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Today’s #GOPCThread explores Community Development Financial Institutions -#CDFIs - and their unique role in connecting Ohio’s communities and businesses to critical capital and services. In the COVID era, they are

So disheartening. The Democrats still do not grasp what's needed to sustain shuttered small businesses & their millions of employees. After a disastrous rollout if the CARES program through SBA,

For those who are paying attention to the stimulus package just passed and are wondering, “what the heck is a Community Development Financial Institution (#CDFI)?” Short answer: they are the

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"Roughly 95% of Black-owned businesses, 91% of Latino-owned businesses, 91% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander-owned businesses, 75% of Asian-owned businesses stand close to no chance of receiving a PPP

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Is your big bank being a little bitch about 100% @SBAgov-guaranteed paycheck protection loans for #COVIDー19 relief to small businesses, nonprofits & self-employed?There are plenty of other options. Here’s a

Greater Ohio Policy Center

This week, we are devoting our #GOPCThread to do a bit of myth-busting around some of the work that we do here at GOPC. And given the timing, you may

Thank you Ice Cube for your epiphany that proactive steps should be taken directed solely towards the Black community that is so underserved. The issues of your contract have been

Greater Ohio Policy Center

Last week, @SmartGrowthUSA hosted a virtual Equity Summit to convene experts, practitioners, & policymakers to discuss how to improve racial equity. This thread includes key takeaways & resources from their

Greater Ohio Policy Center

Today’s thread discusses the 614 for Linden & its 1st steps in implementing @ColumbusGov‘s One Linden Plan. In 2020, GOPC had the opportunity to help the Collaborative evaluate its impacts

1/16 $CRSS has benefited greatly from the issuance of PPP 2 loans to sole-proprietors and small businesses in the US. The treasury has enlisted the help of banks ( $JPM,

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In 2020, GOPC helped @CleDevAdvisors & @FinanceFund evaluate their Opportunity CLE Neighborhoods Initiative’s Year 1 impacts & released an annual report. This thread shares highlights from the CDFIs’ excellent work

1/ THREAD: Summary of @HouseSmallBiz cmte "virtual forum" earlier today on SBA #PPP lending. These are my notes. See linked tweet below for URL of youtube archive to watch full

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What does the 2020 Dem Platform say about #COVID19? Time to acquaint ourselves with the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. A platform is guiding principles of a party/goals, vision, mission, promise. Only

It’s 2021 and suddenly all of our economic, social, and environmental priorities are framed as infrastructure investment. There’s a good reason.Infrastructure=the structure below. Our policy ideas are aiming for America’s

[1/n] THREAD: Summary of new "Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act." I just got copy of the draft bill.The bill has 2 divisions: small biz progs & coronavirus

Greater Ohio Policy Center

Last week, while we did not have an official #GOPCThread, we did take time to thank all the many groups, organizations, and individuals that we are thankful for helping to