CDFIs Seek Capital Innovation With a Community Focus
At OFN42, leaders explored new ways to fund affordable community finance.
At OFN42, leaders explored new ways to fund affordable community finance.
Can impact investing’s flagship gathering become more than a meeting ground?
Why verified human judgment remains essential to digital scale
by Bentley Wilson | Africa, Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Europe, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change
RRaising capital in 2025 can feel like playing a game on “hard mode.” Founders aren’t just asked to show a credible path to revenue and exits — they must also prove the social or environmental outcomes they claim. That double burden of financial ROI and impact ROI has...