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 […]

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 […]