CDFI – Susan Brown Consulting

CAMEO’s Carrot Fund: Loans to Lenders

The California Association of Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO) received funding from Capital One to create the Carrot Fund, which offers loans to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). CAMEO hired me to…

Spark Lending Platform

Spark Lending Platform I’ve had several meetings with Nick Elders, Vice President of Technology Solutions and Services at Community Reinvestment Fund about their online small business lending platform, Spark. It…

Opportunity Fund

Opportunity Fund, a CDFI based in San Jose that I’ve had the pleasure of working with on several projects, is impressive. They closed 1,500 loans last year, adding up…

Wells Fargo and California CDFIs

I participated in a meeting hosted by Wells Fargo who gathered a number of member CDFIs in Sacramento on June 18th for a dynamic conversation about the state of small…

[testimonial ] [testi_pane name="Claudia Viek " position="- CEO CAMEO" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CV.jpg" ] Every program that Susan has designed and implemented for us has been a success. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Marajen Moore " position="- Awaken to Life" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MM.jpg"] Susan has a rare blend of strong business management skills and sensitivity to the human side of life. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Cecily Jackson" position="- Sustainable Law Group" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CJ.jpg"] Susan is a true asset to small business and nonprofit clients. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Joanne Steele" position="- Rural Tourism" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/JS.jpg"] Susan's business development work is brilliant as well as useful. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Heidi Pickman" position="- CAMEO Director of Communications" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HP.jpg"] Susan is a top-notched trainer. Every training that she has developed for us has received high praise from a sold-out crowd. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Heidi Pickman" position="- CAMEO Director of Communications" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HP.jpg"] Susan is clear, well-organized, well-prepared and delivers meaty, cutting-edge content with a sense of humor. And she's mastered the technique of audience engagement through webinars, that's no easy feat! [/testi_pane] [/testimonial]