The Center for Impact Finance conducts applied research and evaluation that explores how community lenders structure and deliver financial products, manage operations, and contribute to broader community and economic outcomes. Our research helps community lenders, funders, and investors understand and respond to market needs, to help them develop new products and programs, and to inform strategic and business planning. CIF’s practitioner-driven research and evaluation aim to strengthen continuous learning about what works to improve lender offerings and operations and support positive outcomes for communities.
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2013 FIR Summary
Measuring CDFI Impact and Performance
April 2013, English
The 2013 roundtable looked at two specific stakeholder groups: investors in community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and CDFI lenders.
April 2013, English
The 2013 roundtable looked at two specific stakeholder groups: investors in community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and CDFI lenders.
CDFI Industry Analysis
Summary Report
May 2012, English
The Carsey Institute, under contract to NeighborWorks® America and the U.S. Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, conducted a detailed analysis of a large sample of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) on issues of capitalization, liquidity and portfolio, and risk management by CDFIs from 2005 to 2010. This work is part of the CDFI.
May 2012, English
The Carsey Institute, under contract to NeighborWorks® America and the U.S. Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, conducted a detailed analysis of a large sample of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) on issues of capitalization, liquidity and portfolio, and risk management by CDFIs from 2005 to 2010. This work is part of the CDFI.
2012 FIR Summary
Increasing Impact and Efficiency Through Networks and Collaboration
March 2012, English
The 2012 Financial Innovation Roundtable focused on how the sector might address the opportunity of increased impact and efficiency through networking and collaboration.
March 2012, English
The 2012 Financial Innovation Roundtable focused on how the sector might address the opportunity of increased impact and efficiency through networking and collaboration.
Capital Markets, CDFIs, and Organizational Credit Risk
Summary Report
October 2010, English
Can Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) get unlimited amounts of low cost, unsecured, short- and long-term funding from the capital markets based on their organizational credit risk? Can they get pricing, flexibility, and procedural parity with for-profit corporations of equivalent credit risk?
October 2010, English
Can Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) get unlimited amounts of low cost, unsecured, short- and long-term funding from the capital markets based on their organizational credit risk? Can they get pricing, flexibility, and procedural parity with for-profit corporations of equivalent credit risk?
Financial Innovations Roundtable
Developing Practical Solutions to Scale up Integrated Community Development Strategies
April 2009, English
Essays from national experts affiliated with the “think-do” tank , the Financial Innovations Roundtable, housed at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
April 2009, English
Essays from national experts affiliated with the “think-do” tank , the Financial Innovations Roundtable, housed at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
The Promise and Responsibility of Community Finance
Developing Practical Solutions to Scale up Integrated Community Development Strategies
January 2009, English
Community development finance has played an important role in community revitalization over the past 30 years and may be even more important in the current financial climate. But today community development finance institutions (CDFIs), as well as many community banks and credit unions face significant funding stress.
January 2009, English
Community development finance has played an important role in community revitalization over the past 30 years and may be even more important in the current financial climate. But today community development finance institutions (CDFIs), as well as many community banks and credit unions face significant funding stress.
