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Just Economy Conference – May 11, 2021   The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to staunch the bleeding of America’s small businesses. But in disbursing PPP loans, the SBA relied on the biggest banks to get money into the hands of their existing customers. The result was that big businesses received more than half …

Using The Experiences From PPP To Create A More Equitable Lending Landscape For Underserved Entrepreneurs Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 11, 2021   The word “GameStop” no longer means a place to trade used video games – it now describes a take-from-the-rich give-to-the-poor moment where Redditors used fintech investment apps to upend Wall Street. We will move past the simple reports of winners and losers to explore how fintech is …

What Did GameStop Teach Us About Fintech Investing Apps? Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 11, 2021   Join NCRC’s Chief Capital Markets Officer Eleni Delimpaltadaki Janis from Brooklyn, New York, as she sits down with small business owners and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations. They will discuss access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs and solutions …

Equivico By NCRC Presents A Fireside Chat: Small Business Access To Capital And Best Practices For Success Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 11, 2021   When the country went on lockdown, schools and districts across the U.S. scrambled to pivot to virtual-only learning. The lack of resources to make that massive shift happen only amplified what many in education and community development already know — that even 65 years since Brown v. …

Schools, Segregation, COVID Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 11, 2021   There are many key issues that connect fair housing and tenant advocates to environmental and health justice such as lead exposure, Superfund sites, asthma risks, substandard conditions, and natural disaster preparedness. Panelists will set the context by describing the relationship of racial segregation and discriminatory land use …

Connecting Environmental Justice And Housing Justice Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 11, 2021   With a new administration in place, fair housing advocates must decide on their new priorities. What policies will they advocate for? What cases will they pursue? And in the midst ofa pandemic, how will they achieve their goals? The landscape of fair housing has changed drastically just …

The Future Of Fair Housing: Goals And Strategies For A New Era Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 12, 2021   The widening chasm between incomes and affordable homeownership has its roots in the single biggest problem affecting owned homes — a lack of affordable inventory.  The problem has gotten so severe that only an effort on the scale of this country’s rebuilding after WW2 will meet the …

Our Homeownership Moonshot: Building 20 Million Homes By 2030 Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 12, 2021   Politicians say that they want more affordable housing and jobs. But the property tax applied to buildings has the economic impact of a 10% to 20% sales tax on construction labor and materials. This reduces the amount of buildings produced and employment, while raising building prices and …

Reducing Sprawl, Poverty And Inequality By Terminating Real Estate Speculation Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 13, 2021   The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on small businesses, and disproportionately hurt minority-owned small businesses. The government provided aid in a variety of ways, including the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program and extending credit modifications, but there still remains a need for additional assistance and …

Small Business Lending – Enforcement Gaps And Possible Solutions Read More »

The country is undergoing a demographic shift that the financial services industry has yet to catch. Prospective clients for financial services products are increasingly young and people of color and yet, the institutions who serve them largely skew older, male and White. This session explores why siloed D&I initiatives fall short and how an organization can build the cultural competencies needed to serve burgeoning communities of color.

Just Economy Conference – May 13, 2021   Over a year ago, women outnumbered men in the workforce, the first time it happened since 2010. What a difference a year (and global pandemic) makes. Just this past December, women accounted for 100% of the jobs lost that month, rounding out almost a full year of …

Women In Crisis — America’s First Female Recession Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 13, 2021   If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the housing counseling field anything, it is that the show must go on. Essentially overnight, counseling agencies had to transition to virtual operating space to continue to serve clients as consumers faced financial uncertainty amidst an international health crisis. Housing counselors …

Housing Counselors: Joining The Ranks Of First Responders Read More »

Just Economy Conference – May 14, 2021   Social determinants of health (SDOH) have become an increasing area of focus to improve population health equity and reduce total costs of care, made all the more relevant by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, the majority of disparities in morbidity and mortality in the U.S. …

Policy Options In Community Development For Promoting Long-Term Health Equity Read More »