Difference Makers
Difference Makers is a podcast series from the Native CDFI Network and Tribal Business News that explores how Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are reshaping the future of tribal economies — one loan, one partnership, one bold idea at a time.
Podcasting since 2024 • 23 episodes
Difference Makers
Latest Episodes
Philanthropy’s Blind Spot
Native communities receive less than one-half of 1% of philanthropic funding in the United States — roughly four or five dollars for every thousand dollars foundations give away.In Episode 3 of Difference Makers 3.0, Bria...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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31:51
From Policy to Practice
How Native CDFIs grew from federal study into a sovereign finance movementIn 2001, the U.S. Treasury Department released the Native American Lending Study, identifying 17 structural barriers to capital access in Indian Co...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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31:20
Before the Banks
The legal foundations of tribal economiesLong before federal banking systems or modern economic policy, Native nations were building trade networks, governing territory and sustaining complex economies.In Episode 1 of D...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:52
Difference Makers 3.0 Trailer
Difference Makers 3.0 is a yearlong podcast series from the Native CDFI Network and Tribal Business News that explores how Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are reshaping the future of tribal economie...
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Season 2
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1:02
SEASON WRAP: Native CDFIs Fuel Small Business Success Across Indian Country
In the season finale of Difference Makers 2.0, host Elyse Wild revisits Native entrepreneurs nearly a year after their first interviews to see how their businesses have grown—and how Native CDFIs continue to fuel their success. From re...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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17:00
