Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
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Working collectively to advance racial and economic justice by leveraging and stewarding community development resources.
Yesterday, Electra and Tyler connected with entrepreneurs, job seekers, and economic development leaders at the State's Clinics at the Capitol. This event provided support for job seekers, resources for entrepeneuers, and information on workforce development grants and programs.
July 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yesterday, Electra and Tyler connected with entrepreneurs, job seekers, and economic development leaders at the State's Clinics at the Capitol. This event provided support for job seekers, resources for entrepeneuers, and information on workforce development grants and programs.
The legislature adjourned on Monday, May 19th, without completing all of their work. There are still several bills that need to be negotiated and finalized related to the environment, health, education, workforce development, and more.
Visit mccdmn.org/2025-legisla... to read MCCD's full update.
Visit mccdmn.org/2025-legisla... to read MCCD's full update.
2025 Legislative Session Recap & Updates - MCCD | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
2025 Legislative Session Recap & Updates The legislature adjourned on Monday, May 19th without completing all of their work. Thankfully, the housing bill was passed before the constitutionally…
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May 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The legislature adjourned on Monday, May 19th, without completing all of their work. There are still several bills that need to be negotiated and finalized related to the environment, health, education, workforce development, and more.
Visit mccdmn.org/2025-legisla... to read MCCD's full update.
Visit mccdmn.org/2025-legisla... to read MCCD's full update.
MCCD is proud to have an A rating from Aeris. Aeris brings transparency & accountability to CDFIs by conducting in-depth monitoring and analyses of loan funds & financial performance. This A reflects MCCD’s commitment to impactful lending & financial transparency.
May 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
MCCD is proud to have an A rating from Aeris. Aeris brings transparency & accountability to CDFIs by conducting in-depth monitoring and analyses of loan funds & financial performance. This A reflects MCCD’s commitment to impactful lending & financial transparency.
Last week the House approved the housing cmte’s omnibus budget & policy bill -let's continue advocating the leg. adopts the House’s position of $75M in new appropriations and $100M in HIBs. Thank your Rep. & ask they continue fighting for housing buff.ly/1h2pJyB
May 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Last week the House approved the housing cmte’s omnibus budget & policy bill -let's continue advocating the leg. adopts the House’s position of $75M in new appropriations and $100M in HIBs. Thank your Rep. & ask they continue fighting for housing buff.ly/1h2pJyB
Last night, the MN House passed the Housing Omnibus Bill! With broad bipartisan support, this critical bill will help us build new homes, preserve existing ones, and keep families out of homelessness. Thank you to Rep. Igo and Rep. Howard for your leadership in getting this bill passed. #mnleg
April 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Last night, the MN House passed the Housing Omnibus Bill! With broad bipartisan support, this critical bill will help us build new homes, preserve existing ones, and keep families out of homelessness. Thank you to Rep. Igo and Rep. Howard for your leadership in getting this bill passed. #mnleg
The House of Representatives Floor session begins at 3:30 PM today. The housing bill will be up sometime after that, but we don't have confirmation on when.
If you can’t make it in person, watch the floor session here: www.house.mn.gov/live/1
If you can’t make it in person, watch the floor session here: www.house.mn.gov/live/1
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Meeting is cancelled.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The House of Representatives Floor session begins at 3:30 PM today. The housing bill will be up sometime after that, but we don't have confirmation on when.
If you can’t make it in person, watch the floor session here: www.house.mn.gov/live/1
If you can’t make it in person, watch the floor session here: www.house.mn.gov/live/1
The House Housing Omnibus Finance bill is being heard on the House of Representatives Floor TOMORROW, April 29. Let's pack the gallery to support the House's $75M one-time additional appropriations target and $100M in Housing Infrastructure Bonds.
Stay tuned for the exact time!
Stay tuned for the exact time!
April 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The House Housing Omnibus Finance bill is being heard on the House of Representatives Floor TOMORROW, April 29. Let's pack the gallery to support the House's $75M one-time additional appropriations target and $100M in Housing Infrastructure Bonds.
Stay tuned for the exact time!
Stay tuned for the exact time!
Read below to learn more about Kari Tribble, who received business development services through the Small Business Assistance Partnerships Program.
