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Give to the Max Day 2020
It’s Give to the Max Day! That’s right. It’s Give to the Max Day once again! Of course, you probably already knew that. So let’s keep this brief. By the end of today, we have a goal to raise $10,000 (including a $5,000 match) to help Minnesotans break free from predatory payday and auto title Read more Give to the Max Day 2020
November 2020 Update
Why Give to the Max for Exodus Lending? We’ll let Reuben explain: “It was just so wonderful what you did.” Following retirement from a forty-year teaching career and his wife’s death, Reuben* found himself turning to payday loans for their convenience. “It’s an easy, quick access to cash. Then, of course, that builds up.” “If Read more November 2020 Update
October 2020 Update
An Update on Our COVID-19 Response Thanks to a generous donation designated exclusively to provide direct relief to participants, Exodus Lending helped 241 Minnesotans impacted negatively by COVID-19. Since May, Exodus Lending covered $27,476 of loan payments for 190 participants and distributed $71,400 worth grants of up to $500 each to 156 individuals. Through these Read more October 2020 Update
2020 Theater of Public Policy Announcement
Exodus Lending and The Theater of Public Policy are hosting a FREE live virtual event on Thursday, October 8th, at 7 p.m. Will we see you there? Firstly, the evening will begin on Zoom at 7 p.m. with a brief conversation between our executive director, Sara Nelson-Pallmeyer, and The Theater of Public Policy’s host and Read more 2020 Theater of Public Policy Announcement
September 2020 Update
$1,000,000 Saved! That’s right. Exodus Lending estimates our program has saved participants more than $1 million in interest and fees that they might have otherwise paid to predatory lenders over a year’s entrapment. “This is a major milestone for Exodus Lending. The fact that our program participants were able to, collectively, use a million dollars Read more September 2020 Update
August 2020 Update
Help us Spread the Word! Exodus Lending is a nonprofit dedicated to helping Minnesotans break free from predatory debt through interest-free refinancing. You know that (of course), we know that (duh), but the question is… who doesn’t know? And how can we help spread the word about what we do? We are always looking for Read more August 2020 Update
July 2020 Update
We’re (Still) Committed to Service, Equity, and Anti-Racist Work Firstly, we want to share our commitment to equitable, anti-racist response to COVID-19, and predatory lending in Minnesota. COVID-19 Response Update As we shared with you back in May, Exodus Lending is currently working through a multi-phase COVID-19 response effort to provide direct relief to participants Read more July 2020 Update
2020 Fundraiser Thank You
Thank you! Together, we surpassed our goal. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: our work is only possible because of individual donors. Because of your generosity, our program can thrive. Amid community upheaval, we turned to you because we knew you would step up to help us radically reimagine reality. And you, Read more 2020 Fundraiser Thank You
2020 Fundraiser Last Call
Our aching hearts are filled with gratitude. Today, and always, we are grateful to be in community with you. Thank you for sharing what you have, when you can, with countless organizations throughout our state this week. It is humbling that many of you have included us in your generosity. Today is the final day Read more 2020 Fundraiser Last Call
2020 Fundraiser Launch
With heavy yet hopeful hearts, welcome. It is a bittersweet morning for our team at Exodus Lending. Today, we launch our virtual fundraiser, Ctrl+Alt+Del Debt amidst a nationwide wave of ache and anger. We grieve with you. We hear you, and we are here with you. Despite the hurt, Exodus Lending will continue to fight Read more 2020 Fundraiser Launch