New Online Lending Platform SourceFunding.org Supporting Underserved Communities
NEW YORK CITY (November 11, 2017) - A new $100 million Clinton Foundation-sponsored platform bidding to take on predatory online lenders by offering America's underserved communities a low-cost alternative, is opening its doors for beta testing.
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Jo-Ann Rolle, Ph.D. - Dean, Medgar Evers College, City University of NY
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Alissa Donnell - Coordinator, Agriculture Business Program, Jefferson Community College, State University of NY
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Janet Davas - Nationally Recognized Entrepreneurship Expert
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Francine Hardaway, Ph.D. - Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Arizona State University
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Jim Joseph - Dean, Madden School of Business, LeMoyne College
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Maren King - Director, Center for Community Design Research, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, State University of NY
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