Opportunity finance refers to socially responsible investing by an institution in an organization or group of individuals.
"[3] It is closely related to microfinance, but tends to occur on a larger scale and be more explicitly concerned with social benefit.
The concept of opportunity finance has gained increased traction in recent years, both from political movements and economic necessity.
[4] Although the concept of opportunity finance is applicable worldwide, the entrepreneurial connotations of the term make it most commonly applied to initiatives within the United States.
[6] CDFIs may be the most well-known practitioners of opportunity finance in the United States, because they comprise a group of government-accredited institutions.