Measuring the impact of a new public-private loan fund formed during the pandemic to help underrepresented groups struggling to get assistance.
By Erica Sweeney
When the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forced small... Read more
The husband and wife duo behind GRNoir are hoping to bring more Black professionals into the $70 billion wine industry.
By Hadassah Patterson
Q&A: The National Community Investment Fund’s CEO speaks to creating long-term change by investing in CDFIs and minority-owned banks.
By Erica Sweeney
Musa Barry is one of upwards of 15,000 Liberians who calls Southwest Philadelphia home. After finding success, he’s working to spread resources and knowledge to other immigrant business owners on Woodland Avenue.
By... Read more
Why Sister Corinne Florek says the power dynamics of community investing need flipped on their head.
By Connie Aitcheson
Community development finance has a fierce — if a bit unlikely — advocate in Sister Corinne... Read more
Q&A: CDFIs have a role to play in shifting local economies from being extractive to community-focused.
By Hadassah Patterson
Greening of Detroit is accelerating efforts to combat urban deforestation in the Rust Belt city amid climate change.
By Hadassah Petterson
Q&A: Financial education is integral to fighting systemic oppression around access to capital for Native communities.
By Hadassah Patterson
The organization practices a co-housing model, where neurotypical residents and people with disabilities live side-by-side.
By Connie Aitcheson
Nathaniel Diskint shared a room with his younger brother, Jeremy, in... Read more
The initiative is targeted at helping individuals who have experienced a financial toll from COVID-19.
By Erica Sweeney