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Analysis: How Powerful Is Financial Inclusion?
The story of the Freedman’s Bank suggests that fighting for trustworthy bank access can improve outcomes but isn’t enough to close the racial wealth gap.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- North America
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Press Release: Grameen America Receives $25 Million Grant From Mackenzie Scott
Transformational Gift will Accelerate Financial Inclusion for Low-Income Minority Women Entrepreneurs
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- Finance
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- North America
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Viewpoint: Covid-19 & Inequality Test Corporate Purpose
A new initiative designed to evaluate how well companies are living up to their statements of corporate purpose in a time of global crises seeks expert input from stakeholder communities.
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Debuts Program to Expand Financial Inclusion
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is teaming with leaders in the financial services industry and civil rights organizations on a new program designed to increase access to credit and capital by underserved communities.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Viewpoint: Digital Equity, More Urgent Than Ever
Experts discuss overcoming racial and geographic disparities in a post-pandemic world.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- North America
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Impact Investing Grows, but There’s Still a Long Road to Financial Inclusion
More funds and firms are targeting financially underserved communities, but the impact investing movement and government funding need to be more accessible and intentional to address systemic inequalities and racial disparities in investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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Viewpoint: COVID-19 May Turn Back the Clock on Women’s Entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurs in Canada have been heavily impacted by the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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Post-Pandemic Funding Solutions for Struggling Social Entrepreneurs
Small business owners across the United States are confronting the fact that financial help from the federal government, if it comes at all, may not be enough to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Economic fallout from the pandemic and the specter of a recession pose threats to every entrepreneur, especially to those in the business of creating social impact.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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