Publications and Research

Foresters Community Finance contributed to the Federal Government's Senate Economics Reference Committee's report on the development of a capital market for the non-profit sector.

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Glossary of Terms

2011

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Foresters 10 Founding Principles of CDFI's

2009

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Financial Inclusion, market failures and new markets: Possibilities for Community Development Finance Institutions in Australia

2008

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CDFI's and Personal Finance

2008 - By Dr Ingrid Burkett & Belinda Drew

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I have a Dream: Regulatory possibilities to address financial exlusion and foster a CDFI industry in Australia

2008 - By Therese Wilson

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Foresters Civil Society Manifesto

2008

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Non Profit Sector

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Investing for good: the development of a capital market for the not-for-profit sector in Australia

2011 - By The Senate, Economics References Committee

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Community Asset Building Brochure

2011

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Exploring the Options - WIRE Women's Information Case Study

2011

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Senate Inquiry into Finance for the not-for-profit Sector - 2nd Submission

2011

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Finance and the Australian Not-for-Profit Sector

2011

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Community Asset Building Case Studies

2008

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Community Asset Building Paper

2007

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Social Enterprise

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Supporting Social Enterprises to Support Vulnerable Consumers: The Example of Community Development Finance Institutions and Financial Exclusion

2011 - By Therese Wilson

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Social Enterprise Solutions Brochure

2011

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Financing Social Enterprise: Understanding Needs and Realities

2010 - By Dr Ingrid Burkett

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Microfinance

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Fair Finance Australia Brochure

2011

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From the Margins to the Mainstream: Microfinance in Austrlia

2009

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