Center for Impact Finance
Making a Difference through Community Development
“If you get involved in community development work, it means you're basically an optimistic person because you believe that the work you can do can make a difference… And the thing about development at the community level: you actually can.” “If you get involved in community development work, it... Read More
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09/16/21Michael Swack, Director of the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance & Paul College Research Professor of Economics, Appointed by Biden to U.S. Community Development Advisory Board
Michael Swack, a faculty member at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy and Paul College of Business and Economics, and... -
06/27/21Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Scaling Equitable Solar Finance
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Center for Impact Finance at the UNH Carsey School held the 2021 Financial Innovations Roundtable,... -
05/07/21Carsey School Programs and Students Received Top UNH Sustainability Awards Last Year
Nominate a Carsey Staff, Faculty, Student or Alum for the 2022 UNH Sustainability Awards! Learn More & Find the 2022 Nomination Form -
01/24/20Earn a Certificate in Community Development Finance
Register now to be a part of this three-day fundamentals of the Opportunity Finance Industry course that is being offered by the Carsey School and...
Recent Stories
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10/28/19 - Michael Swack Receives Gramlich AwardOn Oct.?22, the Opportunity Finance Organization?awarded Michael Swack the 2019 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Finance, the community development finance... Read More -
01/09/19 - 3 outside-the-box alternatives for home buyers looking to succeed in this tough market (MarketWatch)Here’s a bold forecast for the housing market in 2019: conditions will continue to be strained as affordable inventory gets snatched up quickly, leaving the least desirable and... Read More -
10/27/17 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: ‘Housing summit Nov. 2 at UNHMichael Swack, professor and director, Center for Impact, Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH will present at the Greater Seacoast Housing Summit, held on Thursday, Nov. 2 from... Read More -
10/10/17 - Carsey's Center for Impact Finance receives $222,000 grantWe have some exciting news to share!?The Center for Impact Finance (CIF) at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy has been selected to receive $222,000... Read More -
09/12/16 - YES! Magazine: Banking on JusticeEric Hangen, a researcher at the University of New Hampshire who studies the impact of community development finance, would like to see that capacity grow. “You couldn’t ask for a... Read More -
05/12/16 - The Chicago Magazine: Benefit Chicago Hopes Investors Will Bet on Community ProjectsMichael Swack, director for the Center for Impact Finance at the University of New Hampshire, who’s worked in the United States and overseas in the field, explains,?“We did a... Read More -
02/11/16 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: Forum series promotes impact investing in NHEach Investing in New Hampshire forum will feature an introduction to impact investing by Michael Swack, a professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School for Public... Read More