Urge Governor Walz to preserve SBAP’s funding by signing on to our most recent action alert! mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a...
Urge Governor Walz to preserve SBAP’s funding by signing on to our most recent action alert! mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a...
Tell Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flannagan to Support the Small Business Assistance Partnerships Program | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
As the Minnesota State Legislature approches its work in conference committees we need Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan to advocate to support, at a minimum, the base funding amount for the…
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April 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Read below to learn more about Kari Tribble, who received business development services through the Small Business Assistance Partnerships Program.
Urge Governor Walz to preserve SBAP’s funding by signing on to our most recent action alert! mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a...
Urge Governor Walz to preserve SBAP’s funding by signing on to our most recent action alert! mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a...
Small businesses are the backbone of MN. But Gov. Walz has proposed cuts to the Small Business Assistance Partnerships (SBAP) Program, which provides technical assistance to small businesses across the state.
Visit mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a... to urge Gov. Walz to support the SBAP!
Visit mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a... to urge Gov. Walz to support the SBAP!
Tell Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flannagan to Support the Small Business Assistance Partnerships Program | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
As the Minnesota State Legislature approches its work in conference committees we need Governor Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan to advocate to support, at a minimum, the base funding amount for the…
mstr.app
April 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Small businesses are the backbone of MN. But Gov. Walz has proposed cuts to the Small Business Assistance Partnerships (SBAP) Program, which provides technical assistance to small businesses across the state.
Visit mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a... to urge Gov. Walz to support the SBAP!
Visit mstr.app/98bf4a55-13a... to urge Gov. Walz to support the SBAP!
The legislature is off this week for their scheduled break and will reconvene on April 21st. Last Friday was the third deadline for committees to finalize their omnibus bills.
Visit buff.ly/lMhxADY for an update on MCCD-led bills and where they stand in the legislature.
Visit buff.ly/lMhxADY for an update on MCCD-led bills and where they stand in the legislature.
Update on the 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session - MCCD | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Update on the 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session By Kelly Law & Kari Johnson The legislature is off this week for their scheduled legislative break and will reconvene on April 21st at noon. Last…
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April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The legislature is off this week for their scheduled break and will reconvene on April 21st. Last Friday was the third deadline for committees to finalize their omnibus bills.
Visit buff.ly/lMhxADY for an update on MCCD-led bills and where they stand in the legislature.
Visit buff.ly/lMhxADY for an update on MCCD-led bills and where they stand in the legislature.
It's not too late! Click below to urge your lawmakers to support MN's affordable housing and small businesses.
Take action before the end of the week!
Contact your lawmakers and urge them to invest in Minnesotans with
$100 million in bonds for housing: buff.ly/yX5vEDB
$5 million in the Small Business Assistance Partnership: buff.ly/jQ8wMpr
Contact your lawmakers and urge them to invest in Minnesotans with
$100 million in bonds for housing: buff.ly/yX5vEDB
$5 million in the Small Business Assistance Partnership: buff.ly/jQ8wMpr
Tell Lawmakers to Invest $100 Million in Bonds for Housing! | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Right now, Minnesota state lawmakers are working to finalize their omnibus bills, and we need your help to tell them that we need to invest in Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBs) to preserve and…
mstr.app
April 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's not too late! Click below to urge your lawmakers to support MN's affordable housing and small businesses.
Take action before the end of the week!
Contact your lawmakers and urge them to invest in Minnesotans with
$100 million in bonds for housing: buff.ly/yX5vEDB
$5 million in the Small Business Assistance Partnership: buff.ly/jQ8wMpr
Contact your lawmakers and urge them to invest in Minnesotans with
$100 million in bonds for housing: buff.ly/yX5vEDB
$5 million in the Small Business Assistance Partnership: buff.ly/jQ8wMpr
Tell Lawmakers to Invest $100 Million in Bonds for Housing! | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Right now, Minnesota state lawmakers are working to finalize their omnibus bills, and we need your help to tell them that we need to invest in Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBs) to preserve and…
mstr.app
April 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Take action before the end of the week!
