Proud of colleague, friend, @C4Cinvest Fellow @AnnieDonovan_10, testified before House Fin Svcs Cmte on #CDFI Fund: “CDFIs do not exist or succeed in isolation. Context matters. #CDFIs work best when they can align their transactions with priorities set by local stakeholders.”
Conversion of small businesses to employee-owned coops builds wealth, jobs and and expands economic opportunities – esp for women & people of color. See new report by @capitalimpact: https://t.co/ag9Fp5S81O w/ @TheICAGroup@democracyatwrk#Citi Community Development #coops
#CDFIs lost a great advocate for marginalized communities last week. With sorrow, we acknowledge the passing of @NowakJeremy, founder of @reinvestfund. We take this opportunity to reflect on the transformative change he effected in communities nationwide: https://t.co/XuMbgitmaE
Tonight, we are at the @natlcoopbank’s annual meeting. Right now, Andrea Levere of @prosperitynow is moderating a panel with Marietta Rodriguez of @neighborworks, Kim Capen of Medvil #Coop and George “Mac” McCarthy of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
.@capitalimpact is excited that we and @LISC_DC have been selected as fund managers for #DC's $10 million Affordable Housing Preservation Fund! We look forward to working with @MayorBowser and @DCDHCD to increase affordable housing in the District https://t.co/eHfYxxOF8Y
Today, I’m wearing red in support of our community health centers. Congress cannot afford to ignore 27 million Americans who are at risk of losing access to their health care. We must #FixTheCliff now! #RedAlert4CHCs
A huge thank you to Benjy Kennedy @kresgedetroit, Sarida Scott @CDADDetroit, Arthur Jemison @CityofDetroit for their powerful words at the @capitalimpact board meeting today in #Detroit. Their work and commitment helps spur us to double down on our work here.
BREAKING: Senate Democrats just tried to get Senate Republicans to adjourn for a few days and take the time to actually read their tax bill.
RT if you agree that reading bills before they’re voted on is the least we can do.