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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#Entrepreneurship is vital to under-resourced communities as a way to boost ownership, jobs, and investment in community. But more people need to know about the work of great nonprofits so that their vitality can spread and grow.
Some examples include two nonprofits that are making a difference: American Indian Community Housing Organization in Duluth, MN, and Rural Community Development Resources in Yakima, WA. Another comes from a $1M grant to CO-based First Nations Oweesta Corporation for its Native CDFI Capital Pool.
It's all part of $9.1M in grants we made to 91 organizations in the last quarter of 2018 and more than $16M in grants and throughout all 2018.
#EnterpriseDevelopment #NativeCDFI
Go to the blog: www.nwaf.org/2019/02/13/2018-q4-and-annual-grants/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campai...
Wondering what's in store for Native CDFIs amidst the shutdown and as new members of Congress get going? - mailchi.mp/5d97157220c4/wondering-whats-in-store-for-native-cdfis-amidst-the-shutdown-and-as-new-...
Who says work can't be fun? It is time to re-stock our trainer's boxes. If you need a financial capability training in your area, just let us know... we're ready!
If you're looking to get certified in Building Native Communities (BNC): Financial Skills for Families, we're holding a Train-the-Trainer (certification training) in March in Arizona!
Kicking off 2019 with exciting NACA webinars with Native Learning Center - make sure to register!
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This Webinar will run through the CDFI Fund’s AMIS System, which stand for Award Management Information System. We will discuss how to navigate this system, how to set up an organization (for those very new to the system), how to open/create a NACA application, how to submit a help ticket a...–
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Check Out Two New Native CDFI Industry Reports from Oweesta!
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Congratulations 5 grantees in our Fueling Native Economic Development in Indian Country program: Cook Inlet Lending Center, @hawaiiancouncil, Hawaiian Community Asssets, Spruce Root, & Wind River Development Fund! Thanks @NWAFound & @FHLBDM for support! https://t.co/MBRtsnutRO
NEW VIDEO: Why are #NativeCDFIs game-changing allies for economic opportunity in Native communities? See why @NWAFound and other partners are investing their money in Native CDFIs:
https://t.co/2U4ZQ0nLc5
Pleased to support 2 Native led/owned finance institutions, @NABNA2001 and Lakota Federal Credit Union with new relationships as depositors with both. We understand the need for depositors in Native-owned banking institutions serving Tribal communities.
Oweesta is rolling out a Native CDFI Practitioner Certification Program and providing training from some of the specialization tracks (Financial Management & Development Services) in partnership with @neighborworks and with support from @WellsFargo! https://t.co/wc9xiJoodo
CONTACT US
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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