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Community InvestmentWhat is a community? Most of us think of our own community in terms of:
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News & UpdatesJune 26, 2009 Oldest Community Development Group Celebrates 42 Year Anniversary
Source:Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the oldest community development corporation in the country, celebrated its 42nd anniversary at its annual fundraising benefit and awards ceremony at Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn... June 26, 2009 Sears Tower Gets $350 Million GreeningSource:Green and Save.comThe tallest building in the Western hemisphere has energy savings on its agenda. Sears Tower in Chicago introduced a $350 million green renovation plan that will endow the building with wind turbines, solar panels, and roof... June 24, 2009 KROLL PREDICTS CORRUPTION COSTS COULD TOTAL $500 BILLION WORLDWIDE, AS FBI BRACES FOR NEXT WAVE OF FINANCIAL FRAUD TIED TO STIMULUS SPENDING
Source:Kroll
Government stimulus funding totaling $5 trillion has unintentionally introduced new opportunities for fraud and corruption worldwide, according to the latest edition of the Kroll Global Fraud Report. The report reinforces the...[more] Click here for more Community Investment News & Updates
Research & InsightsNovember 25, 2008 Final Report on Social Investment Pilots PublishedSource:Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Department - UKThe Office of the Third Sector has published a final report on two projects to investigate ways to promote private investment in social enterprises.[more] July 15, 2008 ICBA Releases New Survey on Community Bank Efforts to Serve Customers in Emerging MarketsSource:Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)Washington, D.C. —A new survey by the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) shows that community banks recognize the importance of serving emerging consumer demographic markets. The 2008 ICBA Community Bank Survey:...[more] July 2, 2008 Linking Institutional Investors To CommunitiesSource:Anna SteigerCommunity Banking, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston [more] Click here for more Community Investment Research & Insights
Commentary & OpinionMay 20, 2009 Building communitiesSource:Boston GlobeBANK FAILURES and foreclosures, holes in neighborhoods where developments failed to go forward, and pervasive unemployment - sound familiar?The mess we're in now mirrors much of what Boston and other cities in Massachusetts... March 23, 2009 Property Rights: Easy to CondemnSource:Mike BenardThe traditional interpretation of eminent domain is shifting. It is supposed to be the "taking" of property or property rights under the badge of government for the "public good," based on just compensation. Speaking as someone...[more] December 15, 2008 Commercial Real Estate...the next bust?Source:Examiner.com NYIn the last year we have bore witness to economic corrections resulting in the folding of a housing market, a credit lockup, a failing financial sector, a recent oil pop, insurance and rating agency scandals, forced redemptions,... Click here for more Community Investment Commentary & Opinion
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...More Information     Community Investment NetworkBe sure to check out the Community Investment Network which contains helpful tools and resources for community development and investment interests in all locales and geographic areas. The CDB-L Community Development Banking List\ServeThe premier list serv for practitioners including Community Development Credit Unions, CD Banks, CDCs, CD Loan Funds, and non-profits involved in support. The discussions have ranged from the practical (construction, mortgage, and small business lending; job opportunities, conferences, fundraising) to legislative (CRA, HMDA, and CDFI) to the cutting edge (micro-loan funds, peer lending, local currency, targeting social impact). Click here for more info. Accountability-Central partners with Google to bring you related links with relevant information - links below:
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