People's Partner for Community Development

05/21/2026

05/14/2026

What increases access to capital?
Relationships.

From 2019 to 2024, the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition grew annual lending from $4.6 million to more than $26.1 million through relationship-based lending.

By leading with trust, community, and reciprocity, Native CDFIs are creating real pathways to opportunity and capital across Native communities.

04/07/2026

What guides Indigenous finance?

Seven values: trust, relationships, alignment, leadership, strength, community, and a shared future.

This is the final post in our Investing Indigenously series.

03/31/2026

The idea that we lack capacity is wrong.

Our communities already have the knowledge and leadership. When we build on those strengths, we create solutions that reflect who we are.

Part of our Investing Indigenously series—follow for what’s next.

03/24/2026

Buffalo survive by staying together.

Indigenous finance follows that same path—stronger communities through unity, shared responsibility, and investing in each other.

Part of the Investing Indigenously series by the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition.

03/18/2026

Trust is what most investors overlook.

It’s what moves resources into Indigenous communities. When trust is strong—between partners, communities, and peers—it creates real, long-term impact.

03/17/2026

Update: PPCD closing at 1:45 today

03/10/2026

This is why Indigenous communities must come first.

When Indigenous communities are centered, capital strengthens relationships instead of draining them. This video is part of our Investing Indigenously series featuring the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition and the work they are doing to redefine investment.

Follow along for more from the series and learn more about the coalition’s work.