Training & Technical Assistance
Oweesta offers culturally appropriate training programs to help Native organizations establish and sustain financial education. Oweesta assists certified and emerging Native CDFIs with individualized training and technical assistance with systematic multi-faceted program delivery. Our goal is to help create and sustain healthy and thriving Native CDFI operations.
Lending & Capitalization
As the only existing Native CDFI intermediary, Oweesta is supported by both debt and equity investments to our capitalization base allowing us to offer diverse financial products and development services to Native communities across the nation. Oweesta understands the crucial need for investment capital in Native CDFIs and is dedicated to creating appropriate loan products enabling reinvestment of capital back into Native communities.
Research & Policy Advocacy
As a leader in the Native CDFI industry, Oweesta strives to inform potential investors, federal agencies, and the general public on the current industry climate. By speaking out on relevant issues, we are able to effect change at state and federal levels to further not only our efforts, but the efforts of our clients to create healthy, thriving local economies. We encourage Native communities to join us in our advocacy work. It is within unity that we will find strength in our collective voice.
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Thank you, Wisconsin Native Loan Fund, for showing us around last week! Here are pictures of the future Dog City Hotel and Spa in Milwaukee, supported by Wisconsin Native Loan Fund's small business loan.
Miigwetch, Thank you, for supporting the growth of Native-owned businesses in Wisconsin!
Only one day left to nominate a leader for the 2019 Visionary Leader Award!
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Depository Institutions in the Native CDFI Landscape includes interviews with Native CDFI Credit Unions and Banks and a look into recent data and the challenges and opportunities faced by these Native CDFIs.
Oweesta’s previous “Snapshot” reports have largely focused on Native CDFI community loan funds. Loan funds are the most common type of certified Native CDFI, accounting for 60 of the 73 certified Native CDFIs as of September 31, 2018, and they account for most of the Native CDFI industry’s recent growth. This report, supported with funding from the Northwest Area Foundation, serves as a complement to the 2018 Snapshot: Growth of the Native CDFI Movement (and the 2017 Native CDFI Industry Profile), shedding light on a corner of the Native CDFI industry—depository institutions—that have impactful outcomes, as well as great potential for growth.
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New Report: Depository Institutions in the Native CDFI Landscape
Depository Institutions in the Native CDFI Landscape includes interviews with Native CDFI Credit Unions and Banks and a look into recent data and the challenges and opportunities faced by these Native CDFIs. Oweesta’s previous “Snapshot” reports have largely focused on Native CDFI community lo...Funding Food Sovereignty Webinar is TODAY at 2pm MT. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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Funding Food Sovereignty Webinar: Part 1 – An Introduction to a New Ag Lending Opportunity – Oweesta
Across Indian country, there is a national movement to reclaim and increase access to our traditional food systems to ensure Tribal communities have access to healthy and affordable food. Join our webinar to learn about Oweesta’s new exciting lending capital opportunity for Native CDFIs to support...Don't forget to register for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday at 2pm MT! Follow the link below to register today!
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First Nations Oweesta Corporation
2432 Main Street
Longmont, CO 80501
303.774.8838
info@oweesta.org
Oweesta is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
ABOUT OWEESTA
Oweesta is the only existing Native CDFI intermediary offering financial products and development services exclusively to Native CDFIs and Native communities. Specifically, Oweesta provides training, technical assistance, investments, research, and policy advocacy to help Native communities develop an integrated range of asset-building products and services, including financial education and financial products.
Asset-building tools stimulate reservation economies by providing tribal members the opportunity to acquire financial management skills and build and accumulate assets through small business creation, homeownership, education, and much more.
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