Speeches Remarks for Kresge Arts in Detroit award celebration: Three Bass-ic Lessons from Marion Hayden July 21, 2025 Detroit
Reports Community Ownership and Self-Determination: Case Studies from Atlanta, Boston, Lisjan Territory, and New Orleans July 21, 2025 American Cities
Case Studies The Community Power Accelerator solar case study Consumers spend over a trillion dollars a year on energy, while people with low-income face a disproportionately high energy burden and greater vulnerability to environmental damage. Community-serving solar developers are… Case Studies June 10, 2025 Environment, Social Investment Practice
Reports CDFIs: Crucial Partners in the Public Finance Ecosystem This paper, published in Chicago Fed Insights by Lourdes Germán, Robin Newberger and Heidi Reijm, examines how CDFIs can better leverage public funds and utilize subsidized financing mechanisms, such as… Reports November 15, 2024 Social Investment Practice
Digital Media Video: Why community action agencies should invest in microgrids Digital Media August 26, 2024 Environment, Social Investment Practice
Print Materials Kresge Social Investment Practice Brochure The Kresge Foundation’s Social Investment Practice works to expand opportunities in America’s cities by providing access to capital. In 2023, it made 16 investment commitments totaling $37.9 million. This brochure… Print Materials August 19, 2024 Social Investment Practice
Reports A Turnkey Model for Leveraging Direct Pay to Advance Solar and Renewable Energy Finance The Inflation Reduction Act has unlocked a new era of clean energy. This guide explores how provisions it includes, like Direct Pay, can help democratize clean energy projects like community… Reports July 19, 2024 Social Investment Practice