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    DreamSpring Awards

    Every accolade is a testament to the DreamSpring mission.

    DreamSpring awards and recognition are a reflection of our clients, community, and core values. Together, we can create lasting economic inclusion and transform lives through entrepreneurship.

    2023 Best Places to Work

    DreamSpring was a recipient of the Albuquerque Business First 2023 Best Places to Work award.

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    PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice

    DreamSpring President and CEO, Anne Haines was awarded the PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice, in Honor of John Ackerman in 2023.

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    Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022

    DreamSpring named 1 of the 10 most innovative not-for-profit organizations of 2022.

    View the 2022 Fast Company's list here.

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    Recent Awards and Recognition

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    2023

    Albuquerque Business First 2023 Best Places to Work

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    2023

    PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice, in Honor of John Ackerman
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    2022

    Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022, Top 10

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    2021

    Diverse Business Leader Award
    Albuquerque Business First

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    2020

    The 505 Awards: Small Business Champion
    Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance

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    2020

    Activator Award
    Wells Fargo Diverse Community Capital

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    10 years as a 4-Star Organization
    Charity Navigator

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    Platinum Transparency Seal
    Candid GuideStar

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    Small Business Access to Capital Award
    Opportunity Finance Network

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    Association of Enterprise Opportunity

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    National Access to Capital Award
    Minority Business Development Agency U.S. Department of Commerce

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    Past Awards and Recognitions

    District 2017 Financial Service Champion of the Year 
    U.S Small Businesses Administration (SBA),
    Dallas/Fort Worth, 2017
    NM Rising Star Lender of the Year
    U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), 2017
    Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders
    Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), 2016
    National Access to Capital Award
    U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), 2012
    Power of One Capital Access Award
    Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), 2012
    Award of Excellence
    National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) , 2011
    National Excellence in Lending
    Deutsche Bank, 2002
    Excellence in Microenterprise Development 
    (as part of the Accion U.S. Network)
    White House Presidential Award, 1997
    Nevada Nonprofit of the Year Award
    Urban Chamber of Commerce, 2015
    National Community Impact Award
    Bank of the West, 2014
    Community Impact Award Finalist
    Bank of the West, 2013
    Small Business Advocate of the Year
    Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, 2007
    Ethics in Business Award
    Samaritan Counseling Center, 2002
    Human Rights Award
    City of Albuquerque, 1999
    World’s Most Innovative Companies
    Fast Company, 2022 
    Top Workplaces Award
    Albuquerque Journal, 2016-2018 
    Main Street Matters Award
    Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), 2011
    Champion of the Community Business of the Year
    Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), 2007
    VIVA Award for Vision, Investment Vitality and Action
    New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry, 2004
     
    Albuquerque Business First Best Places to Work
    Voted 2023 Best Places to Work
    PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice
    PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice, in Honor of John Ackerman, 2023
    Small Business Leader Award 
    Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, the Surdna Foundation, and Opportunity Finance Network, 2016
    Nonprofit of the Year
    Albuquerque Business First, 2015
    Nonprofit of the Year
    Albuquerque Business First, 2013
    Award of Excellence
    National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) , 2011
    Excellence in Microenterprise Development 
    (as part of the Accion U.S. Network)
    White House Presidential Award, 1997
    Community Development Financial Institution
    Certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury
    Ranked #6 in the Nation
    as a Small Business Administration Community Advantage Lender, 2017
    One of six organizations chosen by the Aspen Institute’s FIELD program for membership
    Microenterprise Impact Collaborative, a learning group committed to innovating significantly greater scale and impact
    Ranked as one of the top five microlenders in the U.S. by total loan amount disbursed
    U.S. Microenterprise Census from The Aspen Institute’s FIELD program