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Non-profit organization offering community investment notes that fight poverty, finance affordable homes, fund small and micro businesses and engage in community development.

Community development deposit accounts for those wishing to help small businesses, nonprofits, women, minorities, rural residents, and low-wealth families. United States.

Introduction and in-depth information published by Co-op America and the Social Investment Forum Foundation.

National CDFI membership organization offering promotion, training, research, and networking. United States.

Intermediary serving community development venture capital funds through training, financing, consulting, research, and advocacy. US and Global working groups.

Coalition dedicated to strengthening the credit unions that serve low-income communities -- known as "community development credit unions." Provides financial, technical, and human resources to CDCUs. USA

Swiss company specializing in the management of investment funds dedicated to the micro-finance industry. Serves investors, funds, and micro-finance institutions supporting sustainable development of micro-entrepreneurship in emerging economies.

Arranges financing for microfinance institutions in the developing world enabling low income entrepreneurs with no legitimate alternative access to capital to start and run their own micro enterprises. USA

Membership organization providing capacity building, networking, development, and research. United Kingdom.

A group of associated professionals discussing micro finance investments. Weblog.

A large financier of the microfinance sector worldwide. Funds projects in the South benefiting disadvantaged and marginalised people. Cooperative society business structure. Loans channeled through a network of offices spread over Latin America, Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe. Finances cooperatives or small and medium-sized enterprises involved in agriculture, trade, services and manufacturing.

Microfinance investment firm providing capital and management oversight to emerging market microfinance institutions in order to build capital markets that work for the world's entrepreneurial poor. USA

A US-based membership organization of CDFIs. Provides capital, technical assistance, and development services to support the revitalization of economically-disadvantaged urban, rural, and reservation-based communities.

Microfinance institution in India. Targets the economically disadvantaged women section in Indian society.

Set up to lay the foundations for a social investment bank to help enable the third sector to respond to society's needs by facilitating greater access to investment. UK

Registered investment advisor focusing on fixed income management. Information for individuals, institutions, and banks/thrifts. USA

Provides UK banking and financial services to the trade union, charity, voluntary and credit union sectors.

UK based Community Investment Business. Acts as a catalyst for change in communities. Works in Health, Education, Regeneration and Housing.

Community investment specialises in community funding projects, affordable houses for renting in London, alternative to council housing and shared ownership schemes. UK.