- December 20, 2019As this year’s report findings and policy recommendations demonstrate, we have made significant strides in advancing a new generation of…
- November 12, 2019Rural economic development strategies need to adjust to these new trends to include a place-based approach to rural economic development…
- October 25, 2019Leaders in philanthropy increasingly recognize the role of business in advancing their objectives. To date, the focus of most efforts…
- October 23, 2019The Richmond Fed’s recent report, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) by the Numbers, provides findings from the 2019 Federal Reserve CDFI…
- October 21, 2019Small businesses show strength in self-employment increases, proprietors’ income gains, job creation advances and births staying above deaths. Loan delinquency…
- October 21, 2019FUND CI conducted research to identify the best practices of CDFIs that are recognized as being ahead of the curve…
- October 8, 2019The nonprofit sector is a powerful economic engine in California, especially when it comes to employment and wages. The nonprofit industry…
- October 4, 2019Agri-FoodTech is an emerging category within the food startup universe with enormous potential to impact critical issues from climate change…
- September 27, 2019New Census figures released show rising income inequality across the state and millions of California residents who are struggling to…