Jen: How was the Kensington Corridor Trust created?  Adriana: Our four founding partners came together to envision economic redevelopment of the Kensington Avenue commercial corridor which had significant vacancy and blight. We were formed by a launch team with a...

Jen: How was Denkyem Co-op Created?   Dion: Denkyem was created to address the financing challenges facing Black-owned businesses. Dion Cook & Rudy Gadre believed that entrepreneurship was the most accessible vehicle for building generational wealth,...

Jen: How was the New Majority Capital Fund Created?  Havell: George Floyd's murder compelled us as founders to think about what we can do to address racial injustice and inequities. Given our backgrounds in entrepreneurship, private equity and hedge funds, we...

Jen: How was the REDF Impact Investing Fund Created?  Carrie: REDF is a 25 year-old venture philanthropy investing exclusively in businesses that exist to help drive participation, equity, and growth -- employment social enterprises.  These small businesses...

Celina Adams, a colleague from the Just Economy Institute (formerly RSF Social Finance Integrated Capital Investing Institute fellow) and fellow financial activist introduced me to the  Northern Forest Center and its plan to launch the Northern Forest Fund....