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Advancing Economic and Racial Equity with the Family of Funds
Highlighting impact data we collected on the 31 deals we closed so far. This report includes a look into a new, innovative framework and methodology we developed for Equity Impact Indicators that is leading the CDFI field.
A Starting List to Invest for Racial Equity
This work is a joint project of Bridgespan Social Impact, the Global Impact
Investing Network (GIIN), PolicyLink, and CapEQ.
Investing Network (GIIN), PolicyLink, and CapEQ.
Promoting Equity Investments an Equitable Reovery
International Lessons for the US
Rural OZ and Recovery Playbook
This resource from Sorenson Impact Center provides key steps to support rural economic developers and community champions in leveraging the OZ incentive and private capital for community development.
Paving a Path to Stability in Rural America
A new LISC Research and Evaluation study provides rigorous evidence of the impact of community development and affordable housing in rural areas. The research findings reveal how concentrated, collaborative community development initiatives brought stability and revitalization to small towns in the Coachella and San Joaquin Valleys.
Racial Equity and Social Impact Investment Memo
In this memo, we’re sharing our journey to implement a racial equity
investment program. We believe it is critical to ensure that access
to financial services is not reserved for those with privilege, and this
investment is just one way we’re committed to driving change. We aim
for this memo to illuminate the process for other organizations looking
to make similar investments.
investment program. We believe it is critical to ensure that access
to financial services is not reserved for those with privilege, and this
investment is just one way we’re committed to driving change. We aim
for this memo to illuminate the process for other organizations looking
to make similar investments.
Impact In Place
Emerging Sources of Community Investment Capital and Strategies to Direct it as Scale
Securitization for Social Innovation
Could CDFIs increase their liquidity and expand their reach through securitization? A new LISC white paper looks at the opportunities, challenges and next steps needed to launch commercial intermediation and create a secondary market for CDFI assets—so that more high-impact capital can flow to communities.
Unlocking Corporate Treasuries for Racial Equity with George Ashton of LISC
October 8, 2020
On a recent episode of Money + Meaning, George Ashton, LISC's managing director of Strategic Investments discusses the newly launched Black Economic Development Fund. Targeting up to $250 million and initially seeded by $25 million investments from both Netflix and Costco, the Black Economic Development Fund will work to close the racial wealth gap through both a direct and indirect investment strategy: directly through investments in black-led businesses and anchor institutions, and indirectly through working with black-led financial institutions.
On a recent episode of Money + Meaning, George Ashton, LISC's managing director of Strategic Investments discusses the newly launched Black Economic Development Fund. Targeting up to $250 million and initially seeded by $25 million investments from both Netflix and Costco, the Black Economic Development Fund will work to close the racial wealth gap through both a direct and indirect investment strategy: directly through investments in black-led businesses and anchor institutions, and indirectly through working with black-led financial institutions.
Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances
September 28, 2020
Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances
Neil Bhutta, Andrew C. Chang, Lisa J. Dettling, and Joanne W. Hsu with assistance from Julia Hewitt1
New data from the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) show that long-standing and substantial wealth disparities between families in different racial and ethnic groups were little changed since the last survey in 2016; the typical White family has eight times the wealth of the typical Black family and five times the wealth of the typical Hispanic family.
This FEDS Note explores patterns in wealth holding by race and ethnicity, as well as some key issues related to the accumulation of wealth, using new data from the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF). We first analyze total wealth among families classified, according to their self-identification during the interview, as White non-Hispanic, Black or African American non-Hispanic, Hispanic or Latino, and other or multiple race (we will henceforth refer to these groups as White, Black, Hispanic, and other, respectively).2 Wealth is defined as the difference between families' gross assets and their liabilities.3 We will describe patterns at the median (the typical household within each group) and at the mean (the average among households in each group).
Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances
Neil Bhutta, Andrew C. Chang, Lisa J. Dettling, and Joanne W. Hsu with assistance from Julia Hewitt1
New data from the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) show that long-standing and substantial wealth disparities between families in different racial and ethnic groups were little changed since the last survey in 2016; the typical White family has eight times the wealth of the typical Black family and five times the wealth of the typical Hispanic family.
This FEDS Note explores patterns in wealth holding by race and ethnicity, as well as some key issues related to the accumulation of wealth, using new data from the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF). We first analyze total wealth among families classified, according to their self-identification during the interview, as White non-Hispanic, Black or African American non-Hispanic, Hispanic or Latino, and other or multiple race (we will henceforth refer to these groups as White, Black, Hispanic, and other, respectively).2 Wealth is defined as the difference between families' gross assets and their liabilities.3 We will describe patterns at the median (the typical household within each group) and at the mean (the average among households in each group).
Double Jeopardy COVID-19's Concentrated Health and Wealth Effects in Black Communities
CDFI and the Capital Markets
Can Blockchain Revolutionalize Impact In
Next Street and LISC partnered to explore the potential for blockchain application to solve community development challenges in New York City. Together we identified four significant challenges to using blockchain for social impact: scalability, data recovery, regulatory uncertainty, and lack of implemented pilots. Next Street and LISC are now exploring potential blockchain pilots to address challenges within community development.
Navigating the Opportunity Zones - Community Partners LISC Playbook
This emerging playbook series is intended as a set of accessible resources that assemble and build on the collective expertise of community development and finance experts from across the public and private sectors. Our playbooks aim to provide in-depth, targeted guidance and strategy for a spectrum of Opportunity Zone stakeholders, to help ensure that inclusive, equitable development remains at the forefront of OZ investments.
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