By: Alexandra Biggers (UNC Class of 2014), Honors Thesis for UNC Department of Policy Policy. This report documents the quantitative results of CEF’s matched savings program during our first two years of program operation. View Here
Archive | Research + Publications
The CEF Asset Roadmap
by Jonathan Young . Envisioning a pathway for homeless and near-homeless members to build assets and achieve financial security, published Feb 2013. View Here
Founding Story and Documentary Kit
Documentary chronicling CEF’s founding story: To Borrow, Budget and Save
A complement to the above documentary, the CEF Documentary Kit includes a timeline of of our founding, a catalogue of our founding partners, and other documents that accompany our founding story and this documentary.
“Catching Fire: The University Micro enterprise Movement in 2012”
By: Luz Gomez and Elaine Edgcomb, FIELD at the Aspen Institute, Washington, D.C., October 2012. This report documents the “dynamic landscape” of campus-based microfinance organizations in the U.S., including an extensive case study on the Community Empowerment Fund. View Here
Thank You from CEF Members
Thank You from CEF! from F8 Visuals on Vimeo.
2012 by Jonathan Young F8visuals
CEF Member Stories : What is Worth Fighting For
2012 by Jonathan Young F8visuals
CEF Documentary: To Borrow Budget and Save
CEF Documentary
Be sure to check out the Documentary Kit that includes a full timeline of CEF’s founding story,
an epilogue to the documentary, and a list of discussion questions to consider after viewing the Documentary!
Using Local Microfinance to Assist Transitions Out of Homelessness: Report on the Pilot Launch of the CEF
By: Maggie West, (UNC Class of 2010) for Office of Undergraduate Research, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. This report documents CEF’s initial pilot launch as a microfinance program in 2009, exploring case studies of our first members and lessons learned which informed CEF’s future programmatic shifts and development. View Here
"Banking, Saving, & Transitions out of Homelessness: How CEF Can Expand Assets and Access through Savings Services.”
By: Maggie West (UNC Class of 2010), Public Policy Independent Study, May 2010. This research paper documents CEF during our transition away from micro-lending as we were learning why and how to focus on micro-savings as a tool for assisting families in overcoming homelessness.
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