Research + Publications
Research and active reflection are integral to the success of the CEF model—both as a student-run organization and as a financial institution that works with especially vulnerable, financially marginalized populations.
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
- 2023 Annual Report: We Are Empowered 2024 - 11/05
- 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
- Voices for Change: Donna Carrington Highlights the Impact of Quality-of-Life Laws on Homelessness 2024 - 09/18
- $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
