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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Oweesta is elated to announce two new lending products coming in the very near future, a Working Capital/Operating Loan for Native CDFIs and a new Line of Credit! Application materials for these loan products will be released the week of April 13th. For Native CDFIs needing flexible capital sources, Oweesta is grateful to be able to offer these new loan products to our Native CDFI partners. Oweesta knows that it is a challenging time for our Native CDFIs and hope the growing diversity of our capital options can provide opportunities for innovation during the difficult road ahead.
For more information on these two products, follow the link:
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People experiencing homelessness may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.NDNCollective is hiring a Loan Officer! This position is primarily responsible for originating, underwriting, closing, and monitoring loans that promote NDN Collective’s Theory of Change and NDN Fund’s resilient and regenerative lending principles.
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Reporting to NDN Fund Managing Director, the NDN Fund Loan Officer is primarily responsible for originating, underwriting, closing, and monitoring loans that promote NDN Collective’s Theory of Change...Stay up to date with free non-profit learning through Candid's Guidestar
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Oweesta's Board Member, Derek Valdo, made @nativebizmag's Top 30 CEOs. We are proud of his accomplishments within @AMERINDRisk and throughout Indian Country!
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First Nations Oweesta Corporation is pleased to announce our 2020 training for the newly developed financial education curriculum, Building Native Communities: Financial Empowerment for Teens & Young Adults!
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Just a friendly reminder to join the following homeownership webinars by National Congress of American Indians- Center for Indian Country Development!
Webinar 3: Partnerships and financing
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Webinar 4: Making Homeownership Affordable
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Don't miss out on important @CDFIFund application information!! https://mailchi.mp/oweesta/2020cdfifundapplicationinformation
Important read! C The CDFI Fund has recently sent out the assistance agreements for these grants and there have been some updates compared to previous years that Oweesta would like to draw your attention to.
Please read the full article for details! https://mailchi.mp/oweesta/nacafa2019change?e=17d4485fb3
CONTACT US
First Nations Oweesta Corporation
2432 Main Street, 1st Floor
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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