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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Extensive research shows that public policy can shape economic outcomes. The public can demand economic policies that benefit the broader population. A key question becomes: What kind of economic policies should the public demand? Wealth is a fundamental measure of stability and opportunity.

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What’s Next for CDFIs? The Challenge and Opportunity of Place

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2017, Mayor Hamilton sought to create a small-business CDFI but found the Bloomington market too small to support one. While many Justice40 tracts are in well-served CDFI markets, many are not. In August 2024, the accelerator introduced the CDFI Market Map , the first geospatial look at CDFI coverageor, more precisely, CDFI deserts.

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What Does Finance for the People Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

A recent report by the Office of the State Comptroller found that Rochester has the fifth-highest child poverty rate of any US city. The Bank of Rochester Act: A Bold Step Toward Financial Transformation The need in Rochester is urgent.

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Monitoring Inequality: The Case for Widening Access to Innovations in Diabetes Management

NonProfit Quarterly

For many people with diabetes, particularly those living below the poverty line, the cost of CGMs makes them unattainable. Meanwhile, over the last few years, companies like ZOE and Oviva have been marketing CGMs as trendy, health-optimization tools for people who dont have diabetes.

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Democracy in Peril: In South Africa, Will Philanthropy Back Economic Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

The statement of intent from the government in part reads : “At this historic juncture, we must act to ensure stability and peace, tackling the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality, entrench our constitutional democracy and the rule of law, and to build a South Africa for all its people.” With an estimated 55.5

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More Than Just a Structure: The Myriad Impacts of Black Women’s Exclusion from Homeownership

NonProfit Quarterly

Given the rules, policies, and structures that define our housing market today, ownership and maintenance of a home requires seed wealth, which generally comes from intergenerational wealth transfers. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin. A house is far more than a structure. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin. These results are no accident.

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How Dollar Store Kudzu Consumes Local Economies—And What to Do About It

NonProfit Quarterly

But to respond effectively, it is important to understand dollar stores’ growing importance, how communities are responding, and how public policy might better support community-based businesses. But this left a market gap. What can be done about this pattern? Quite a bit. DeKalb County is not unique.

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