Beth

@bethbaff

Investing . Alum . Mom of 4 under 5. Fan of ☕. Thoughts & opinions are my own.

Washington, DC
calvertimpactcapital.org
Joined July 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    23 Apr 2020

    For those who are paying attention to the stimulus package just passed and are wondering, “what the heck is a Community Development Financial Institution ()?” Short answer: they are the greatest thing that you’ve never heard of. A thread.

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  2. 1 hour ago

    A Starkville, MS business owner called the loan and support he received from ‘a lifesaver.’ Read about how and other community lenders are helping small businesses bounce back from the pandemic

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    17 hours ago

    1200K 🐐🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺💙😈 (most all-time)

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    Mar 19

    if you watch one thing today make it this

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    Mar 18

    Thank you for a great article about the tenacity of this entrepreneur throughout COVID. Wishing Blair much success at his cool, new location in Starkville, MS.

    Blair Edwards, People's Cup MicroRoastery, received the first loan in MS. Read about People's Cup and CU in the Mississippi Free Press article, 'A Life Saver': Starkville Coffee Shop Owners Gets Funding from Communities Unlimited.
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  6. Mar 18

    Why I do what I do 👇

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  7. Mar 18

    There is nothing more entertaining than a virtual town hall with kids daycare exec director a day after they announced kids can take off their masks. Where’s my popcorn.🍿

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  8. Mar 18

    Wow, the truck convoy just went past our office outside of DC. About 10 trucks laying on their horns for a good 20 mins. Can someone please tell me what they are protesting? DC has lifted all of its (very reasonable) public health mandates...

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  9. Mar 17

    Big fan right now

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    Mar 17

    “Gender mainstreaming is not a cut and paste exercise” de on “La perspectiva de género no es un ejercicio de copia y pega” - Jenn Pryce sobre en 👏👏👏

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  11. Mar 17

    Best ad ever made.

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  12. Mar 17

    Excited to join this esteemed group to discuss the amazing work California have been doing to help small businesses with access to credit and support throughout the pandemic.

    Please join us on Thursday, March 24 at 10 a.m. for an implementation review hearing on the CA Rebuilding Fund. We will be joined by Scott Wu (), Beth Bafford (), and Hilda Kennedy (AmPac Business Capital). Details:
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  13. Mar 17

    LAST CALL to take our 2022 Impact Investing Survey! Your responses give us critical insight into what individual investors are looking for in the market so we - and others - can make more sustainable products available for everyone. Thank you! 👇

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  14. Mar 16

    Is there any better age than 4? The energy, curiosity, innocence, wonder, snuggles. Hard to imagine it gets better than this.

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    Mar 16

    On the two-year anniversary of the pandemic, we’re excited to release research from analyzing the impact of our recovery efforts, which were developed with and over 25 partners:

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    Mar 16

    $210 million and counting in low interest, flexible capital has been awarded to small businesses recovering from COVID-19 in average increments of ~$60k since 2020. 👀🔥 Incredibly fulfilling comeback story for , our partners, and small biz! 🙌

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    Mar 15

    We talk a lot about the importance of access to credit for small businesses... but why is it important? asked business owners directly. Short answer: it preserves wealth, generates income, and improves quality of life. Research: Thread👇

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  18. Mar 15

    Join , & others to learn more about the SOAR Fund and other ways to support CDFIs as they address structural gaps in our financial system.

    Last chance to register for the CDFIs – The longtime champions of racial equity and justice webinar! Learn how these innovators are pioneering new ways to drive capital into marginalized communities. March 17 at 1:00 pm ET.
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  19. Mar 15

    Huge kudos to for providing excellent customer service and endless care and compassion to small businesses throughout the last two years. End!

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  20. Mar 15

    BONUS: All of these loans were made by non-profit community lenders. 64% of business owners said their experience with their lender was better than other online lenders and more than 40% reported that their lender spent significant time helping them with the loan.

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  21. Mar 15

    "The loan came through at a time when we depleted our resources to get through COVID. It was really critical to make payroll and continue forward. The short-term loan really gave us the ability to keep moving forward. For that, we are grateful."

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