Raising Community Capital

Raising Community Capital

Raising Community Capital Introduction As a business owner, you recognize that stimulating a local investing ecosystem has great potential benefits for both your business and your greater community. You’d like to be part of growing this ecosystem by conducting your...
The Case for Community Investment Funds

The Case for Community Investment Funds

The Case for Community Investment Funds The following is an excerpt from “Community Investment Funds: A How-To Guide for Building Local Wealth, Equity, and Justice,” a joint project of the National Coalition for Community Capital and Solidago Foundation. The handbook...
Getting Started

Getting Started

Getting Started Local investing can deliver more than just economic benefits. It can help attract or retain crucial businesses, like farms, retail stores, or conservation projects. Valuable relationships are created and deepened across the community as business...
Introduction

Introduction

Introduction Local investing groups are driven by a common inspiration to put money to work for the mutual benefit of investors, the local businesses they invest in, and the community as a whole. They can be an important force in driving local economic development,...