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PeopleFund Receives Meadows Foundation Support
Nonprofit partners with Meadows Foundation to support Veteran Business Owners Dallas, Texas – PeopleFund, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the receipt of $66,500 grant from the Dallas-based Meadows Foundation for direct support of Texas veterans who chose … Continue reading
TxCDC Awards Grant to PeopleFund
Grant supports technology enhancements for PeopleFund client training and education Austin, Texas – Texas Certified Development Company (TxCDC), a proven leader in Small Business Administration 504 lending and New Markets Tax Credits allocations, awarded a grant to PeopleFund to create … Continue reading
PeopleFund Announces Strategic Partnership with CCAACC
Local Chamber and Nonprofit to Provide Educational Opportunities Austin, Texas – PeopleFund and the Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce (CCAACC) announced this week that the two organizations are partnering to offer educational workshops and technical assistance to the … Continue reading
East Night Summit and Celebration Event Announced
Community nonprofit PeopleFund announced their annual economic summit and fundraising event, to be held at Austin Lumber Company on October 25th. This year, the summit will concentrate on the impact of Austin’s arts and cultural industries. Panel topics will focus … Continue reading
PeopleFund Announces Top Seed Business Model Video Competition
PeopleFund Announces Business Plan Competition Nonprofit to Award Three Grants to Outstanding Business Models The community development financial institution and nonprofit charity PeopleFund announced Monday it will host its second annual “Top Seed” business model competition. This year, the organization … Continue reading
PeopleFund Receives Outstanding Lender Award at Deal Day
Dallas, Texas – The North Texas Small Business Development Center awarded PeopleFund the title of “Outstanding Lender” 2012 for the organization’s work with entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit leaders in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth MSA in front of a … Continue reading
Create Jobs for USA Program to Help PeopleFund and Fellow Community Lenders Generate Jobs across the U.S.
PeopleFund, a local community lender, announced today that it has received a $66,250 capital grant from the Create Jobs for USA Fund (Create Jobs), managed by Opportunity Finance Network® (OFN). Starbucks and OFN teamed up to launch the Create Jobs … Continue reading
PeopleFund and Dallas PLAN Fund Announce Merger
Two Texas micro-lending organizations with extensive track records of success, PeopleFund of Austin, Texas, and PLAN Fund of Dallas, Texas, are pleased to announce their merger effective March 31, 2012. This combination significantly increases available resources and strengthens their ability … Continue reading
PeopleFund participant in Goldman Sachs “10,000 Small Businesses Initiative”
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the nation’s leading network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative announced that PeopleFund is one of the 21 distinguished participants of the 10,000 Small Businesses CDFI … Continue reading
PeopleFund hosts Art Auction for Japan Relief
Austin’s award-winning, highly-collected artists Will Klemm, Shawn Camp, and Jan Heaton are joining more than 50 local area artists to raise money to aid the people of Japan devastated by earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. Paintings, mosaics, and other forms … Continue reading
