Gerald Sherman, ILCC Native American Financing Pioneer, Receives Prestigious 'Visionary Leader Award'

Gerald Sherman, ILCC Native American Financing Pioneer, Receives Prestigious â€˜Visionary Leader Awardâ€™

Gerald Sherman, ILCC Native American Financing Pioneer, Receives Prestigious 'V…

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PRWeb

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2013

Gerald Sherman (Oglala Lakota), a pioneer in developing financial products for disadvantaged and underserved Native communities, received the prestigious ‘Visionary Leader Award for Outstanding Achievement’ at the 10th Annual Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Convening hosted by Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) and First Nations Oweesta Corporation (Oweesta) last week in Philadelphia, PA...

asset building

community development financial institution (CDFI)

economic growth

financial assistance

self-sufficiency

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Economic and Community Development

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Leadership

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PRWEB. "Gerald Sherman, ILCC Native American Financing Pioneer, Receives Prestigious ‘Visionary Leader Award.'" PRWEB. October 25, 2013. Article. (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11263386.htm, accessed May 15, 2023)

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