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Alternative Non-Economic Measures of CDFI Lending Impact
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT When small businesses flourish, they start and grow...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Theory of Change and Role of Program Evaluation
Organizational Framework and Evaluation Standards, Updated Annually POLICY SUMMARY Carolina Small Business Development Fund seeks to...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 17, 20211 min read
Theory to Practice: CSBDF Releases FY2020 Economic Impact Evaluation
In this post CSBDF’s Khaliid Scott (Research Fellow), Evelyn Chen (Research Fellow), and Urmi Bhatt (Business Systems Coordinator)...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 11, 20217 min read
Capacity of Community Development Organizations to Respond to COVID-19
Collaboration with professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ABSTRACT The recovery of COVID-19 will truly require...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 28, 20211 min read
Small Business COVID-19 Lending Programs: Fostering Social Capital and Financial Stability
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief Released in February 2021 ABSTRACT In times of crisis, investment in...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 10, 20211 min read
Promoting Economic Development in Rural North Carolina: Five Complimentary Strategies
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Executive Summary ABSTRACT Like many other states, North Carolina’s...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Mar 31, 20211 min read
City of Raleigh COVID-19 Relief Fund: Survey of Beneficiaries
Evaluation of Agency Contract Outputs FINDINGS SUMMARY On behalf of the City of Raleigh, Carolina Small Business (CSBDF) administered a...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Piedmont Community College: Partnering to Help Small Businesses
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT North Carolina’s community college system is a vital...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jan 10, 20211 min read
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act’s Section 1071 on Small Business Data
Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Request for Stakeholder Feedback) ABSTRACT Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act was...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Dec 1, 20201 min read
Strategic Capacity Building in Community Development Organizations Post COVID-19
Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Theory to Practice: COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Programs Are Ending, But the Pandemic Isn’t
September 21, 2020 / Jamie McCall / Community Development , Economic Development , Economy , Jobs & Employment , Public Policy , Small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Sep 21, 20204 min read
Innovator’s Journey Program: Outcome Evaluation Assessment
Evaluation of Business Solutions Program Outcomes FINDINGS SUMMARY The Innovator’s Journey (INJ) program, carried out by CSBDF in...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Changes to Data Reporting Requirements for Certified CDFIs
Comments to Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (OMB #1559-0046) OUR POSITION The Community Development Financial...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Theory to Practice: Place Matters – Social Capital and Community Economic Development
July 22, 2020 / Jamie McCall, Emily Stallings and Kevin Dick / CDFI , Community Development , Economic Development , Economic inequality...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jul 22, 20203 min read
Community Development in the Southeast: Regional Economic Indicators
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report ABSTRACT Community development is inherently place-based: the geographic...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Latino Program (Programa Empersarial Latino): Evaluation of Lending Outcomes
Evaluation of Latino Program Technical Assistance Process FINDINGS SUMMARY Carolina Small Business’s Latino Program serves North...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 10, 20201 min read
Social Capital in the Era of Social Distancing: Community Development Responses to COVID-19
Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ABSTRACT As local economic systems continue to reel from...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 15, 20201 min read
Assessing the Early Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on North Carolina’s Small Business Community
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT In April 2020 much data suggested the economic effects of...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Community Reinvestment Act Regulations Proposed Rulemaking
Comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (#OCC-2018-0008) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (RIN #3064-AF22)...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Assessing Public, Private, and Philanthropic Support for CDFIs
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT Community-based financial institutions play a large role in...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Dec 1, 20191 min read
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