Joe Evans will split time with OFN and bring a wealth of weather, community influence, and philanthropy experience.
Opportunity Funding (OFN), a leading community network and intermediary focused on investing in community development, announced during Climate Week a partnership with The Kresge Foundation to facilitate innovation in community financing. the climate. Joe Evans – Public investment officer for The Kresge Foundation‘s Environment Program – joins OFN as Senior Climate Finance Fellow.
“Delivering on the promise of core investments like the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) will require innovative financial strategies,” he said. Amber Bell, OFN Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and climate program leader. “Joe’s deep expertise in climate finance, and experience working with low-income and needy communities to provide impact, will be a great asset to OFN and the climate finance industry. community development as we raise funds to address the climate crisis and create opportunity in underserved communities.
“I’m excited to be a member of the leading network in the community-oriented lending community,” he said. Joe Evans. “Having watched and supported the growth and development of OFN for the past 25 years, it is an honor to join them directly in this role. Together, we will ensure that the citizens of Justice40 receive the benefits of the new investment of government in ways that bring a big difference in the lives of the citizens of those communities.”
The Senior Executive Fellow will have a key advisory role in developing OFN’s climate strategy to drive community development through long-term, sustainable climate finance. Evans will help identify and implement solutions to increase the effectiveness of the mission-driven climate finance system.
“We are happy to partner with OFN in this conference,” he said Aaron Seybert, Managing Director, Public Investment Operations at The Kresge Foundation. “Kresge’s commitment to expanding opportunity and equity in cities drives our investment in climate justice. OFN’s program to help low-income residents and business owners save on electricity bills, create quality jobs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and building resilience, will promote healthy and happy communities facing the worst effects of climate change. ”
Evans has spent more than a decade managing and creating public investments for the past four years aimed at ensuring that communities of color and wealth can keep pace with more affluent areas in the transition to a cleaner future. Previously, Evans worked in CDFI lending.
Evans will continue to provide support and investment support to the Kresge Environmental Program throughout his tenure. Portfolio management responsibilities will continue under PPortfolio manager Elizabeth Davidson and Reviewer Julie Burlingame while the foundation is working to fill the open position of Director of Portfolio Management. Tosha Tabronformerly the public investment officer for Detroit and America’s Cities Programs, has also been named Director of Startups and will oversee all startup activities for the Community Investment Practice.
The convention will continue to position OFN as a leader in providing opportunities to urban, rural and indigenous communities across the country. OFN is looking for mission-oriented leaders to join its team – learn more about current opportunities and submit your application today.
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