Latest Articles
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Introducing our 2020 Vision
By Ellis Carr, President & CEO As Capital Impact’s new CEO, I am incredibly excited to take this opportunity to both look back at 2015 and to expound on our new five-year vision to 2020. Over the past year, we continued to...
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A Fond Farewell
By Terry Simonette, outgoing President & CEO As I think about my 32 years with Capital Impact Partners, I am overwhelmed when I consider the thousands of stakeholders that have made contributions to our work of helping people and communities...
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Opening Up Possibilities in Co-op Innovation
By Clair A. McDevitt, writer Since Benjamin Franklin launched the first mutual fire insurance company in 1752, the cooperative sector has seen waves of success in the United States. Dairy and cheese coops were first organized in the early 1800s,...
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Putting Down Roots For A Better Future
By Alison Powers, Program Officer More than 10,000 low-and-moderate income homeowners are sleeping better at night thanks to our partner ROC USA. Instead of worrying about rent increases or land sales that might force them to move, residents of manufactured-home...
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What Does it Mean to Age Strong?
By Candace Baldwin, Director of Strategy, Aging in Community Making a community a great place to live and work while also supporting the needs of low-income and vulnerable older adults is difficult. It takes patience, planning, and a group effort....
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Collaboration for Co-operative Improvement
By Clair A. McDevitt, writer Picture it: the freezer breaks and you’re scrambling to save all your frozen food. In a home, a big cooler or the generosity of a neighbor may solve your problem – but for a grocery...
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A Holistic Approach to Healthy Food Financing
 By Scott Sporte, Chief Lending Officer Healthy food financing isn’t just about health. There is no doubt that improving access to fresh, nutritious foods in low-income communities can help people improve eating habits and prevent diet-related diseases, such as...
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California Health Clinics and Financing to Meet ACA Implementation
By Scott Sporte, Chief Lending Officer The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets out to provide access to health care for all. The ACA will only be fully implemented in California when all people, including low-income residents in underserved communities, have...
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Investing in Detroit’s Comeback: Optimism & Challenges on the Road to Inclusive Growth
By Bradford Frost, Director, Detroit Program 2015 was a year of optimism for post-bankruptcy Detroit. We saw significant investments pour in, including the first projects due to the $100 million pledge from JP Morgan Chase. Combined with the $30 million...
