Learn how individual impact investors and mission driven institutions are leveraging financial services and creative capital to accelerate community and economic development by growing small businesses, nonprofits, education organizations, and access to healthcare. All of which create jobs and support social mobility for individuals and families. 

Affordable housing is one of our greatest local challenges. A challenge that can be solved by creative, impact financing. Hear from housing developers – newly established and veterans – partnering with mission-focused lenders and government officials to leverage unique financing strategies to build and manage high-quality affordable housing.

Persistent socio-economic inequity in the nation’s capital is placing our most vulnerable residents under chronic stress. DC is also at risk of acute environmental shocks, such as flooding and infrastructure failures.
Public, private, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors need to accelerate collaborative and holistic solutions toward a new resilient system that ensures a more inclusive and responsible future.
How can we strengthen the well-being of all DC residents through intentional socio-economic strategies, channeled resources and protective policies?