There’s enormous media interest in the banking and finance system right now – but still, a lack of awareness and understanding of what Community Finance is.
With your support we can help the media to understand how CDFIs can support job creation, benefit society, and provide access to ethical finance.
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JUST Finance blog: how you can help
We must raise the profile of community finance. We need you to work with us, to persuade government that change is needed and ultimately to create a more just financial system. It’s time to put the growth of community finance at the heart of social and fiscal policy. Here are some easy ways you can get involved.
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JUST Finance letter to your MP
Please ask your MP to support JUST Finance.
MPs are obliged to reply to any correspondence received from a constituent.
We’ve given some background information here which you can use – but please try to send the email in your own words.
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CDFA ‘one of top financial influencers online’
Economia magazine and PeerIndex have drawn up a list of the top 100 financial tweeters worldwide – and CDFA is one of them! Headed by the American economist Nouriel Roubini, the list includes finance and economics journalists; commentators; and institutions. The top accounts are those whose messages are retweeted, shared, responded to or argued with [...]
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Spotlight adds to JUST Finance momentum
CDFA’s JUST Finance campaign for substantial increase in awareness of, and support for, community development finance, has been boosted by the publication of a new report from the Federation of Small Business – and widespread media coverage about access to finance, including from The Economist, The BBC and The Financial Times.
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JUST Finance: A new vision for community finance
1 February 2012. Download our bold new vision for the community finance sector
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Innovation Awards: Overall Winner
London Rebuilding Society SHIMMER 5 million households in the UK live in fuel poverty; this is forecast to increase thanks to rising energy prices, an ageing population, and increasing pressures on household incomes. SHIMMER (Smart Homes Integrating Meters Money Energy Research), a smart home energy pilot, brings vulnerable and fuel-poor households energy management and income [...]
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Winner: Innovation in reaching new markets
The Isle of Wight Opportunity Society The Isle of Wight Lottery is the first lottery in England to be developed specifically to create employment opportunities and has around 5000 regular players. Lottery proceeds fund a weekly £2500 prize pot and the Isle of Wight Lottery Loan Fund, providing interest free loans to local small and [...]
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Winner: Innovation in New Technology
GLE oneLondon GLE oneLondon was a key delivery partner in a Royal British Legion project supporting ex-military personnel to plan, fund, start or grow their own small businesses. Successful funding applicants receive business mentoring too. The nationwide coverage of the project required GLE oneLondon to provide services beyond its traditional operating area of London only. [...]
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Winner: Innovation in Community Outreach
Lancashire Community Finance Avoid the Loansharks roadshow For many people needing an emergency loan, expensive doorstep lenders charging upwards of 500% APR are the only option. Over 3,300 households in Lancashire are being threatened for millions of pounds by loan sharks. With residents in the deprived inner city neighbourhoods of Preston being especially vulnerable, Lancashire [...]
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