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Winning strategies for Wells Fargo Foundation

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Wells Fargo Foundation: the housing affordability and small business growth framing

Wells Fargo Foundation funds housing affordability, small business growth, and sustainability. For housing, frame your work around increasing the supply of affordable homes. For small business, show how you help underserved entrepreneurs access capital.

Wells Fargo Foundation funds three primary areas: (1) Housing Affordability, (2) Small Business Growth, and (3) Sustainability and Climate. Their housing work is their largest program. The housing affordability framing: Wells Fargo funds work that increases the supply of affordable homes — both rental and ownership. We will provide housing counseling is less competitive than we will create 50 new affordable homes through a community land trust model with permanent…

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