by Mark Masterson | Jul 21, 2025 | News
The following op-ed appeared in TribLIVE on July 15, 2025. Ten years ago, in June 2015, the city of Pittsburgh’s first ever Affordable Housing Task Force met for the first time. I was one member of the Task Force, along with members of City Council and other elected...
by Mark Masterson | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Recapping our 2024 Annual Event We were honored to host supporters, partners, friends and neighbors at the Rivers Casino Grand Ballroom on Nov. 22 for our Annual Community & Business Luncheon. It was an inspiring afternoon during which we celebrated the...
by Mark Masterson | Jul 26, 2024 | News
For nearly 25 years, we at the Neighborhood Community Development Fund have worked hard to provide hope and resources for entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh’s Northside. Rooted in our commitment to fostering economic opportunity and revitalizing communities, we’ve...
by Mark Masterson | Mar 11, 2024 | News
Nearly 25 years ago, we opened our doors to help underserved populations on the Northside gain access to capital in hopes of spurring business and job growth in a struggling neighborhood. Fast forward to today, and we’re proud to say that not only have we been able to...
by Mark Masterson | Jul 28, 2023 | News
The Western Pennsylvania Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released its microloan lending numbers through the first nine months of fiscal year 2023, and the data is extremely encouraging. Deputy District Director Angel Marschik said the SBA’s nonprofit...
by Mark Masterson | Mar 30, 2023 | News
This past month, our efforts to help strengthen underserved small businesses got a big-time boost. We were honored to receive a $560,000 award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund Program! We’ll be using...