By Michelle Betton, Writer Across the country, unemployment numbers are down and the news talks of economic recovery and the booming stock market. Outside of that news, however, are many people who are still struggling to achieve equal opportunity and prosperity with the rest of the country. Transformative investments are needed to get struggling Americans […]
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What is a CDFI?
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Expanding Equity for Underserved Communities in 2017 and Beyond
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO This year has been a whirlwind for our country and for Capital Impact Partners. For all the headlines of stock market records and rising incomes, the reality is that too many of us across America are struggling. People of color are disproportionally impacted, with black households still lagging behind […]
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Commitment to Community Drives Engagement Through Healthy Food Access
By Olivia Rebanal, Director, Loan Programs Community engagement is a critical component to our work at Capital Impact, particularly as supporters of innovative community-based work. As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), we support community-driven solutions that address the economic, social and racial justice barriers to success in our most underserved communities. Having first-hand knowledge […]
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Op-Ed – Congress: Continue to Invest in America’s Struggling Cities and Towns
By Nancy O. Andrews, Ellis Carr, Donald Hinkle-Brown and Joe Neri As leaders of four of the nation’s largest nonprofit community development financial institutions (CDFIs) with the mission of investing in low-income communities and entrepreneurs, we ask Congress to protect the desperately needed flow of investment capital to America’s struggling cities and towns. In short, […]
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Now You Can Invest In Underserved Communities with Capital Impact
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO The idea of “community” often conjures images of a geographic place, a shared space where people congregate. While true, communities can be so much more. Their true potential can manifest itself when they foster connections between individuals who share mutually beneficial ideals. Through championing those shared values, community members […]
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How CDFIs Expand Economic Opportunities in Underserved Communities
More than Money Podcast Interviews Ellis Carr, President & CEO of Capital Impact Expanding opportunities for residents in low-income communities is the focus of community development financial institutions (CDFIs). These mission-driven institutions prioritize social, economic and racial justice for underserved communities over and above profits, meaning that CDFIs invest in places and projects that traditional […]
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How To Use Historic Tax Credits To Promote Community Development
By Danielle Graceffa, Senior Director, Legal Services Real estate development has always been a risky proposition, fraught with numerous challenges that must always be carefully balanced against the promise of reward. Throw in the possibility of rehabbing historic properties and that risk-reward scenario is certainly amplified. The city of Detroit, where we have our Midwestern […]
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Why and How We Finance Charter Schools
By Emilie Linick, Senior Loan Officer, and Quanic Fullard, Impact Strategy Specialist Capital Impact Partners has long been driven by a mission to help people build communities of opportunity that break barriers to success. To that end, we continually look to expand our lending and incubate, scale, and advocate for new ideas that advance community development […]
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A Big “IDEA” to Address Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
By Kimberly Dorsett, Human Resources Director The concept of identity politics has had a lot of press of late. How do we, as professionals, as voters, as members of our community, as individuals, apply our own identity and personal narrative to our actions and convictions? Given the diversity of our organization and the communities we […]
