Events

Announcements and news about NCRC live and online events.

Bringing It All Together: Convening on Health and Community Development Investments

Just Economy Conference – May 10, 2021 Each year brings new research and attention to the connection between economic security and physical health and 2020 certainly brought that and more. Local leaders are clear on their community’s needs and are actively combating disparities, yet the greatest impact comes from community investments made by anchor institutions […]

Bringing It All Together: Convening on Health and Community Development Investments Read More »

The New New Thing: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Decentralized Finance

Just Economy Conference – May 10, 2021   Blockchain technology is one of the major disruptors in financial services. By decentralizing information in secure locations, using networks that can continuously validate data, blockchains can reduce operational costs and improve on many aspects of record keeping. Join this panel to learn from a regulator, a policymaker

The New New Thing: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Decentralized Finance Read More »

40 Acres And A Degree: How Four HBCUs Are Closing The Racial Wealth Gap

Just Economy Conference – May 12, 2021   Student loan debt continues to enlarge the racial wealth gap, disproportionately impacting Black women at every stage of the process. 40 Acres and a Degree is a consortium of HBCUs partnering with Change Machine to prevent, mitigate and manage student loan debt within their respective communities. Through

40 Acres And A Degree: How Four HBCUs Are Closing The Racial Wealth Gap Read More »

The Stories We Could Tell: Journalism For A Just Economy

Just Economy Conference – May 10, 2021   A just economy requires informed communities and trusted sources of news and information. But in communities across the nation, local journalism has collapsed. Commercial newspapers have been decimated by the migration of local advertising to national and global platforms, especially Google and Facebook. Between 2008 and 2019,

The Stories We Could Tell: Journalism For A Just Economy Read More »

Lending And The LGBTQ+ Community: Creating A Fair Marketplace For Queer Borrowers

Just Economy Conference – May 12, 2021 The common stereotype that LGBTQ+ people live in fabulous homes and enjoy luxurious lifestyles is a myth. LGBTQ+ people are more likely to live in poverty, and less likely to own their homes. A recent NCRC study showed that same-sex couples are less likely to be approved for

Lending And The LGBTQ+ Community: Creating A Fair Marketplace For Queer Borrowers Read More »

The State of Women Entrepreneurship

Just Economy Conference – May 10, 2021   Women entrepreneurs own more than 12 million businesses or 40% of all United States businesses, yet lack critical access to capital and the infrastructure needed to grow and build their businesses. The pandemic has highlighted these challenges, pointing out the funding discrepancies for women-owned small businesses. In

The State of Women Entrepreneurship Read More »

Home and Community Care: Our Path to Lasting Economic Recovery

Just Economy Conference – May 10, 2021   Caregivers have long been the silent and undervalued backbone of the economy, providing nearly $500 billion in unpaid labor. COVID-19 has laid bare how essential caregiving is, and how inequitable supports for care are – caregivers are majority women, and care workers are majority women of color

Home and Community Care: Our Path to Lasting Economic Recovery Read More »

Just Recovery from Natural Disasters: Climate Change, Best Practices and Innovative Financing for Rural Recovery

Just Economy Conference – May 7, 2021   COVID-19 has underscored the lessons learned by many affected by natural disasters: communities and organizations remain unprepared and their response and recovery systems are in need of reform. As climate change continues to create more frequent and more devastating disasters, rural communities face unique challenges that require

Just Recovery from Natural Disasters: Climate Change, Best Practices and Innovative Financing for Rural Recovery Read More »

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Alternative Data in Financial Services: Force for Inclusion?

Join this Just Economy session to hear an expansive conversation between a fair lending attorney, the head of a research organization studying the explainability and fairness of ML algorithms in credit underwriting, and the CEO of a consulting firm that provides AI-driven services to lenders.

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Alternative Data in Financial Services: Force for Inclusion? Read More »

Creating Equitable Access to Capital for Black-led/-serving Nonprofits

Just Economy Conference, May 7, 2021   The biggest key to nonprofit growth and expansion is access to low-interest capital. Black-led nonprofits have additional hurdles in accessing the necessary capital to expand their mission. To help eliminate some of the barriers, Urban Land Conservancy (ULC), a Denver-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, developing, stewarding and

Creating Equitable Access to Capital for Black-led/-serving Nonprofits Read More »

The $20.83 Loan Red Flag

Just Economy Conference – May 7, 2021   The number of Americans aged 62 and older using payday lending has tripled in the past five years with annual percentage rates as high as 372%. In response to this staggering figure and the desperation resulting from COVID-19 in 2020, HUD-approved housing and financial counseling agency, Empowering

The $20.83 Loan Red Flag Read More »

Cannabis and a Just Economy

Just Economy Conference – May 7, 2021   With the legalization of cannabis in more and more states nationwide, banks and other financial institutions are gearing up for potential massive involvement with the cannabis industry through the SAFE Banking Act. This, however, does not reverse the negative racial disparities of cannabis arrests and convictions, which

Cannabis and a Just Economy Read More »

Why Philanthropy Needs to Support Leaders of BIPOC Startup Ecosystems

Just Economy Conference – May 7, 2021 Black, Latinx and Indigenous founders receive less than 10% of venture capital funding combined. One bright spot: entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) like incubators and accelerators are playing an ever-growing role in supporting, funding and sustaining innovators of color. But these ESOs are chronically under-appreciated, under-supported, underestimated and underfunded.

Why Philanthropy Needs to Support Leaders of BIPOC Startup Ecosystems Read More »

Scroll to Top