Kicking off conference season in style: what better event than one where Najaah Yasmine (she/ella) and I get to talk about the Trauma Informed Finance we are inventing with and for the members of the Inclusive Capital Collective (icc).

We are about to start our virtual event discussing the impact of inequitable lending and ways we can change the narrative and take action. Join the conversation bit.ly/ICC_BP3VE #ChangeinAction #ChangeInAction #BIPOC #CreateAMovement #ICCBlackPapers

"We cannot build wealth in our communities if we are charging them more to access credit." -Sandhya @affordcredit #ChangeinAction #CreateAMovement

"What does it take to undue 500 years of economic exclusion? How do we look at economic safety as it relates to the safety of people? At NativeWomenLead, we are challenging the framework of the 5 C's of Credit and reclaiming our narrative." -Jaime Gloshay #CreateAMovement

"Nothing bad happens when BIPOC communities have more money. That is what we need to recognize and center in these conversations." -Marie Peters B:Side Capital + B:Side Fund #BIPOC #ICCBlackPapers

These authors are on 🔥🔥🔥 Join them now to discuss our latest Black Paper on relationship lending bit.ly/ICC_BP3VE. Check out the Black Paper inclusive-capital.us #BIPOC #ICCBlackPapers #Jointhemovement

“The work we do at ConnectUP! Institute is provide our entrepreneurs with more than financial support. Hustle mode has a shelf life. We want to help them grow and scale their business--teach them how to fish. We prepare them so they can get ready for the next level.” -Ixchel McKinnie

"We want to close the wealth gap. At NewMajorityCapital, we are focused on BIPOC entrepreneurs acquiring businesses. There is a tsunami of baby boomers retiring, and we want to bring more people in business ownership." --Havell Rodrigues #BIPOCEntrepreneurs #CreateAMovement

Say it louder so the people in the back can hear! Black Paper author Sandhya: "What is the risk NOT to invest in BIPOC communities?" #BIPOC #JointheMovement @affordcredit

"As we close our virtual event, I invite you all to do a cleansing breath. Breathe in abundance. As we release, let us release the fear of not being enough, the fear of not knowing. Take in your own greatness and your own kindness you give to others." Najaah Yasmine (she/ella) #ICCBlackPapers

Thank you all for joining us today! A special thank you to our panelists. Check out the Black Paper: inclusive-capital.us to learn more. NewMajorityCapital NativeWomenLead ConnectUP! Institute @affordcredit B:Side Capital + B:Side Fund #ICCBlackPapers #BIPOC #CreateAMovement

icc, along with primary author @affordcredit, featured our Fund Director Marie Peters, in their #ICCBlackPapers, Relationship-Based Lending: Driving equity by centering trust in the financial system, showcasing real people making a difference. hubs.ly/Q01pLcZS0

The conversations + work keeps on with icc 🦓 Zebras Unite 🦓 #SOCAP22

"Black founders raised just 0.12% of the $150.9 billion deployed in Q3." ~ Why the icc's Najaah Yasmine (she/ella) talks about trauma-informed finance as the intervention that's needed now. The tools of end-stage capitalism, like #VC, will not help create the future + economy we want.

That time we hosted an investor breakfast during ⁦SOCAP Global⁩ 2022 — DM to find out more about our current opportunities for investing in the brilliance of our members. 👊🏾💸

As we’ve said often at 🦓 Zebras Unite 🦓: the business model is the message! Join me for this conversation next week ❤️🦓

The implosion of the public square that once was the promise of this platform. The follies of FTX. The continuing mismatch between what gets funded & what needs capital. All of it has always been our choice. Our reflections on 2022, and the path ahead: medium.com/zebras-unite/d…

Oh look! 1 in 10 of the ImpactAssets 50 are members of Zebras Unite or icc or P6 Capital. 🎉🦓😎 ~ Huge congratulations to our friends at Apis & Heritage, Boston Impact Initiative, Impact Engine, Mission Driven Finance®, and NewMajorityCapital. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., LLC is a proud member of icc - a collective of community fund managers & entrepreneurial technical assistance providers creating, pooling, & redistributing inclusive & equitable capital to BIPOC communities.

Capital City by Samuel Stein should be required reading for anyone doing anything related to housing