Topic - Finance

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Finance.

Finance covers innovations in banking, government finance, and microfinance. Finance is important in the functioning of any public or private organization. This section includes several studies, articles, and news items on new approaches to allocation and management of financial resources. It highlights the critical role of finance in public management and global development. It presents the ever-growing role played by information technology in financial organizations.

moreRelated Awards

Chuka Chukmasi Home Loan Program (74%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
May 23, 2005

Sewer and Water Infrastructure Financing (71%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
1988

Elder CHOICE (66%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
May 18, 2005

Chicago Housing Partnership (66%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
1987

Citizen Potawatomi Citizen Development Corporation (66%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States

Fresh Food Financing Initiative (62%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
2008

Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Program (60%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
May 18, 2005

moreMost Relevant News

Housing Finance: Let the Good Times Roll Away (85%)
Next American City
April 22, 2009

Low Income Shelter Finance in Slum Upgrading (75%)
Urban Institute
October 2, 2009

Financing Challenges for Geothermal Power (74%)
New York Times
November 10, 2009

New Initiative Provides Auto Financing for Work and Education (74%)
PR Newswire
February 3, 2009

Land a Federal Job (70%)
The Wall Street Journal
June 6, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

Multifamily Finance: Pathway to Housing Goals, Bridge to Mortgage Market Efficiency (100%)
Kerry D. Vandell
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 2000

Private Finance for Social Housing in Australia (100%)
Judith Yates
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 1994

Essential Function Bonds: An Emerging Tool for Affordable Housing Finance (98%)
William Apgar and Emily J. Whiting
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
February 1, 2003

The Decline of Special Circuts in Developed Country Housing Finance (98%)
Douglas B. Diamond Jr., Micheal J. Lea
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 1992

Community Mobilization to Improve Financing for Community and Family Services (97%)
Cheryl D. Hayes
Wiener Center for Social Policy, Kennedy School of Government
December 5-6, 2002

Financing Home Improvement Projects: The Use of Home-Secured Credit (96%)
Alvaro Martin - Guerrero
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
February 1, 2002

Long-Term Care Reform and the Role of Housing Finance (96%)
Donald L. Redfoot
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 1993

moreRelated Multimedia

Frontiers of Conservation Finance (78%)
12/10/2008

From Walden to Wall Street: Frontiers of Conservation Finance (75%)
February 27, 2006

Students as Conservation Finance Catalysts (71%)
3/18/2009

Conservation Innovation Finance (67%)
11/15/2007

Important Web Resources in Conservation Finance (67%)
05/14/2008

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