Community Finance

Opportunity Zones | Roodgally Senatus

Investors look for Opportunity Zones to get an extension and a fresh dose of tax-advantaged capital

Photo by Boston Impact Initiative.

Inclusive Economy | Roodgally Senatus

Supporting emerging fund managers to drive capital to communities

Ownership Economy | Roodgally Senatus

Community Vision’s ownership strategy for combating displacement of small businesses and nonprofits in California

Ellis Carr. Photo by Momentus Capital.

Community Finance | Roodgally Senatus

Ellis Carr on Momentus Capital’s growing toolkit for financing social determinants of health (Q&A)

Janet Yellen speaking at a Treasury event celebrating the 30th anniversary pf the CDFI Fund

Impact Voices | Annie Donovan

Agency of Impact: The CDFI Fund turns 30

Impact Voices | Ibrahim Rashid

How hospitals are partnering with CDFIs to invest in the social determinants of health

Dealflow | Roodgally Senatus

Bank of America offers guarantees to help community lenders leverage green funding

Impact Investing | Isaac Silk

Joel Rogers on taking the high road to sustainable and equitable development

Photo by Avi Werde on Unsplash

Inclusive Economy | Bob Simpson

Why affordable rental housing is a perfect asset class for impact investors

Community Finance | Jessica Pothering

US Treasury guarantees back nearly $500 million in bonds for large-scale community projects

Deploy! | Amy Cortese

Making impact investments to help communities maximize historic federal funding for water infrastructure

Podcasts | Matt Posner

Capitol Gains: The future of fiscal justice with Activest’s Homero Radway (podcast)

Big Buffalo Wastewater Reclamation Facility | Credit: City of Sanford, NC

Impact Muni Bonds | Stella Yao

Sanford, NC, raises $21.9 million via bond to upgrade water infrastructure

Credit: Mission Driven Finance

The Liist | Jessica Pothering

The Liist, August 2024: These fund managers incentivize impact and share profits with communities and founders

Impact Voices | Lillian Kuri

Local community foundations go regional to tackle climate change

Photo credit: Community Solutions

Community Finance | Jessica Pothering

Community Solutions raises $135 million to provide permanent housing for homeless populations in 16 cities

Credit: ImpactAlpha

Community Finance | Roodgally Senatus

Real Revitalization (Part 3): In Baltimore, Women’s Home Preservation adds clean energy and affordable housing to the community revitalization toolkit

Credit: Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico

Return on Inclusion | Jessica Pothering

Platform for Social Impact secures $43 million for a community center in Puerto Rico

Photo by ImpactAlpha’s Roodgally Senatus.

Ownership Economy | Roodgally Senatus

Real Revitalization (Part 2): Worker co-op turns distressed homes in West Baltimore into affordable housing and shared equity

Photo by ImpactAlpha's Roodgally Senatus.

Ownership Economy | Roodgally Senatus

Real Revitalization (Part 1): Parity buys back the block to drive community revival without displacement in West Baltimore

The Liist | Jessica Pothering

The Liist, July 2024: Innovations in community investing and the revival of venture capital in emerging markets

Illustration by RWJF.

Dealflow | Roodgally Senatus

Robert Wood Johnson doubles its impact investing mandate with $325 million commitment

Photo by Catalyze.

Clean Energy | Roodgally Senatus

Catalyze secures $100 million from NY Green Bank for distributed solar energy in disadvantaged communities

Muni Impact | Liana Lan

Liberty Notes let retail investors invest in Connecticut’s green transition

Dealflow | Roodgally Senatus

Invest Appalachia closes $35.5 million for place-based impact in Central Appalachia

Deploy! | Rachel Reilly

10,000 Communities: With partners, Milken Institute is building a market to drive investment in community infrastructure

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Catalytic Capital | Ramphis Castro

The impact investing opportunity in Puerto Rico’s economic comeback

Muni Impact | Matt Posner

Billions to trillions: How municipal bonds can multiply the reach of the US ‘green bank’

Deploy! | Amy Cortese

EPA set to announce Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards for $20 billion ‘green bank’

Deploy! | Amy Cortese

EPA’s new partners plot a $27 billion path to a US green bank

Podcasts | Eric Horvath

Impact(ed): An introduction to CDFIs and equitable community lending

Muni Impact | Amy Cortese

How green banks are blending finance for community infrastructure and greenhouse gas reduction (video)

Impact Voices | Anna Smukowski

Three ways impact investors can help CDFIs provide stability in a high-cost environment

Deploy! | Rachel Reilly

Bringing standards and certainty to financing for community infrastructure and the green transition

Photo by City of San Antonio.

Community Finance | Roodgally Senatus

Deal spotlight: San Antonio’s ESTAR West targets $25 million for real estate fund

Photo by Prosper West San Antonio.

Inclusive Economy | Roodgally Senatus

Can commercial corridors + broad ownership build community wealth without displacement?

Muni Impact | Andrea Riquier

Red state bans on ESG-aligned underwriters raise costs for muni issuers

Community Finance | Neil Gregory

How US community lenders are tapping impact capital to leverage federal investments

Community Finance | Roodgally Senatus

LISC’s Michael Pugh on navigating legal challenges to community development finance (Q&A)

Community Finance | Roodgally Senatus

Mission Driven Bank Fund secures $110 million for local lenders in low-income communities

Impact Investing | Andrea Riquier

Impact products for retail investors prove resilient in a high rate environment

Dealflow | Roodgally Senatus

Candide’s Afterglow Climate Justice Fund secures $36 million to lend in frontline communities

Photo by Social Finance.

Locavesting | Roodgally Senatus

Colorado foundations back Social Finance’s fund to upskill local workers

Deploy! | Andrea Riquier

The US is finally getting a national green bank. Here’s what to expect.

City of Refuge, Baltimore

Impact Voices | Michelle Moore

How the IRA’s ‘direct pay’ provision is driving community ownership and resilience