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A Juneteenth challenge: Political freedom requires economic freedom, too
Juneteenth is often described as a celebration of freedom. And it is. But freedom was not the end of the journey. The harder …
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P. Terry’s Burger Stand converts to worker-ownership through an employee ownership trust
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Inclusive Insurtech Investment Fund raises $12 million to expand insurance adoption in underserved communities
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JPMorgan puts $39 million towards small business entrepreneurs and job creation
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Wingreens acquires Safe Harvest to nurture sustainable food and women’s livelihoods in India
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Worker solutions, community insurance and other strategies for shared prosperity
Capital + services for businesses that employ working-class people in working-class places equals impact, says Damien Dwin of Washington, DC-based private lender Lafayette …
Employee ownership rides a wave of economic populism – and pragmatism
Ownership is in the air. Momentum for strategies that enable workers to share in the value they help create continues to build, despite …
Equity, ownership and the reconstruction of Black wealth
Speaking through his text-to-voice “eye pad,” Napoleon Wallace joined the discussion after the screening of ImpactAlpha’s mini-doc, “Napoleon Wallace and the Reconstruction of …
Share the Wealth: Agents of Impact lean into economic justice
The takeaway from two weeks of listening to Agents of Impact digest the results of the US election: It’s time to lean hard …
Putting an ownership lens on the preservation of affordable housing
The gap in affordable housing is wide and getting wider. Rent restrictions on some 200,000 units of so-called affordable housing are set to …
Impact Voices
Provocative opinions and insightful analysis from the community
A Juneteenth challenge: Political freedom requires economic freedom, too
Juneteenth is often described as a celebration of freedom. And it is. But freedom was not the end of the journey. The harder …
Extending financing to protect Africa’s green transition from fossil fuel shocks
Much of the focus on the crisis in the Gulf and shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz has been on the impact …
Can big finance finally deliver on economic opportunity?
For years, corporate America has talked a big game about expanding economic opportunity in underserved communities. The rhetoric has been plentiful. The measurable …
It takes an ecosystem to raise an impact economy
We often talk about impact investing as a strategy. What increasingly excites me is the larger question: What does it actually take to …
An unexpected partnership is boosting savings for low-income families
Building savings is critical to establishing financial security. The ability to save underpins financial health for low-income and low-wealth households. It also serves as an …
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