Educate, advocate, and activate community capital.
Advancing the local investing movement towards empowerment and equity for all.
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Our Focus: Community Investment Funds
The best way to keep money flowing within your community is to utilize local investments. That’s where Community Investment Funds (CIFs) come in. These locally controlled funds allow community members to invest and support many local businesses, projects, and initiatives within their own neighborhoods. Through local sourcing, investing, and decision-making, these funds create a direct connection between investors and the economic development they want to see in their community.
Why?
Keep Wealth Local
The majority of local banking institutions have been lost since the 1980s and big box stores capture at least one quarter of every dollar spent locally.
Level the Playing Field
Many people don't think they are able to invest or only invest in faraway businesses or mutual funds. There are options for everyone to become an investor and benefit from the local impacts.
Turn Ideas Into Action
Entrepreneurs continually struggle to find necessary capital - local investing provides a pathway to leverage long-term local customer support.