CDFI Fund Update: “Strengthening Small and Emerging CDFIs” Capacity Building Initiative Resource Bank Now Available

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 21, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) added new reference materials to its Capacity Building Initiative website in support of the “Strengthening Small and Emerging CDFIs” training series. The new Resource Bank supplements the series, which provides comprehensive capacity building services and resources for small and emerging CDFIs and is tailored for the diverse spectrum of CDFI participants and the communities they serve.

Topics covered in the “Strengthening Small and Emerging CDFIs Resource Bank” include the series’ training curriculum, such as examples of organization growth, business models, and organizational change; and additional resources and tools for emerging CDFIs looking to increase their community development impact. In the coming months, the Resource Bank will be expanded to include the series’ technical assistance webinars.

To view the Resource Bank, and to learn more about the “Strengthening Small and Emerging CDFIs” training series, as well as the other series available under the Capacity Building Initiative, please visit www.cdfifund.gov/cbi.