The Do’s & Don’ts of Raising Capital #BESummit x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

When we #FundLatinoFounders, we all win. Congratulations to the first 50 recipients of the $5M Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund! Learn more about the initiative here. blog.google/outreach-initi…

21 cities have committed to the Closing the Gaps Network. Leaders in these cities committed to creating equitable economies by transforming government policies and practices. Check out our new signature video for the Closing the Gaps Network! 🙃

We are kicking off the Closing the Gaps Convening with site visits and tours of the Twin Cities. CTG Strategy Director, LaKeeshia Fox welcomes participants. #CTGConvening

Day two reimagining local government feat. Year of Reckoning cohort leads, Kelly Coleman Equity Programs Manager of City of Austin, Toni Newborn Chief Equity Officer&Human Resources Director of City of Saint Paul, & Michelle Melendez, Director of Equity &Inclusion of City of Albuquerque.

It's possible because I'm not dreaming alone: #ctgconvening team members LaKeeshia Fox Alyssa Smaldino Santiago Carrillo Julienne Kaleta Jonique 🌻 Crystal Li Jai and with more!

In this afternoon’s data walk by Urban Institute, FSG, @MASSDesignLab, Gumbo Media, and ThirdSpace Action Lab, convening participants were given context on racial wealth gap data in order to build a vision for legacy, prosperity, and intercultural solidarity. #CTGConvening

Last working session of our #CTGConvening, network members have joined round table discussions to interrogate the nuances of what it takes to advance homeownership and business starts & growth strategies in service of closing the racial wealth gap in their cities.

Along with Main Street America and enabled by #TruistFoundation, we just announced the “Where It Starts: Breaking Barriers to Business” initiative. In select cities, we’ll work towards equitable entrepreneurship. More here: truist.com/foundation/Whe… Truist Bank

Today we announced a $3.2 million grant investment across six cities -- City of Albuquerque, City of Austin, City of Memphis, City of Minneapolis, City of Saint Paul, and City of Rochester NY -- to help close racial gaps in income and wealth. Learn more prweb.com/releases/livin…

“Ensuring BIPOC business profitability and performance over time is a longer-term battle and the key to building generational wealth.” - Santiago Carrillo of Living Cities and melissa bradley of @1863ventures write. Learn more livingcities.org/blog/wealth-be…

We appreciate Living Cities’ support for initiatives like our City of Saint Paul #InheritanceFund, which facilitates wealth creation through homeownership among families displaced by construction of the I-94 freeway a generation ago.