Welcome to the Finance Fund Blog!Last week I attended the CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) Institute held in Washington, DC. The Institute is “the” meeting for the various parts of the CDFI industry. It is put on by the CDFI Coalition which provides opportunity for CDFIs and their many partners, including the full spectrum of community development finance funders and [...]
Finance Fund is proud to join an esteemed, knowledgeable panel of experts on the Early Childhood Advisory Council’s Early Childhood Financing Workgroup. The workgroup, commissioned by Gov. Strickland, will develop recommendations that explore the implementation of a single financing system for early care and education programs. This will provide a new and consistent way to [...]
When our program team met Sharon Hartwig and Charlie Kunkel, co-owners of St. Lawrence O’Toole Gardens, we were inspired by their dream of reclaiming a vacant, historic building for their community. We’re proud to announce that dream came one step closer to reality last Friday when Lawrence County’s only assisted living center to be called Close [...]
Last Thursday evening Finance Fund had a “conversation,” which by itself is not a reason for attention and certainly not for much celebration. However, Thursday’s Annual Reception was different. It was special because it marked the 20th time we have come together.
Something about longevity peaks curiosity. Have you been here long? How old are you? [...]
During our annual reception on May 7, we recognized our 2008 Community Champion Award recipients.
Dawn Hays from Hahn Loeser Parks LLP was our largest individual donor helped fund projects throughout Ohio. At Hahn Loeser & Parks, Hays focuses her practice in the labor and employment and litigation areas and serves on the firm’s diversity committee. [...]
For our first blog entry on our new web site, we’re thrilled to share the news of an initiative in partnership with the Ohio Department of Development.