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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United States Mint Unveils 2020 Native American $1 Coin Reverse Design
United States Mint Unveils 2020 Native American $1 Coin Reverse Design
On Saturday, October 5, United States Mint Chief Administrative Officer Patrick Hernandez unveiled the reverse design for the 2020 Native American $1 CoinRegistration is filling fast for our Building Native Communities: Financial Empowerment for Teens and Youth Training! Don't forget to save your spot TODAY!
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Don't miss out on the webinar TOMORROW!
Effective Financial and Grant Management: The Art and Science of Nonprofit Budgeting – Wednesday, October 16, 2019 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
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The budgeting process can be daunting for nonprofits large and small. It is even more complex for CDFIs, which must project earned income, manage complex federal grants, and plan for loan losses. This webinar will discuss the whats, whys, whos, and hows of developing a budget, with a specific focus on using your budget to guide your organization.
This interactive webinar, provided through the CDFI Fund’s Building Native CDFIs’ Sustainability and Impact II Capacity Building Initiative training and technical assistance series, will:
• Explain the types of budgets and their uses;
• Name core components of a basic budget;
• Identify steps to developing a budget and the stakeholders involved in the process;
• Identify 3 common ways to allocate shared costs; and
• Analyze a budget-to-actual financial report.
Effective Financial and Grant Management: The Art and Science of Nonprofit Budgeting
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To find out more information on the latest news and opportunities in the Native CDFI industry, please read Oweesta's October Newsletter that was released this morning! mailchi.mp/oweesta/october-2019-newsletter
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Are you thinking of starting a Native CDFI? Do you have new staff that need to get acquainted with the Native CDFI industry? Join us for the Native CDFI Fundamentals Week in Hollywood, Florida on November 4-7, 2019!
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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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