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How was the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast Created?  Micha: During the mid-1970s, community-owned grocery stores (food co-ops) were launching and expanding healthy food access and food sovereignty across the region, but couldn’t access capital for upgrades and...

Jen: How was Foodshed Capital Loan Fund Created?  Michael: Michael Reilly founded the fund to help human-scale farmers access fair, patient and affordable capital Jen: How are your investment funds catalytic in a way that is different from other funds?Michael: We work...

Jen: How was “Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund” Created?  Rebecca: The Fund was conceived of by Jeff Cyr and the leadership team at the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation in response to Raven's success in fund management, our unique role as the sole Indigenous...

Jen: How was “FINAPOP” Created?  Ana: FINAPOP is the result of the motivation and organization of cooperatives established in Agrarian Reform settlements to seek financing and credit alternatives for the development of healthy food production, integrated...

Jen: How was Afterglow Climate Justice Fund Created?  James: Climate justice has always been a focus for Candide, as is apparent from relationships like Posigen and Solar Holler, that date back to 2017. Our belief is that, as impact investors with a commitment to...

Jen: How was Fibers Fund Created?  Sarah: Fiber crops are an integral part of agricultural systems with critical impacts on land use, soil health, communities and economic development. The current global textile industry is built on exploitation of ecosystems and...

Jen: How was “Haske Ventures” Created?  Madji: Haskè Ventures was started to address the youth unemployment challenge in West Africa. Madji Sock and Abdourahmane Diop, the co-founders, have served in strategy consulting for several years. We noticed that the...

Jen: How was “Revolve Fund” Created?  James: Revolve Fund was created after years of experience of creating and investing in strategies focused on equitable access to capital throughout the U.S. I identified certain capital infrastructure gaps through this work...

Jen: How was “Right to the City Integrated Loan Fund” Created?  Fernando: In August 2019, member leaders of our national alliance came together to strategize the future of our national campaign committees moving forward. Member leaders began identifying goals and...

In an economy that frequently undervalues care work, the Fund for Jobs Worth Owning (FJWO) is doing something unique: investing in home care and child care cooperatives. Caregiving remains one of the most essential yet underinvested sectors in our...