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Community Development at the Richmond Fed works w/ community partners to help address economic challenges & opportunities in low- & moderate-income communities

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Calling all Community Reinvestment Act bankers! Join us in Charlotte on July 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for two in-person CRA workshops — one focused on the basics and one offering guidance for experienced bankers.
Sign up now! Registration closes 7/20: https://t.co/lFDb48g1lU

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On Friday, Community Affairs Officer and Vice President of Community Development, Carrie Cook spoke at the Truist Leadership Institute in Greensboro, NC during their inaugural CDFI Convening “An Interactive Discussion on Leadership” #CDFI #myRichmondFed

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#CDFI Leaders - There are only TWO MORE DAYS to share your story in the 2023 CDFI Survey to help policymakers understand how your organization is faring and how policies & other initiatives may help. https://t.co/LRf4R9Cr6j

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The Federal Reserve held #WorkerVoices focus groups with #workers and job seekers with less than a bachelor’s degree, seeking to understand their perspectives and expectations on #employment. Here’s what we heard. #WorkerVoicesProject https://t.co/hCvK4l6dNR

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Despite a tight job market where #workers are in high demand, some in our #WorkerVoices study said they’ve had trouble finding #jobs. Learn more via the #WorkerVoicesProject report. https://t.co/2jilSV7bfv

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Take the #CDFIsurvey here: https://t.co/LRf4R9Cr6j

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The Federal Reserve’s 2023 CDFI Survey asks about demand for CDFI products, challenges that CDFIs are experiencing and recent innovation in the industry. Please respond to the survey or share with CDFIs in your professional network. The survey is open now through Friday, June 2.

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CDFIs are important to the communities they serve, and the Federal Reserve is conducting a survey to understand their challenges and opportunities.

Carrie Cook, our Community Affairs officer and Vice President shares why:
https://t.co/oAQSneCCwU

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Do you lead a #CDFI? Share your story in the 2023 CDFI Survey to help policymakers understand how your organization is faring and how policies & other initiatives may help. https://t.co/LRf4R9Cr6j

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The #CDFISurvey is live, and we want to hear from #CDFI leaders. Share the important work that your CDFI is doing to support communities: https://t.co/LRf4R9Cr6j

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Help us understand current challenges and opportunities for CDFIs by taking the 2023 CDFI Survey from now until June 2, 2023
#CDFISurvey

https://t.co/LRf4R9Cr6j

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Register to virtually attend the Opportunity Appalachia: Investor Convening, May 31 – June 1
https://t.co/xlE70JMvKu

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The Federal Reserve’s national survey of Community Development Financial Institutions is live. We invite CDFI leaders to respond to the survey by June 2
https://t.co/LRf4R9Cr6j

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Huge congratulations to Jarrod Elwell, our Community Development regional manager serving Virginia and Washington, D.C., for being selected to the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute's 2023 Cohort! 👏🎉

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📢 Attention!! 📢

⭐️ We are pleased to announce the 2023 Cohort of the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute ⭐️

After a highly competitive process, we would like to congratulate these outstanding individuals!

⬇️ Learn more about the 2023 Cohort here ⬇️
https://t.co/lK3YxlWV43

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Learn more about why Community Development Financial Institutions are important and how #CDFI leadership voices help us to understand the needs of CDFIs and the communities they serve in this blog post written by VP & CAO Carrie Cook.

https://t.co/oAQSneCCwU

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What a great day! Thank you to everyone who participated.
#InvestRuralUSA

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That concludes the #InvestRuralUSA conference! Thank you to all of our guest speakers, panelists and attendees!

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For “What’s in your Backyard? Leveraging Assets for Community Development,” panelists are discussing strategies to build a thriving community by identifying and understanding assets, such as key institutions, natural resources and their residents’ ingenuity. #InvestRuralUSA

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"When a coal plant shuts down, there’s this idea that you can just turn on the clean energy & everything will be great. But communities can’t put all their eggs in one industry sector." - Heidi Binko of @JTFund

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"It’s so important for communities to switch the conversation and say, what do we have? What can we build on? Instead of just focusing on deficits." - Carolyn Fryberger of @NCGrowth #InvestRuralUSA

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VP and CAO, Carrie Cook kicking off the afternoon plenary panel “It Takes More Than a Village: Partnering to Drive Equitable Development”
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