Contact your lawmakers and urge them to invest in Minnesotans with
$100 million in bonds for housing: buff.ly/yX5vEDB
$5 million in the Small Business Assistance Partnership: buff.ly/jQ8wMpr
Contact your lawmakers and urge them to invest in Minnesotans with
$100 million in bonds for housing: buff.ly/yX5vEDB
$5 million in the Small Business Assistance Partnership: buff.ly/jQ8wMpr
There’s an insurance crisis in MN—housing providers, small business owners, and homeowners are seeing huge spikes in insurance costs. A bipartisan bill aims for solutions to support the millions of Minnesotans that rely on property insurance.
Read more at buff.ly/xnXI0KR
Read more at buff.ly/xnXI0KR
March 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
There’s an insurance crisis in MN—housing providers, small business owners, and homeowners are seeing huge spikes in insurance costs. A bipartisan bill aims for solutions to support the millions of Minnesotans that rely on property insurance.
Read more at buff.ly/xnXI0KR
Read more at buff.ly/xnXI0KR
The last two days have been busy at the Capitol! We have had hearings for both our Small Business Assistance Partnership (SBAP) and Insurance Task Force bills.
Click below to learn more about these MCCD-led bills.
Click below to learn more about these MCCD-led bills.
March 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The last two days have been busy at the Capitol! We have had hearings for both our Small Business Assistance Partnership (SBAP) and Insurance Task Force bills.
Click below to learn more about these MCCD-led bills.
Click below to learn more about these MCCD-led bills.
When lifelong friends Xiong and Xiong started selling their pastries and bread at local farmer's markets in 2017, they were only looking for supplemental income. Eight years later, they are now opening their own bakery.
Read the story of X2 Pastries and their work with MCCD at
Read the story of X2 Pastries and their work with MCCD at
Client Highlight: X2 Pastries - MCCD | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Client Highlight: X2 Pastries When lifelong friends Xiong Xiong and Xiong Thao started X2 Pastries in 2017, they had no plans to open a bakery; they were only looking for supplemental income. For years,...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
When lifelong friends Xiong and Xiong started selling their pastries and bread at local farmer's markets in 2017, they were only looking for supplemental income. Eight years later, they are now opening their own bakery.
Read the story of X2 Pastries and their work with MCCD at
Read the story of X2 Pastries and their work with MCCD at
Today at the Capitol!
An MCCD-led bill for $400 million in Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBs) has hearings with the House's Capital Investment and Housing committees. Click below to learn about the legislation and watch the hearings:
10:15 hearing: buff.ly/gdp6OdS
3:00 hearing: buff.ly/p3BDv65
An MCCD-led bill for $400 million in Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBs) has hearings with the House's Capital Investment and Housing committees. Click below to learn about the legislation and watch the hearings:
10:15 hearing: buff.ly/gdp6OdS
3:00 hearing: buff.ly/p3BDv65
March 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today at the Capitol!
An MCCD-led bill for $400 million in Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBs) has hearings with the House's Capital Investment and Housing committees. Click below to learn about the legislation and watch the hearings:
10:15 hearing: buff.ly/gdp6OdS
3:00 hearing: buff.ly/p3BDv65
An MCCD-led bill for $400 million in Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBs) has hearings with the House's Capital Investment and Housing committees. Click below to learn about the legislation and watch the hearings:
10:15 hearing: buff.ly/gdp6OdS
3:00 hearing: buff.ly/p3BDv65
As certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), MCCD and many of our consortium members strive to build an economy that works for everybody. But a recent executive order by the Trump Administration threatens to dismantle this sector.
Read more at mccdmn.org/statement-ex...
Read more at mccdmn.org/statement-ex...
Statement: Executive Orders and Impacts on the CDFI Fund - MCCD | Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers
Statement: Executive Orders and Impacts on the CDFI Fund MCCD March 20, 2025 As certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), the Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD)...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), MCCD and many of our consortium members strive to build an economy that works for everybody. But a recent executive order by the Trump Administration threatens to dismantle this sector.
Read more at mccdmn.org/statement-ex...
Read more at mccdmn.org/statement-ex...
The Distressed Property Data Report reveals deep challenges faced by affordable housing developers since the COVID 19 pandemic. MCCD is supporting this work through the Housing Stability Coalition and bills to increase housing investments.
