Latest Articles
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Taking Strong Positions on Our Values: A Q&A with Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Scott Sporte
A veteran of the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) sector, Scott Sporte has helped shape Capital Impact Partners’ lending priorities and has envisioned innovative pathways for supporting our communities. Scott recently transitioned from his role as Chief Lending Officer to a new...
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Unlocking Pathways to Social and Racial Justice Nationwide​
​By Ellis Carr, President and CEO, and Rosemary Mahoney, Board Chair ​We believe everyone deserves a voice and economic pathways that allow them to shape their own futures. We believe that a community’s voice and economic opportunities can be strengthened with...
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Capital Impact Honors Rosemary Mahoney and Paul Bradley, New Inductees into the Cooperative Hall of Fame
By Alison Powers, Program Officer, Strategy, Innovation & Impact So many qualities define the life of a Cooperative Hall of Fame hero. Conviction and focus. Vision and persistence. Innovation and leadership. All contributing to a life dedicated to cooperative development...
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The Financial Community Has a Role to Play in Improving the Economic Mobility of Returning Citizens
By Ronald Kelly, Director, Impact Strategies “3. 7. 8. 2. 4. 0. 3. 7. The first thing that happens when you go to prison, they take away your name, and from that moment forward, you’re that number: Hodge, 37824037. It’s...
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Getting to Know Diane Borradaile, Capital Impact’s New Chief Lending Officer
Diane Borradaile recently joined Capital Impact as its new Chief Lending Officer. She leads her team to support Capital Impact’s mission to empower communities to break barriers to success by facilitating loan transactions for health care centers, charter schools, affordable...
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Innovative Financing Expands Care for California’s Underserved Communities
By Nicole Boone, Business Development Officer​ Boyle Heights is a bustling Latino neighborhood just east of downtown Los Angeles with a history dating back before the Mexican-American War. However, it’s the pressures of the present day that weigh heavily here....
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$2.5 Billion Milestone Only Makes Our Commitment to Underserved Communities Stronger
By Virginie Arnaud LePape, Senior Director, Lending In 1982, Capital Impact was created with a single focus – support the development of cooperatives in underserved communities. Along the way, we gradually expanded our scope to meet the growing needs of...
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When Disaster Strikes, Health Clinics Come to the Rescue​
By ​Will Robison, Senior Loan Officer ​As wildfires burned through California’s Napa and Sonoma Counties in late 2017, Sandy Cesario was forced to evacuate her home and all she knew. Like many of the 5,000 residents of her small Calistoga town,...
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Diverse by Design: Charter School Integration Leads to Growing Academic Success
By Emilie Linick, Senior Loan Officer Equitable access to education provides all children with the chance to live up to their full potential and lead choice-filled lives. With racial and socio-economic inequity growing across the nation, high-quality education is crucial...
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