Guest Blog: Give Your Small Business a Spring Cleaning with these 3 Financial Tips
By Don Pearson, Wells Fargo Regional Banking Executive Spring cleaning season is upon us and it’s not just about scrubbing baseboards and washing windows, but an important time for small business owners to get organized financially. From reviewing business expenses to managing cash flow and revising business plans, every business owner can benefit from a financial refresh. Below are three financial tips to help you stay on track this season. Review your business expenses As a small business owner, you’re likely responsible for filing your taxes on a quarterly basis. If you don’t already do this, consider establishing a separate …
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS AND RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND ANNOUNCE $3.2 MILLION INVESTMENT TO HELP LATINO-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
Raza Development Fund Intends to Invest $1 Million for Loans Within Charter’s California Footprint Commitment Increases Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund Investments to $27 million Including Committed Loan Capital, Capacity Grant Donations, and In-kind Contributions STAMFORD, CT – March 16, 2022 – Charter Communications, Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand, and Raza Development Fund (RDF), the largest Latino focused Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced a $3.2 million capital commitment by Charter’s Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund to provide loans to Latino-owned local businesses in financially underserved areas of California, Texas, Ohio, and Florida. RDF intends to use at …
Raza Development Fund and Woodforest National Bank Team Up to Create New Joint Financing Program to Help Charter Schools Provide Quality Education Across the U.S.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Raza Development Fund (RDF), the largest national Latino-focused Community Development Financial Institution, recently collaborated with Woodforest National Bank® (Woodforest) to develop an exclusive lending program focused on bridge financing of new or expanded facilities for existing charter school operators within Woodforest’s 17 state footprint. “This collaboration presents a tremendous opportunity for RDF to support more charter schools dedicated to providing a high-quality education. As a mission-based lender, RDF is committed to seeking ways in which more dollars can be reinvested into the classroom and support programming, while ensuring families have access to dignified facilities,” said Adrian …
Guest Blog: 3 Investments that will Give your Small Business a Boost
By Don Pearson, Wells Fargo Regional Banking Executive Sometimes you have to spend money to make money and although that may feel like a risky proposition for a small business owner, there are areas where you can get a lot of bang for your buck. Here are three investments you should consider to give your small business a boost: Technology Upgrading or investing in technology can be an area that will enhance your business and create efficiencies. This category can be broad so consider what makes the most sense for your business. Whether it’s adding logistics software to help manage …
Rooted School Vancouver Opens Enrollment for SW Washington’s First Charter Public High School; Announces Executive Director and $1.35M in Funding for Fall 2023 Opening
New school bridges inequality gaps for Vancouver’s underserved students with local workforce demands January 18, 2023–Vancouver, Wash.– Rooted School Vancouver today announced that it has opened enrollment for its Fall 2023 class of 9th graders at SW Washington’s first ever public charter high school. Widely recognized as one of the most innovative high school models in the U.S., Rooted School’s vision is to rapidly close America’s wealth and inequality gap by connecting underserved and talented high school graduates with a college acceptance in one hand, and a job opportunity in the other. The school’s curriculum gives students a proactive role …
Affiliate Support Program: Increasing resiliency at the UnidosUS Fall Convening
In 2021, Raza Development Fund kicked off an Affiliate Support Program (ASP) aimed at helping UnidosUS affiliate non-profit organizations navigate pandemic challenges and increase their capacity for growth. This program was led by Eric Salazar, RDF’s late Familia member who served as our Director of UnidosUS Affiliated Investments. After he passed away unexpectedly in June of 2022, RDF’s partners at the San Juan Diego Institute (SJDI), who had worked closely with Eric providing technical assistance, stepped up to ensure ASP’s impactful work continued. In this capacity, Dr. Ryan Hanning, SJDI Fellow and ASP technical assistance provider, attended last month’s UnidosUS …
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Every Day!
“It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.” – Sonia Sotomayor The long table is always filled with food from tortillas and chicken from the Ranch Market around the corner to share, to homemade sweet empanadas, chilis from a personal garden and other buffet style lunches in our cocina just like we would at home. We embrace and connect around the table in mixtures of Spanish, English and Spanglish. This is Raza Development Fund! We call ourselves a Familia, not …
RDF’s 4 Emerging Latino Servant Leaders
Count On Us! For over 20 years, Raza Development Fund has proudly provided financial capital to a Latino-serving organizations and Latino-owned small businesses because we know Latinos are a great investment. As we partner with UnidosUS on the Count On Us AZ campaign to share the contributions of Latinos in Arizona, we are highlighting four of RDF’s emerging Latino servant leaders. While we all share a passion for creating better opportunities and equitable access for our Latino and low-income communities across the country, these four are prime examples of the talent and dedication that make up our Familia. Amanda …
RDF is Proud to Partner in the Count On Us AZ Campaign
Count On Us! This month and through October, we not only celebrate our heritage and Latino leaders for Hispanic Heritage Month, but we also have a special message: Arizona counts on Latinos! As a support corporation of UnidosUS, Raza Development Fund is proud to partner in the Count On Us AZ campaign. Together, along with Arizona’s UnidosUS affiliate nonprofit organizations, we’ll raise awareness of Latinos’ contributions to Arizona’s economy and culture while inspiring action to remove barriers that Latinos and others face—in employment, education, housing, and health care. For RDF, this campaign is a perfect alignment with our work …
RDF Sponsors Student Aviation Program at NFL YET College Prep Academy
What did you want to be when you grew up? How were you first introduced to that idea? When we were children, most of us dreamed of careers we saw in movies and books. Those dreams tend to shift as we approach young adulthood. We gather information from our families, schools, mentors and local communities to determine paths that may seem more attainable for us. Unfortunately, for low-income and underserved communities what may seem “attainable” can be very limiting. That’s why it’s critical to create opportunities to expose our youth to a variety of options for their futures. In a …