Learn more at
Learn more at
Report shows economic distress puts affordable homes at risk
Minnesota’s affordable housing providers struggle with soaring insurance costs and financial headwinds, putting thousands of housing units at risk.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Distressed Property Data Report reveals deep challenges faced by affordable housing developers since the COVID 19 pandemic. MCCD is supporting this work through the Housing Stability Coalition and bills to increase housing investments.
Learn more at
Learn more at
Sen. Susan Pha (38, DFL) is the author of our Small Business Assistance Partnerships bill, which will ensure that MN's small businesses have access to high quality, free development assistance.
Thank you, Sen. Pha, for being a community development champion at the Senate!
Thank you, Sen. Pha, for being a community development champion at the Senate!
February 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sen. Susan Pha (38, DFL) is the author of our Small Business Assistance Partnerships bill, which will ensure that MN's small businesses have access to high quality, free development assistance.
Thank you, Sen. Pha, for being a community development champion at the Senate!
Thank you, Sen. Pha, for being a community development champion at the Senate!
Today in the Senate, MN small business owners Esther Obaigwa and Kari Tribble testified in support of the Small Business Assistance Partnership Bill. This bill, authored by Sen. Susan Pha, will allocate millions of dollars in funding to free small business development services.
February 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today in the Senate, MN small business owners Esther Obaigwa and Kari Tribble testified in support of the Small Business Assistance Partnership Bill. This bill, authored by Sen. Susan Pha, will allocate millions of dollars in funding to free small business development services.
Sen. Lindsey Port (55, DFL), was a critical leader in the 2023 effort to pass more than $1 bil. for housing. This session, she is our chief author on our HIBs bill (SF-203 - $400 mil in HIBs).
Thank you @lindseyportmn.bsky.social for being a housing champion and a true partner in this work!
Thank you @lindseyportmn.bsky.social for being a housing champion and a true partner in this work!
February 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sen. Lindsey Port (55, DFL), was a critical leader in the 2023 effort to pass more than $1 bil. for housing. This session, she is our chief author on our HIBs bill (SF-203 - $400 mil in HIBs).
Thank you @lindseyportmn.bsky.social for being a housing champion and a true partner in this work!
Thank you @lindseyportmn.bsky.social for being a housing champion and a true partner in this work!
Today, the MN Senate heard several testimonies from MCCD and community partners supporting the Challenge bill and Housing Infrastructure Bond bills for affordable housing funds.
Thank you to our bill authors, @lindseyportmn.bsky.social and @lizboldonmn.bsky.social, and everybody who testified!
Thank you to our bill authors, @lindseyportmn.bsky.social and @lizboldonmn.bsky.social, and everybody who testified!
February 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Today, the MN Senate heard several testimonies from MCCD and community partners supporting the Challenge bill and Housing Infrastructure Bond bills for affordable housing funds.
Thank you to our bill authors, @lindseyportmn.bsky.social and @lizboldonmn.bsky.social, and everybody who testified!
Thank you to our bill authors, @lindseyportmn.bsky.social and @lizboldonmn.bsky.social, and everybody who testified!
Paid Leave for Minnesotans is approaching quickly. Join Minnesota Paid Leave for a webinar series starting 2/12 that is designed to help you prepare for this important change.
Learn more and register at https://deedmn.formstack.com/forms/paid_leave_webinar_registration_20250212
Learn more and register at https://deedmn.formstack.com/forms/paid_leave_webinar_registration_20250212
2025.02.12 Monthly Webinar Registration Form - Formstack
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Minnesota Paid Leave will provide payments and job protection for individuals who need time away from work to care for themselves and their loved ones. These sessions will…
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February 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Paid Leave for Minnesotans is approaching quickly. Join Minnesota Paid Leave for a webinar series starting 2/12 that is designed to help you prepare for this important change.
Learn more and register at https://deedmn.formstack.com/forms/paid_leave_webinar_registration_20250212
Learn more and register at https://deedmn.formstack.com/forms/paid_leave_webinar_registration_20250212
Join us on the first or third Tuesday of any month for a lending information session! Learn more about MCCD's loan products for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Visit linktr.ee/mccdmn.org to register.
Visit linktr.ee/mccdmn.org to register.
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Join us on the first or third Tuesday of any month for a lending information session! Learn more about MCCD's loan products for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Visit linktr.ee/mccdmn.org to register.
Visit linktr.ee/mccdmn.org to register.