How can innovative fund models increase generational wealth? In our inaugural episode, learn about how the Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth got its name, how the fund started, and its impact on Black families in Colorado thus far.
The Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth (www.dearfieldfund.com/) was the 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability Winner in Finance (ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-pr...) .
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Show Notes
AISHA WEEKS
Aisha Weeks ( / aishatweeks ) is the Managing Director of the Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth (www.dearfieldfund.com/) , a Colorado-based fund that provides up to $40,000 in down-payment assistance to first-time Black and African American homebuyers in Colorado to help build generational wealth.
CATHERINE TONER
Catherine Toner ( / catherine-toner ) is the Managing Director of Impact Investing for Gary Community Ventures (garycommunity.org/) , a Denver-based philanthropic organization with decades of experience launching successful ventures. The Dearfield Fund is incubated within Gary Community Ventures.
HANNAH GABLE
Hannah Gable ( / hannah-gable ) is the Director of Strategy and Operations at Ivory Innovations (ivoryinnovations.org/) , a nonprofit with the mission to catalyze innovation in housing affordability. Since 2018, the Ivory team has spoken with hundreds of innovators working on novel housing solutions - learn more at ivoryinnovations.org/database (ivoryinnovations.org/database) .
7 янв 2024
