$84 million deployed so far has helped keep 50,000 small business jobs
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Starbucks announced that it's committing $100 million by 2025 to launch the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund, which is focused on supporting small businesses and development projects in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities.
Here are six trends of note that occurred in the world of impact entrepreneurship and investing during 2020.
Social Entrepreneurs Rise to the Occasion
Impact enterprises targeting low-income and underserved communities—people most... Read more
The U.S. Treasury Department has certified Kaua’i Government Employees Federal Credit Union as Hawaii’s 12th Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed four executive actions Tuesday aimed at advancing racial equity as part of his push to use the powers of the presidency to implement parts of his agenda. The executive actions direct the Department of... Read more
As part of its $1 billion commitment, Bank of America dedicated $50 million to support minority depository institutions (MDIs) and community development financial institution (CDFI) banks. As part of these equity investments Bank of America will... Read more
Many Black- and Latino-owned small businesses feel left behind after a tough 2020. The incoming Biden-Harris Administration signals a new narrative.
A cornerstone policy for the incoming Biden-Harris administration is its proposed $1.9... Read more
Adrienne Parker knows what it is like to struggle as a Black small business owner during the pandemic.
The sole proprietor of Peace of Mind Consulting, a management and bookkeeping consulting firm in Atlanta, Parker saw much of her income... Read more
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
As Joe Biden takes over as US president – and takes on a daunting to-do list – the US Impact Investing Alliance’s Fran Seegull shares three ways investors can play their part in building an equitable, resilient future.