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 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…
This month, I designed and delivered a three-part webinar series for small business community lenders in California. The goal of the series was to provide ongoing staff development and increased…
The Council of Development Finance Agencies asked me to give their membership an introductory webinar on microlending and the Do-It-Yourself economy. CDFA members are state, county and municipal development finance…
I designed and facilitated CAMEO's Microlending Summit this month. We had a great panel of new online lenders -- Lend Up, Lending Club, Prosper and Accion East -- along with…
Over the past year, I worked with the Kiva team to certify three microenterprise organizations as Kiva Field Partners. These lending organizations underwrite small loans and post them on Kiva's…