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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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[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
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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
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