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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

The report notes that in their design, the funds vary greatly in terms of asset classes (small business, growth enterprises, real estate); sectors (agriculture, reproductive health, affordable housing, technology); and the size of individual investments (from a few thousand dollars each, to $1 million or more for a single real estate project) (16).

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Black Co-op Farms: Building a Worker Strategy in Mississippi

NonProfit Quarterly

The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. But while the DRA is a valued partner for community groups, food justice activism in the delta, particularly among Black farmers and community organizations, precedes the authority’s creation.

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Building Community through Holistic Strategy: A Story from a Seattle Immigrant Suburb

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ).

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How Philanthropy Can Show Up for an Arts Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy. Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

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How Land Banks and Community Land Trusts Can Partner for Racial Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

They develop rural and urban agriculture projects, offer leases for commercial spaces that serve local communities, support affordable rental and cooperative housing projects, conserve land for environmental preservation purposes, and maintain urban green spaces. CLTs serve many purposes.

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Building Community Capacity in Rural East Texas: The Long Lift

NonProfit Quarterly

Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity. When we talk about economic development in East Texas, we often like to start with a the figure below, which comes from a T.L.L.

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National Gathering Looks to Address Root Causes of Inequality

NonProfit Quarterly

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. Additionally, due to the activism of NCRC and its members, community groups have often successfully mobilized to obtain additional commitments, particularly in exchange for community support of mergers.

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