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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Just a reminder to check out the grant opportunity with NDNCollective and Oweesta for Native CDFIs!Oweesta Corporation (Oweesta) and NDN Collective continue to stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities who remain uniquely affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Together as an Indigenous-led partnership, we’ve developed a grant opportunity to support Native CDFIs with discretionary grants as they extend relief to their consumer and business borrowers. Oweesta and NDN Collective’s commitment to the new and better normal as part of long-term community resilience and sustainability will be supported through fundable community projects and initiatives.
For more information, follow the link below!
mailchi.mp/oweesta/covidgrants2020
CA$H Maine is proud to have volunteers throughout the state helping Maine people file their taxes accurately - and for free! Check out what Pat says about her experience with Wabanaki CA$H. Go to www.cashmaine.org/volunteer/ to learn more and sign up!!
Oweesta Corporation (Oweesta) and NDN Collective continue to stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities who remain uniquely affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Together as an Indigenous-led partnership, we’ve developed a grant opportunity to support Native CDFIs with discretionary grants as they extend relief to their consumer and business borrowers. Oweesta and NDN Collective’s commitment to the new and better normal as part of long-term community resilience and sustainability will be supported through fundable community projects and initiatives.
For more information, follow the link below!
mailchi.mp/oweesta/covidgrants2020
Just a friendly reminder to apply to Oweesta's Native CDFI Small Business Support Program, with support from UBS! This re-grant program is designed to support Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) providing technical assistance to small businesses struggling with COVID-19.
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What’s a CDFI? Community Development Financial Institutions have a mission to provide lending to low-income, low-wealth and other disadvantaged communities – and they’ve been particularly critical throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about their work. mailchi.mp/oweesta/fedsurveyresults2020
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Thank you #NativeCDFIs, funders, investors, and partners who joined us for our 5th Annual Native CDFI Capital Access Convening OCAC20 - and who stuck with us as we went virtual for the first time! Save the Date (June 2021, Missoula, MT) - can't wait to see you all in person! 😃🥰
Open, rolling applications to join @OppFinance #Native CDFIs! 😃
"We've learned that the size of the asset doesn't dictate the power of the loan," Lisa Mensah @OppFinance at #OCAC20.
"Being hyper local" has major benefits, Lisa Mensah @OppFinance shares at #OCAC20.
"How can we innovate to have the deepest impact we can possibly have," Lisa Mensah @OppFinance asks #CDFIs and investors. #OCAC20
"It's a call to get serious with the areas that have been most left out," Lisa Mensah @OppFinance referring to going deeper and address persistent poverty areas. #OCAC20
"My definition of 'go deeper' is my rallying cry of addressing areas of persistent poverty," Lisa Mensah @OppFinance at #OCAC20
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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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