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Five Ways CDFIs Can Increase Equity in Lending Practices
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) were established to provide equitable loan access to nonprofits and businesses in underestimated communities, yet they still operate within a financial system that has historically disinvested communities. Capital Impact Partners is actively working to address these inequities by researching successful strategies implemented by various CDFIs to promote fair lending.
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Women Leaders in Real Estate: Five Minutes with Our HEAF Fellow Ronette Slamin
In this profile by HAND, our HEAF participant Ronette Slamin discusses her journey to becoming a female real estate developer.
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Predictions 2023: What to Expect for Capital Deployment, Small Businesses, and Mission-Based Lending
As the first quarter of 2023 unfolds, Momentus Capital team members are starting to see trends for an exciting year ahead. And while 2022 proved to be another rollercoaster ride for the economy and small businesses, our experts still forecast...
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How Place-based Inclusive Development is Essential to Building Community Resilience
At Momentus Capital, we believe that residents from all walks of life should have equitable access to the things that contribute to their health and wealth. This is especially vital for underestimated communities that often have a harder time accessing...
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Black History Month: Fostering Thriving Black Communities as Resistance to Inequity
It’s Black History Month! This month, we will celebrate by illuminating the social and economic experiences that shape the lives of African American communities. We also wanted to take a moment to share the history of Black History Month and...
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The Top 10 Questions To Ask Your Community Development Real Estate Lender Before Starting Your Development Project
As a real estate developer looking to deliver social impact, the process of finding and engaging with a lender can be hard. Once your mind is set on starting a community development real estate project, who do you turn to?...
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Video: Momentus Capital’s Senate Testimony Champions Community Advantage for Small Business Support
Momentus Capital’s Chief of External Affairs, Robert Villarreal, recently testified in front of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship about improving access to capital in disinvested communities through the Small Business Administration (SBA) Community Advantage (CA) loan program....
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Meet Karla Gill, Momentus Capital’s First Chief Technology Officer
Karla Gill recently joined Momentus Capital as its first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In her role overseeing the integration of new technologies that make our work more effective, she will manage Ventures Lending Technologies, Information Technology, and the data analytics...
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Forty Years of Breaking Barriers to Success and Building Communities of Opportunity
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO 2022 is a special year for us at Capital Impact Partners as it marks our 40th anniversary. Four decades of leaning into helping people build communities of opportunity and developing pathways to success. And...
