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Rolling Out: Byna Elliott, OppFund CEO, on Closing the Wealth Gap (Aug 25, 2026)
Model D: Community Developers’ Growth in Detroit Neighborhoods (June 8, 2026)
Fox 17: Opportunity Resource Fund Grants Loan to Marvelous Kidz Learning Center (Apr 27, 2026)
Michigan Chronicle: Opportunity Resource Fund Names Byna Elliott as New CEO, Christine Coady Narayanan to Retire After 35 Years (May 27, 2025)
The Detroit News: First-time Homebuyers in Michigan Find Answer to Prayers with These Programs (Dec 28, 2023)
Blogs
Responding to “the Signs of the Time”: OppFund’s Partnership with Its First Faith-Based Investor Lasted for Four Decades
The Adrian Dominican Sisters (ADS) became OppFund’s earliest investor in 1986. “We have had a strong partnership since the beginning,” Sister Marilene, Director of Portfolio...
Finding the Same Mission in Each Other: The Multi-Decades Partnership with Mercy Investment Services
Long before “impact investing” became a widely used term, the Sisters of Mercy were putting their values to work through faith-based investing. Founded in Dublin,...
Recipe for Success: How OppFund’s Patient Capital Supported a Grand Rapids Restaurant in Uncertain Times
In the years following COVID-19, Michigan’s restaurant industry has faced a complicated recovery. While dining demand has returned, operators are navigating rising costs, labor shortages,...
Scaling an Award-winning Woman–Owned Marketing Agency and Championing Community Finance in Michigan
As the founder and CEO of WrightOne Media Group, a full-service marketing agency, Ramona Wright represents a growing but still under-recognized segment of the business...
A Community Center Reversing Residents Turnover in Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac’s economic unraveling followed a familiar Midwestern trajectory. Once a hub for General Motors and related manufacturers, the city depended on stable, entry‑level industrial jobs...
From Vision to Growth: How a Latina Woman Entrepreneur Built a Million-Dollar Construction Firm
In Michigan’s $50 billion construction industry, small businesses dominate the landscape. Yet for many of those businesses, particularly women- and immigrant-owned firms, access to capital...