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The fight for immigrant & New American rights

The fight for immigrant & New American rights

Impact investing can unlock urgently needed finance quickly by using a catalytic model. The Freedom100 Fund combines the power of impact investing with Freedom for Immigrants’ proven national bond model to give immigrants a fighting chance at freedom by paying their bond and reconnecting them with loved ones and legal services, at no cost to the family.

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Why I invest: Kara Ballester

Why I invest: Kara Ballester

As lead investors in our Homebuilding Investment Fund, Kara Ballester and her husband Andy were instrumental in jumpstarting our efforts to accelerate affordable housing with San Diego Habitat for Humanity. We wanted to know—what motivated Kara to invest in affordable homeownership, and what has her experience with impact investing been like?

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Closing education gaps with creative capital

Closing education gaps with creative capital

Our flexible, personalized financing approach allowed us to provide Friends of Willow Tree a $100,000 bridge loan that they used for expenses at the start of the school year, keeping the program affordable and accessible for their majority low-income students.

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Developing community with creative capital

Developing community with creative capital

When we first met Kris Schlesser, founder of LuckyBolt, he was six years into a quest to make the perfect breakfast burrito easily accessible to professionals on the go, and had been financing the business with high-interest credit cards and microloans.

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Milken Institute Opportunity Zone takeaways

Milken Institute Opportunity Zone takeaways

Here are David’s generalized takeaways from the Milken Institute convenings in Oakland, centering around affordable housing, Opportunity Zones, and how local and statewide policies in California can be structured to influence positive outcomes.

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Legacy Arts: Intentional impact investing

Legacy Arts: Intentional impact investing

We were delighted to share with Legacy Arts Magazine how impact investing can support wealth managers, financial planners, and advisors to offer their clients new strategies to craft a legacy with meaning.

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What’s happening with Opportunity Zones?

What’s happening with Opportunity Zones?

An interesting piece of legislation included in 2017's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the Opportunity Zones program. We've been digging in with colleagues across the country on how this can drive investment into neighborhoods that need it. So what's the scoop? The...

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Debt vs. Equity Financing

Debt vs. Equity Financing

When looking for capital for your business, consider the ins and outs of debt versus equity financing before deciding which way to go.

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