With direct access to and trusted relationships with underbanked consumers, nonprofit organizations are uniquely positioned to help advance the financial services marketplace in serving this important consumer segment.  Through its 2008 Nonprofit Opportunities Fund, CFSI provided grants to five groundbreaking nonprofit-led projects that tested new transactional, savings, or credit products, marketing approaches, distribution channels, or risk management strategies.  All involved partnerships between nonprofit organizations and other financial services providers.

The Nonprofit Opportunities Fund Overview describes the five projects, their outcomes, and lessons on how nonprofit and financial services organizations can help put underserved consumers on a path to financial prosperity. For details about specific projects, see the individual Learning Briefs.

The Nonprofit Opportunities Fund was generously supported by The Walmart Foundation.