To date, except for crowdfunding, most Americans are largely restricted from investing in local business. It’s time to enable people to safely invest in their own communities.
Community Investment Funds: Impact Investing for the 99%
Will Congress Act to Reform Philanthropy?
Finally: a bill emerges in Congress to regulate donor-advised funds. But it remains to be seen if Congress will commit to meaningful rules for the road.
How the Prison-Industrial Complex Undermines Immigrant Rights
Why does immigrant legalization stall in Congress? One reason is a rising prison-industrial complex that connects private prisons with Democrats and the GOP.
Let’s Dismantle the Narratives That Impoverish Native Trust Lands
Banks claim it is too risky to lend on the 56 million acres of Native American trust land. But Native CDFIs show that this is not so—if risk is perceived differently.
Challenging the 5 Cs of Credit: A Vision for Rematriating Capital
Finance typically fails Native businesses. Here a Native community finance leader lays out why the traditional five Cs of credit fall short—and what should replace them.
Operating Business in Two Worlds: How Native Entrepreneurs Define Success
In Navajo Country, the Native entrepreneurs must regularly shift between the white and Native business worlds. What counts as success in each differs greatly.
The Case for Selective Discrimination
Across the country, white people are invoking claims of racial discrimination to subvert plans for racial equity that threaten their sense of entitlement to power and economic advantage.
Narrowing the Racial Homeownership Gap: A New Strategy for Low-Cost Cities
Why do many people of color have trouble buying homes in low-cost cities? Turns out low cost means low chance of getting a mortgage. Here’s how to change that.
Taking Local Currency Digital: A New Experiment Emerges
Local currencies have long been used to boost local economies. A new digital platform, if it succeeds, could enhance both the depth and breadth of these efforts.
Oaxxanda: An Afro-Futuristic Vision for East Oakland
In Oakland, a Black arts collective has decided that to avoid displacement, they must own the property where they live and work. And they intend to achieve exactly that.
Relatives, Not Resources: Applying an Alaska Native Lens to Climate Sovereignty, Economic Justice, and Healing
To engage in true climate justice work, we must materially and spiritually heal our severed relationships to the land and each other. We must all take accountability and turn to Indigenous leadership to help us remember how to practice economies of care and compassion.
Remaking the Economy: Finding the Levers for System Change
How does social change happen? Join us to explore economic system change from multiple vantage points.