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Meet Our Two Newest Team Members!
What better way to start a new year than with two new team members? That’s exactly what we’re doing here in 2023, as we say hello to Danny McGlory and Tamika Weldon, our newest loan officer and loan officer assistant, respectively. Read on to learn a little bit about...
The Volume is Up: Pittsburgh Business Times Article
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2022 fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, and with it came some encouraging news. Local microloans jumped 57% from 2021, and here at Neighborhood Community Development Fund, our microloan volume rose from 13 to 36. In addition, 504...
Let’s Grab a Bite: Pittsburgh Business Times Article
Our Executive Director Mark Masterson recently sat down with Tim Schooley of Pittsburgh Business Times to discuss an exciting new development: the transformation of a half dozen buildings on the North Side’s East Ohio Street into a restaurant row. Though the idea of...
The American Rescue Plan Act: Getting Funds to Small Businesses
The Neighborhood Community Development Fund, along with the PA CDFI Network, small business owners and state officials, recently called on the legislature to release money to help small businesses. To recap: The PA CDFI Network, a collective of 17 Community...
What’s Good In Your Hood: Interview With KDKA
Recently, our Loan Officer Rich Newell and Executive Director Mark Masterson were interviewed by Kiki Brown of KDKA for their “What’s Good In Your Hood” segment! During the interview, Rich and Mark discussed how the Neighborhood Community Development Fund...
Northside Community Development Fund Expands Services Throughout Allegheny County
Organization to Now Operate as Neighborhood Community Development Fund The Northside Community Development Fund today announced that it is now supporting all of Allegheny County under the new moniker of “Neighborhood Community Development Fund.” Located in...
Our Efforts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for all of us. It’s not merely a public health crisis –this pandemic affected every aspect of our lives, and our businesses with it. But here at Neighborhood Community Development Fund, we help small businesses navigate...
NCDF Receives Nearly $2 Million in Federal Grant Funding
Funding Aims to Help Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19 The Neighborhood Community Development Fund, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a member of the Pennsylvania CDFI Network, has received $1,826,265 in funding from the U.S....
A Letter From The Executive Director
To All Neighborhood Community Development Fund Loan Customers, As we at the Neighborhood Community Development Fund (formerly the “Northside Community Development Fund”) continue to monitor Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments closely, we are guided by our mission of...
Jon Delano Interview with Mark Masterson
It’s always a pleasure to share our current successes and future plans for the Northside with the media. Our segment aired on KDKA Pittsburgh, Sunday, January 5th 2020 .