The Charter Schools Lenders' Coalition (CSLC) brings together mission-driven community development practitioners who are currently providing financial and development services to charter schools in low-income communities. CSLC members are representatives of organizations that share a common mission to improve the viability of low-income and economically distressed communities... The main goal of the CSLC is to facilitate the charter school industry's access to capital and technical assistance critical to the development of successful, well managed schools housed in appropriate facilities. Our activities also include creating a collective voice to advocate actively for public policy changes that support charter schools' efforts to build and strengthen communities... One aspect of our work is to act as a voice for the charter sector. By being a reliable source of information and analysis for policymakers, and by working together, the CSLC projects the voices of successful charter..