#CDFIFriday - 2020 Kickoff

Marla Blow, Senior Vice President, Social Impact, for the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will kick off the NYS CDFI Coalition’s 2020 Conference with a presentation titled “Focus on Sustainable Economic & Equitable Growth.”

The talk will take place online and is open to members and supporters of the Coalition, a nonprofit association that provides advocacy and resources for New York’s community development financial institutions.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the Coalition’s 11th annual conference, slated for late March,

“We were looking forward to our speakers and industry experts sharing best practices and new ideas on cybersecurity, housing preservation, employee ownership models, effective communication of CDFI impact, and more,” said Linda MacFarlane, chair of the Coalition. “Even though we can’t gather in person, we’ve had so many requests to share this important information that we’ve planned a series of webinars and panel discussions called #CDFIFridays. We’re so pleased…