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CDFIs infuse underserved markets with capital, caring, capacity
There’s nothing mysterious about what happens to people and places after decades and generations of being on the business end of discriminatory housing and lending practices. Neighbors, small businesses and communities lose opportunities for generational wealth, shared prosperity and social cohesion. Disinvestment in certain markets, particularly low-income and racial minority ones, establish legacies of exclusion, …
Stop the insanity! Two distinctly different climate resilience events share key theme
Whoever said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results could point to the disproportionate impact of climate change on systemically marginalized communities as a tragic case in point.
New LISC Phoenix strategic plan to build on foundation of engagement, knowledge and community trust
We don’t know everything. That’s just a fact, not an indictment. But in our world of equitable community and economic development, knowing that we don’t know everything and then intentionally adjusting to that reality also could be a superpower — the kind that breaks down communication barriers, reveals truths, yields trust, builds relationships and informs …