Harnessing the Impact Investing Market to Raise Socially Motivated Capital Capital Impact’s President & CEO Ellis Carr sat down with Nonprofit Quarterly to discuss our efforts to raise “socially motivated capital” from individuals and institutional investors alike. Learn more about how our Investment Notes are supporting efforts to engage in and win the fight against the growing inequality we see across the country.

Cover Story: Fueling Detroit’s Revival Capital Impact’s senior Detroit loan officer Melinda Clemons spent time touring the city with Fortune Magazine to highlight projects that support inclusive growth and economic opportunity for all Detroiters. We were honored to be included in their cover story about the variety of organizations working together to fuel Detroit’s revival.

Serving as Market Maker and Catalyst to Help Communities Thrive “More than Money” is a podcast that explores how “we can use our values to inform how we engage with our work and invest our wealth.” The podcast host interviewed Capital Impact Partners’ President and CEO Ellis Carr about our efforts to serve as a market maker and market catalyst to help communities and their residents thrive.

Getting Money to the People and Communities That Need It Most Fast Company featured Capital Impact Partners in its in-depth look at the key role CDFIs play in bolstering low-income communities. They specifically noted: “Companies like Capital Impact Partners don’t do the work they do for recognition or glory—they do it to get money to the people and communities that need it most.”

Creating Quality Jobs to Fix America’s Shortage of Home-Care Workers Our older adult population may increase more than 70 percent over the next quarter-century. Unfortunately, the supply of home-care workers is likely to fall short of that looming demand. Through a new program, we aim to use the power of cooperatives to bridge that gap. At the same time, we will also create quality jobs for women ages 50 and older.

Ensuring Developers Represent the City’s Diversity To ensure that the current pool of developers in Detroit truly reflects the city’s diversity, Capital Impact launched the EDI program. This article illustrates how this new program will combine capital support and training to empower minority real estate developers, allowing them to create transformative change in the city.

Addressing Housing Concerns in Revitalizing Neighborhoods An article in The Wall Street Journal, which addressed the balancing act between gentrification and affordable housing, featured Capital Impact’s study focusing on this issue. Our report identifies a number of best practices that can be used to plan for and responsibly manage development processes that will protect low-income residents.

Op-Ed: Continue to Invest in America’s Struggling Cities and Towns The leaders of the nation’s four largest CDFIs joined together to ask Congress to ensure that the CDFI Fund is fully funded and to safeguard this critical agency. The work of CDFIs needs this support, as they help create economic prosperity for low-income communities and empower Americans to live healthier, more equitable lives.

These Days, It’s Easy to Say Nice Things about Detroit A national blog featured Capital Impact Partners’ role in utilizing investments from government agencies, banks, and foundations to spur investments in social impact projects. It noted that we “do all this work in ways that promote inclusive neighborhoods, meaning that they should accommodate a mix of well-to-do, middle-class and poor people.”