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At its September 27 proclamation ceremony, Inclusiv proudly welcomed Freedom First Credit Union to our growing Juntos Avanzamos family! We look forward to working with Freedom First FCU to expand access to responsible financial services for all. The event brought together the FFCU team, the Mayor of Roanoke, and prominent community leaders to celebrate the significant contributions of the Hispanic/Latino community, while reaffirming their shared commitment to offering culturally relevant financial products and services. The atmosphere was electric, with a profound sense of pride and accomplishment among the team. Juntos Avanzamos is a designation by Inclusiv for credit unions excelling in serving Hispanic and Latino communities with a strong commitment to financial inclusion and access. #HispanicHeritageMonth

A great upcoming webinar featuring Inclusiv's René Vargas Martínez:

Last week, Inclusiv’s Vice President at the Center for Resiliency and Clean Energy, Jesse Gerstin, spoke on #ClimateWeekNYC panel, “Aligning Goals for Climate and Community Benefits – Maximizing the IRA,” hosted by CDP and America Is All In. This event highlighted the opportunities provided by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund programs and included perspectives from green banks, CDFIs, and credit unions on how to maximize this climate investment. Jesse discussed how credit unions are well positioned to reach LIDACs, along with crowd pleasing stats on the green lending investment. He also touted our UNH-Inclusiv Solar and Green Lending offerings, which can be found HERE: https://ow.ly/SQNe50TyRzn Panel participants included: Elizabeth Lien (America Is All In), Chanell Scott Contreras (Michigan Saves), Bert Hunter (Connecticut Green Bank), Maryrose Myrtetus (Green Capital Corp) and Emily Robichaux (Amalgamated Bank).

ALERT: The NCUA is monitoring the situation around Hurricane Helene. Refer to the NCUA's hurricane information webpage that has material on preparedness and recovery: https://lnkd.in/eG2dRsmJ. The NCUA can provide Urgent Need grants up to $7,500 to low-income credit unions to help them restore operations interrupted by the storm https://lnkd.in/ekkQAngP

Continue celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Inclusiv! On Thursday, October 10 at 1 PM ET, join us to explore how credit unions serving Latino communities can lead the way in supporting climate resilience through green lending initiatives. Inclusiv's Fiona Laird and MariSol Federal Credit Union's Tomas Rivas will lead our conversation! Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/x9hq50Txhg7

How do you design and execute investment strategies to catalyze opportunities that foster belonging and ownership in historically marginalized communities? Join us on Tuesday, October 1 at 1pm ET for Inclusiv/ Insights, quarterly trends call focused on CDFI and MDI credit unions. Cathi Kim, SVP of Inclusiv/Capital will host Mapping Investment Strategies Towards Communities and Impact, a conversation with Lynne Hoey, Chief Investment Officer, Kataly Foundation, Samira Rajan, CEO of Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union and Aurelio Arroyo González, Executive President, Cooperativa Jesús Obrero. During this webinar, we’ll share insights from the design and implementation of the Kataly Foundation’s groundbreaking $65 million investment in Inclusiv’s Impact Deposit Fund. The session will also cover how the Foundation’s cash investments are catalyzing the impact of CDCUs and creating historic opportunities through the funding of the first social impact deposits into Puerto Rican cooperativas. Register: https://ow.ly/c6kQ50Twecu

Inclusiv’s CEO and President Cathie Mahon ended the second day of #ClimateWeekNYC with the opportunity to speak to municipal leaders from across the country on how Inclusiv plans to support its credit union members through its $1.87 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (#GGRF) Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (#CCIA) EPA grant program. Thank you to Climate Mayors, C40 Cities, and Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) for hosting this important event, along with fellow speakers from Climate United, Coalition for Green Capital, and Rewiring America!

This week's CDCU launch event will welcome international speakers from the United States who have worked closely with this initiative to their respective sector. Delegates will hear from Cathi Kim, SVP of Capital and Investments at Inclusiv, an institution that has made Community Development Credit Unions an integral part of the US sector. Also, we will be joined by Alison Carr, (She/Her) MBA, PHR, CUDE, ICUDE , Chief Strategy Officer from Your CU Partner.?#ABCULCDCU24

The urgency to support low-to-moderate income (LMI) households in the wake of climate change has never been greater! Earlier this year, Inclusiv and SaverLife announced a joint initiative, CFCA (Consumer Finance for Climate Action), which identifies and lifts up innovative solutions that address climate change and support the financial well-being of households with low-to-moderate incomes. Today, we are excited to share an update on our work and also give a sneak peek into what’s on the horizon. Be sure to check out our latest update and sign up to get CFCA news delivered straight to your inbox. https://ow.ly/pfni50TuwRZ #CFCA #FinancialResilience #ClimateAction

#ClimateWeekNYC has begun! Inclusiv is spending this week meeting with leading climate and clean energy community lenders, philanthropists, nonprofit organizations and private sector partners who see credit unions as key for a just transition to an inclusive green economy.