cdfa

The

cdfa

represents

Community Development Finance

Institutions (CDFIs),

which provide

loans and support

to help

people and businesses to

create prosperity in their

communities.

What's new

20 January 2012. Join a team committed to building an alternative approach to finance!

18 January 2012. The CDFA is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Hughes as our new Chief Executive

18 January 2012 The Sunday Times reports on the CDFA and one of our members, Foundation East

10th January 2012. A Glasgow housing association is teaming up with CDFA member Scotcash to help tackle "zombie debtors"

31st Jan 2012 we launch our new vision for Community Finance and hold the 1st CDFA Innovation Awards!

13 December 2011. Bucking the credit crunch...innovative CDFIs praised in the 1st Annual CDFA Innovation Awards

12 December 2011. Hurry deadline for funding first round closes 22 December!

29 November 2011. £1bn Business Finance Partnership and a national bank/CDFI referral scheme amongst the announcements.

10 November 2011. More needs to be done to promote affordable alternatives.

10 November 2011. Including allowing credit unions to provide services to community groups, attract investment from local businesses.

7 October 2011. A set of FAQs informed by recent member feedback on the RGF fund.

14 September 2011. Local businesses are able to borrow between £1,000 and £25,000

14 September 2011. New research by Social Enterprise UK looks at the surge of the social enterprise market in UKs deprived communities.

What we do

Professional Development

We run a range of courses throughout the year to help boost skills in the CDFI sector.

Change Matters

Find out how the Change Matters performance framework is helping CDFIs to move onwards and upwards.

Join us

Become a cdfa member

In a time of political upheaval and with a fragile economy, it is more important than ever that the CDFI sector speaks with a strong, unified voice.

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