News & Media
Former President Bill Clinton mentions CGF in ABC News Interview
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton, in an interview with ABC News, recently discussed organizations throughout the U.S. focused on bettering their communities. Clinton highlighted the Capital Good Fund as a prime example of a student-led initiative focused on reaching underserved populations through innovative solutions to social problems.
Click here to view the interview—Clinton mentions CGF at approximately 5:30 into the video.
CGF Gala to be held on May 4th
Friday, April 02, 2010
Register for CGF’s Spring Gala: Building Green Connections on Tuesday, May 4th at the scenic Waterplace Restaurant! Please visit our Gala home page for more information and to buy tickets!
First DoubleGreen Credit Builder Loan Issued!
Friday, March 12, 2010
After months of planning and work, we are extremely excited and proud to announce that we have issued our first DoubleGreen Credit Builder Loan—the first and only of its kind in the United States—to Elizabeth Lopez of Providence (pictured above). The loan will cover the cost of purchasing and installing a programmable thermostat in the restaurant owned by her husband and, at the same time, will allow her to begin to build a credit history. Though she currently has no credit at all, she hopes that with the help of our loan and advice, she will be able to buy a home in the next few years. Thus through the nine easy payments of $17 Mrs. Lopez will be able to build credit while the family business will see lowered energy bills. We can’t wait to make more of these loans in the coming weeks! Click here for information on the loan or to apply.
2009 Social Impact Report
Saturday, February 27, 2010
CGF is excited to announce the release of social impact data for 2009. The report covers some basic information about CGF’s clients during its first year of operation, and plans for reaching out to even more low and moderate-income families. Click here to access the report!
New Citizenship Loan Issued!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
We are very excited to announce that today we made our 4th citizenship loan—and 11th overall—to Melisa. The $875.00 covers 100% of the cost of her applying for United States citizenship. The photo above shows Melisa and her two adorable daughters—ages 1 and 7—just after receiving the loan! We look forward to more loans being made in the coming weeks.
Announcing a $20,000 Matched Donation Campaign
Friday, February 19, 2010
To all of our supporters: we are excited to announced that a donor has pledged to match, dollar for dollar, every donation you make to CGF between today and June 1st, up to $20,000. This is an incredible opportunity for us to raise $40,000 at a time when we are ramping up our business loan, business workshop and citizenship loan and also launching our financial literacy workshop and groundbreaking green credit builder loan. Make your tax-deductible donation today by clicking here!
Launch of new Green Credit Builder Loan!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Capital Good Fund is pleased to announce the launch of its new innovative loan product, the Green Credit Builder Loan. Click here to read more about the loan product. If you are interested in applying for the loan, please go here or contact us!
CGF Presents to 60 Daycare Providers
Monday, February 08, 2010
Andy Posner chats with members of the audience
On Saturday, February 6, Director Andy Posner and Loan Officer Sara Azout presented CGF’s products and services to a group of 60 low and moderate-income daycare providers at Ready to Learn Providence. The audience consisted of 60 female entrepreneurs, all of whom have their own daycare businesses throughout Rhode Island. As such, it was a perfect group to tell about CGF’s business loans and business workshops. In addition, many of the audience members were intrigued by CGF’s green credit builder loan, as they well understand the importance of having a solid credit score.
Andy and Sara not only walked away from the meeting with a large list of people who had written down their contact information so as to apply for loans and workshops, but also with a better understanding of the needs and concerns of CGF’s target market. For example, they received many questions pertaining to whether or not the interest rate on the loans is variable; whether collateral is required, and so on. Of course, the interest rate is not variable and CGf does not ask for collateral, but these questions emphasized the importance of making that fact abundantly clear. In short, CGF is thrilled to be reaching out so effectively to the community and homing in on exactly the people that stand to benefit most from what it has to offer.
January Newsletter Now Available
We are excited to put out our January newsletter, outlining our major activities during the month of January. As always, we encourage our supporters to contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions. If you wish to sign up for the newsletter, shoot us an email at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or click the “Contact Us” tab above. Click here to access the newsletter.
CGF Staff Travels to Bangladesh to Receive Training From Grameen Bank!
Saturday, January 02, 2010
CGF’s Director, Andy Posner, and Director of Business and Financial Literacy Training, Jill Lambiase, are currently in Bangladesh getting trained by Grameen Bank in their Nobel-Peace Prize winning lending methodology. The aim is for Jill and Andy to apply what they learn in Bangladesh to Capital Good Fund upon returning to the U.S. Throughout their trip they will be blogging; be sure to check the CGF blog, as well as our Facebook and Twitter pages, for the latest updates. Click here to access the blog.
