CEF Staff Research + Publications

• 2018 Orange County Affordable Housing Summit Report 2018 - 10/28
• CEF at the 2016 Asset Learning Conference in DC 2016 - 10/14
• Board of Directors Approves 3-Year Strategic Plan 2015 - 09/24
• CEF’s Guiding Principles 2015 - 05/05
• “The Power of Housing Programs to Build Financial Capability” 2015 - 04/14
• “The Community Empowerment Fund: A Matched Savings Model as an Innovative Approach to Housing the Homeless" 2013 - 06/15
• “Matched Savings and the Homeless: A Study of the Community Empowerment Fund.” 2013 - 03/25
• The CEF Asset Roadmap 2013 - 02/15
• Founding Story and Documentary Kit 2012 - 09/01
• Using Local Microfinance to Assist Transitions Out of Homelessness: Report on the Pilot Launch of the CEF 2010 - 06/15
• "Banking, Saving, & Transitions out of Homelessness: How CEF Can Expand Assets and Access through Savings Services.” 2010 - 05/05

CEF Student Research Papers

• “We all share the same space: Overcoming the stigma of homelessness in NC…” 2014 - 05/15
• “Co-forming a Hologram: The CEF as Charity and Demos” 2014 - 02/16

External Research on CEF

• CEF Highlighted in Common Cents Lab Annual Report 2017 - 02/14
• CEF Highlighted in National Nonprofit Case Study 2015 - 09/24
• “Can People Experiencing Homelessness Acquire Financial Assets?” — Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 2015 - 09/16
• "Planning for Program Effectiveness" 2014 - 06/22
• “Catching Fire: The University Micro enterprise Movement in 2012” 2012 - 06/16

Annual Reports

• 2022 Annual Report: Joyful Community 2023 - 05/25
• 2022-2025 Strategic Plan 2023 - 04/21
• 2021 Annual Report: Hope Abounds 2022 - 05/05
• 2020 Annual Report: We are a Resilient Community 2021 - 05/19
• 2019 Annual Report: We Grow Together 2020 - 06/16
• Annual Report 2018 : “it takes a collective” 2019 - 09/02
• Annual Report 2017 : We Are Interwoven 2018 - 10/03
• Annual Report 2016 : Transformative Community 2017 - 06/19
• Annual Report 2015 2016 - 07/05
• Annual Report 2014 2015 - 07/29
• Annual Report 2013 2014 - 06/16

Videos

• $1,000,000 Dollars Saved! 2018 - 10/31
• CEF Advocacy Choir Performs at UNC Memorial Hall 2018 - 04/17
• Chinita 2017 - 12/13
• Financial Independence Day 2017 2017 - 07/18
• Unlocking Doors Video 2017 - 07/14
• CEF’s TED Talk: Homeless, and Outsaving Half of the United States 2017 - 05/08
• Yvette’s Challenge to the OC Commisioners 2017 - 02/12
• WCHL – Non-profit Showcase : CEF & Maggie West 2017 - 02/04
• Member Story: Lindsey 2016 - 12/23
• CEF Receives GSK Impact Award! 2016 - 11/21
• CEF Advocacy Choir’s 1st Performance! 2016 - 09/18
• Follow Maggie to our New Chapel Hill Office! 2016 - 05/26
• Member Story: Sue and Howell 2015 - 12/30
• Education + Housing 2015 - 10/05
• Meet Robert, Sophie, & Jenna 2014 - 12/02
• Penny for Housing 2014 - 05/16
• CEF Founding Story 2014 - 04/16
• CEF Latino – Meet Santiago 2014 - 02/09
• Loretha's Hope for a Home Story 2013 - 04/16
• Thank You from CEF Members 2012 - 06/16
• CEF Member Stories : What is Worth Fighting For 2012 - 06/16
• CEF Documentary: To Borrow Budget and Save 2011 - 08/16