CRF’s newest fellow, Arielle Mack, is an experienced attorney and business strategist with a globe-trotting resume and a passion for finance, entrepreneurship and mentoring. In her new year-long fellowship at CRF, Mack will work with funders and lenders to create COVID-19 recovery funds for small businesses and support CRF’s social justice work. Mack comes to […]
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CRF Launches Ignify Technologies, Inc., a New Public Benefit Corporation
Company will create and enhance digital solutions that support small business lending MINNEAPOLIS – Oct. 26, 2020 – In order to support its vision of transforming the community development finance system, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) has launched a new public benefit corporation – Ignify Technologies, Inc. – to scale SPARK, its cloud-based technology solution for small business […]
Frank Altman and Anisha Murphy Join an Episode of Conversations with Al McFarlane
Frank Altman and Anisha Murphy spoke with Al McFarlane on his show Conversations with Al MacFarlane to discuss how access to capital is a key ingredient for systematic change and how CRF is working to solve for the access to capital gap. As pointed out by MacFarlane, minority entrepreneurs face many obstacles when trying to secure a […]
CRF’s Anisha Murphy featured on MPR News with Angela Davis
Anisha Murphy joined Michelle Maryns, CEO of We Sparkle, on MPR News with Angela Davis on September 14, 2020 for a conversation about Minnesota’s minority-owned small businesses and how they’re navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis. “These businesses were struggling to access capital prior to the pandemic and when it happened, it really […]
WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY
Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) is heartbroken over the senseless killing of George Floyd. Our commitment to the people, small business owners and community development organizations of South Minneapolis is firm: we will fight the systemic and institutional racism that still permeates and destroys the community we love. CRF will remain dedicated to supporting the […]
COVID-19 Risk Management Measures
Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) is prioritizing the safety of our employees, stakeholders and visitors – as well as our business – and is taking proactive risk-management measures as we work to manage the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). To minimize business disruption, CRF has well-developed business continuity plans in place, with a longstanding and robust […]
