Betsy Black
Betsy Black
Overview
Betsy works part-time assisting Rebecca with visiting current and potential borrowers, providing technical assistance, administration of the loan portfolio, and marketing the Fund in Vermont and New Hampshire. Betsy’s background is working with community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and nonprofit organizations. She is a long time cooperative member, volunteer, board and committee member, and enthusiast. Betsy assists CDFIs nationally with capitalization and strategic planning, and instructs for Opportunity Finance Network and Oweesta Corporation. She worked for the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund for a decade as Capitalization and Communications Director before starting her own consulting business in 2002.
Cooperative Fund of New England
CFNE advances community based, cooperative and democratically owned or managed enterprises with preference to those that serve low income communities through: · provision of prompt financial assistance at reasonable rates · provision of an investment opportunity that promotes socially conscious enterprise; and · development of a regional reservoir of business skills with which to assist these groups.
Loan Outreach Officer