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....

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 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 the Boston Impact Initiative Fund II Created?  Betty: BII (founded by Deborah Frieze) launched BII Fund II to continue addressing the racial wealth divide in Massachusetts and the Northeast. Black and Latino entrepreneurs in Massachusetts have an...

Jen: How was CIMENTAFIN Created?  Francesco: Cimentafin was started by Francesco Piazzesi, who in 1997 also founded ÉCHALE, a green affordable housing developer. Francesco observed that despite ÉCHALE’s affordability, their customers were still forced to deal...