“Building housing for resilience is not always the easiest solution, but it is the sustainable and equitable one.” Monica Schroeder, Director of Global Advocacy, Build Change

"I try to calculate the penalties within the black communities, If we can figure out the penalties, we can figure out the where to pinpoint the racism in black communities." - Andre M. Perry

A few of our solar #impinv are shared as case studies in this new report out now from Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), which outlines ways funders can accelerate the uptake of solar in low and moderate-income communities.

💡Let's talk about Community Development Financial Institutions. Did you know #CDFIs like Hope Credit Union provide necessary financial resources like equitable loans & safe banking to low-income & disadvantaged communities? Learn how Business Insider: ow.ly/1zcj50NCqLb

TODAY: The benefits of #SolarPower have yet to be distributed equitably. Join The Funding Network at 3 pm ET for a discussion on creative approaches to solar power for low- & moderate-income communities. Danielle Deane-Ryan Sarah Shanley Hope Vero Bourg-Meyer, Joe Evans bit.ly/402YqiR

RE-volv has installed over 3.5 megawatts of solar capacity for more than 50 community-based nonprofits across 14 states over the past decade, saving these organizations $20 million collectively on their energy bills. triplepundit.com/story/2023/com…

Live at our first general session: Overcoming Economic Barriers in the Deep and Mid-South: The Role of CDFIs and Mission-Driven Credit Unions #Inclusiv2023

"This is an unprecedented moment of opportunity for #CreditUnions. The work you do is inspiring, courageous and vitally important." Kresge's Rip Rapson speaks at #Inclusiv2023 about how credit unions must promote equitable community development and engage on #ClimateChange.

Anyone in Las Vegas for the #Climate & #Energy Funders Group convening today, catch Joe Evans at two sessions. J40: Realizing the Equity Opportunities of IRA, and Achieving climate impact in states with limited capacity or political will bit.ly/44FvAsy

In this case study, learn about a $2.5M program-related investment loan to Michigan Saves that enables the green bank to lend directly to underserved communities of color in Detroit & other localities for #GreenEnergy projects. Kresge Environment Kresge Social Investing bit.ly/42nC4dT

Community-development finance institutions have more flexibility than traditional lending institutions when it comes to financing affordable housing, says LISC Detroit Executive Director Camille Walker Banks. #CDFIs #impactinvesting bit.ly/3nNnnlh

Learn how & why Kresge Social Investing made a $1.1M program-related investment loan to Working Power. It provides capital for loans to community solar projects co-owned/managed by Urban Ingenuity, to facilitate community ownership of #solar & solar+storage assets.bit.ly/3BuCALz

Great piece by Kresge Trustee jim bildner. He argues that social investment must be grounded in impact – in attracting market capital to transaction – not in the hope that the investment will, in & of itself, satisfy the market’s norms of acceptable return.ssir.org/articles/entry…

Making energy efficiency more equitable—read about our partners ⁦Michigan Saves⁩ and how they’re doing so in #Detroit and the state of Michigan. secondwavemedia.com/features/michi…

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