Strategic Consulting

Offered through Opportunity Finance Network Consulting Services

We help you grow your organization with the industry’s most experienced consulting service. Our unique strengths include:

• More than 20 years of experience working with CDFIs and CDCs nationwide.

• CDFI best practices, researched and developed by Opportunity Finance Network, offering proven techniques.

• A pool of expert consultants versed in the CDFI and CDC industries.

• Comprehensive industry data.

• Extensive library of sample operating documents and technical assistance publications.

• Extensive community development operations knowledge and information about the latest industry trends.

With these strengths and industry experience, we can help your organization in developing the necessary systems to increase growth and performance. Our consulting services include:

• Growth Management
• Portfolio Management
• Capitalization Planning
• Market Development & Analysis
• Customized Training

Approximately half of our clients pay for OFN consulting services through CDFI Fund Technical Assistance grants obtained specifically for consulting while others use general operating support or program grants from other sources.

“I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this type of market study to any CDFI contemplating its future and long term sustainability. The market study helped convince the board about the changes that need to occur, changes that are now reflected in the goals set out in our final strategic plan. The market study also helped us direct the types of measures we should use to accomplish the goals we set out in the strategic plan.”
Ruth Louie,
Baltimore Community Lending

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