Reports Resilient Communities and Affordable Energy: Charting Roles for Community Finance February 11, 2026 Environment, Social Investment Practice
Digital Media Webinar: CDFIs at a Crossroad: Taking Stock & Taking Action January 22, 2026 Social Investment Practice
Reports A Century of Impact: Lessons From The Kresge Foundation’s Transformative Urban Approach October 9, 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 The 2Gen Investment Case: Making the Most of Capital in All its Forms Since 2010, funders have invested more than $500 million in advancing the two-generation (2Gen) approach to increase economic and social mobility for families with low incomes. This approach intentionally develops… Reports May 28, 2025 Human Services
Reports Thermal Energy Networks in the United States A report from Transformative Strategies Consulting and Common Spark Consulting (funded by The Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Clif Family Foundation) outlines opportunities for philanthropy to help ensure Thermal Energy… Reports May 12, 2025 Environment
Reports Space to Grow: A Decade of Transforming Chicago Schoolyards and Communities This report from Healthy Schools Campaign, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making schools healthier places where children can learn and thrive, documents 10 years of its Space to Grow program.… Reports May 8, 2025 Environment
Reports Free MetroCards and College Retention: Findings from The Hope Center for Student Basic Needs & CUNY For many students at the City University of New York (CUNY), getting to class isn’t simply a matter of time, it’s a matter of affordability. Community colleges overwhelmingly serve students… Reports April 29, 2025 Education