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From Crisis to Continuity: Optimizing CDFI Capital and Partnerships for Natural Disaster Response
['Tony Mastria', 'People Authors']
Aspen Institute
Publications From Crisis to Continuity: Optimizing CDFI Capital and Partnerships for Natural Disaster Response Unfavorite Favorite Business Ownership Initiative, and Economic Opportunities ProgramJoyce Klein Senior DirectorOverviewWhen natural disasters strike, small businesses face an immediate liquidity crisis.
This brief, authored by Business Ownership Initiative Senior Director Joyce Klein, draws directly on decades of disaster relief experience and insights from the Microfinance Impact Collaborative and key CDFI partners.
Small Rapid Response Grants ($5k–$20k for immediate stranded and cleanup costs).
About the Business Ownership Initiative The Business Ownership Initiative, an initiative of the Economic Opportunities Program, works to build understanding and strengthen the role of business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy.
About the Economic Opportunities Program The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.