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Our Approach and Mission Fund Community Institute Fund CI is a nonprofit think tank conducting independent studies partner projects and commissioned research designed to encourage dialogue share best practices and promote innovation. The mission of Fund CI is to build thriving communities through research training and facilitation of opportunities for knowledge sharing. Research on the CDFI Industry Research Reports Fund CIs longform research has tackled issues like the experiences of women in the CDFI industry DEI best practices in the industry and evaluating the preparedness for CDFI certification requirements. This research is powered by industry voices through surveys and case studies and complemented by thirdparty data collection and analysis.