Housing and Community Expand lending and project finance for affordable housing and community development initiatives. Target Self-Help’s focus areas such as affordable housing, childcare centers, public charter schools, faith-based organizations, and community-focused commercial real estate across North Carolina and beyond; propose mortgage, small business loan, and CRE financing solutions to support development partnerships.

Analytics and Insight Offer advanced data analytics and BI services to support their research and policy work, including dashboards for fair lending monitoring, program impact analytics, and reporting. Integrations with Power BI, Microsoft 365, and continuous delivery can be leveraged to improve efficiency, risk assessment, and decision-making across their lending and community development programs.

Nonprofit Partnerships Position Self-Help as a technology and financial services partner for their nonprofit ecosystem (Habitat for Humanity, Community Home Trust, CASA, No Kid Hungry, etc.). Sell donor management, grant tracking, program management, and project finance tools to streamline collaborations and accelerate joint initiatives.

NMTC Real Estate Leverage their NMTC-focused Self Help Ventures Fund and real estate development activity to offer specialized financial services, tax credit fundraising, investment administration, and compliance software that supports complex community development projects.

Vendor Risk Modernization Recent vendor-related actions highlight a need for vendor risk management and technology diversification. Opportunities exist to discuss core banking modernization, fintech integrations, cybersecurity enhancements, and resilience-building solutions to reduce reliance on a single provider.