Sometimes words matter. We’ve all spent countless hours in staff retreats, crafting mission statements that, we hope, will: (a) tell the world who we are; (b) tell the world how we’re going to change it; and (c) inspire us to work ceaselessly with our eyes firmly fixed on our big, audacious goals. Maybe we use […]
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Fighting for Equity in an Inequitable Society
Since the early days of the community development financial institutions (CDFI) movement, some battles for economic equality and empowerment have been won–but sometimes, the battlefields have just shifted. I recently spoke at the annual conference of the New York State CDFI Coalition, which I co-organized 20+ years ago. You can read my remarks here: NYState CDFI […]