community-development
Impact Voices | March 20, 2024
Three ways impact investors can help CDFIs provide stability in a high-cost environment
Even as inflationary pressures begin to subside, affordable housing and community-based organizations continue to operate on thin margins. That means they’re less able …
Photo by City of San Antonio.
Community Finance | March 1, 2024
Deal spotlight: San Antonio’s ESTAR West targets $25 million for real estate fund
On San Antonio’s majority-Latino west side, ESTAR West is revitalizing underserved neighborhoods with mixed-use real estate and small business support. Entrepreneurs and Small …
Photo by Prosper West San Antonio.
Inclusive Economy | February 25, 2024
Can commercial corridors + broad ownership build community wealth without displacement?
ImpactAlpha, February 22 — The West Side of San Antonio is looking forward to a thriving corridor of successful small businesses, restored buildings …
The former St. Jax Anglican congregation in Montreal
Innovative Finance | October 18, 2023
Surplus church properties in Canada get new life as community hubs and affordable housing (video)
Church steeples dot the skyline in cities and towns across North America. But with many congregations shrinking, aging and quietly going broke, many …
The Auburn, one of Capital Impact Partners’ first deals in Detroit.
Inclusive Economy | June 13, 2023
Collateralizing small business loans to bring institutional capital to local impact
Momentus Securities is taking a page from the corporate credit playbook and applying it to loans for affordable housing, healthcare, education, small businesses …
Community Finance | December 20, 2022
Treasury investments in CDFIs pave the way for strong impact and financial returns
Almost two years ago, we mourned what appeared to be a lost opportunity for community lenders and impact investors. We were wrong! ECIP …
CNote co-founder and CEO Cat Berman | Photo by CNote.
Corporate Impact | September 20, 2022
CNote raises nearly $7.3 million to tap corporate cash for community development
ImpactAlpha, September 20 — CNote has raised $7.3 million to expand its network of more than 2,000 CDFIs, low-income designated credit unions and …
Inclusive Economy | June 7, 2022
One Percent for America: How simple, low-cost loans can clear a barrier to citizenship
Those newly naturalized Americans in the stirring pictures of immigrants from all over the world taking the Oath of Citizenship – every one of …
Features | December 4, 2019
‘Neighborhood investment company’ helps Los Angeles residents buy back the block
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 4, 2019 – Real estate shapes our cities and neighborhoods. And capital shapes real estate. A new model that enables local …
community-development | November 13, 2019
Leveraged buyout funds help businesses convert to worker-ownership
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 13 – The widening wealth gap has sparked interest in worker ownership models that can build individual and community wealth. Across …
Beats | October 3, 2018
Reinvestment Fund taps capital market to raise $76 million for ‘impact investment bond’
Public bond markets are becoming a reliable new source of capital for community development financial institutions that lend to low-income communities. A successful …