Betsy Black Betsy is an attorney and independent consultant who serves in multiple roles to advance the delivery of community development finance in rural and urban communities. As an analyst for the CDFI Assessment and Rating Service (CARSTM), Betsy participates in rating the effectiveness of CDFIs throughout the U.S. She also provides grant review and analysis for the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority and monitors community investments on behalf of foundation clients. Betsy serves as Loan & Outreach Officer for the Cooperative Fund of New England, providing loan underwriting, capitalization and outreach services to one of the nation's oldest CDFIs, which specializes in financing affordable housing, small business and agriculture through cooperative, nonprofit and worker-owned structures throughout its region. Previously, she served as Director, Capitalization and Communications for the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, and before that, as staff at the Concord Feminist Health Center and an attorney in private practice. Betsy's consulting practice includes coaching lawyers and for-profit and nonprofit executives to increase effectiveness. She holds a BA from Middlebury College and a JD from the University of New Hampshire Law School. Betsy Black

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Yoga for Stress Reduction (Betsy is a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and teaches locally) "When I have engaged Betsy Black as a facilitator, or participated in another group that has chosen her, I know that the meeting will be fun and productive. She has a forthright and comfortable style that puts people at ease so that they participate more fully. I also value her ability to skillfully help shape the agenda and listen and adapt to the group discussion during the meeting. She is practiced in the art of knowing how and when to frame key questions in order to keep the group engaged and on track. That is why people leave the meeting with a sense of accomplishment and a feeling of having been heard. And that is why I seek out Betsy when I need a facilitator." You can reach Betsy Black at: E-mail: Betsy Black Home | Clients | Coaching | Consulting, Training & Facilitation | Specialized Services for CDFIs | What's New

BETSY BLACK, Northwest New England Loan Outreach Officer; Concord, New Hampshire. 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 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. Prior to that, she worked as a solo law practitioner in Manchester and Concord (NH); for the Concord Feminist Health Center (a collective); and for the Argus Champion (NH) and Milford Cabinet (NH) newspapers.

Betsy Black Northwest Outreach Coordinator betsy@coopfund.coop