how can I participate? These are questions we often hear from individual investors looking to connect their money with meaning. According to the Global Impact Investing Networking (GIIN), impact investing refers to investments that are “…made into companies, organizations, and…
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CNote’s Q1 2019 Impact Metrics – Infographic
We know one of the main reasons you invest with CNote, is because of the impact your investment has. We’re proud to share our Q1 2019 impact data. In Q1 2019, our members helped create/maintain 262 jobs! Over half of all invested capital was deployed with minority-led businesses. We’re also extremely proud to announce that more…
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Change Makers Interview: Tory Dietel Hopps
You could say that philanthropy runs in Tory Dietel Hopps’ family. She’s a fourth-generation inheritor, philanthropist and activist, and she spent the first 25 years of her professional career in the nonprofit sector, focusing on resource development, management and governance for nonprofit organizations in education, health and human services. In 2007, Tory joined her father,…
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Food-Lish-Us – Cyndy & Dennis Scott and their family-run food…bus
Food-Lish-Us: A food…bus? At any one of the community events around Denver, Colorado, there is bound to be a collection of food trucks. Nothing adds to the festivity quite like a dozen boxy vehicles, each emitting a steady stream of delicious food and mouthwatering aromas into the air. In any given congregation of food trucks,…
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Doubling the Impact: The Benefits of Integrating Impact Investing with Donor-Advised Funds
The Growth of Donor Advised Funds When it comes to charitable donations, the increasing importance of Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) is undeniable. In 2017, DAFs accounted for as much as 7% of total charitable giving and 10.2% of individual giving, rising from just 4.4% of individual giving as recently as 2010 Data comes from page 7…
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CNote’s 2018 Impact Report
See the impact your money had with CNote in 2018 Click to read CNote’s 2018 Impact Report. The report highlights a few borrower success stories from 2018 along with how CNote is pursuing specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Highlights include: Over 1,400 Jobs Created/Maintained 60% of all capital deployed with minority-led businesses 43% of…
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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)…
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