James Johnson-Piett of Urbane explains the important role community anchor institutions like bodegas play in his team's approach to supporting neighborhood problem-solving and growth. Check out the full conversation: parallaxcollab.com/james-johnson-…

How do cities come together to shape their trajectories, especially in turbulent times? Don't miss this week's CitySCOPE podcast with Prabal Chakrabarti from the Boston Fed and James Johnson-Piett from Urbane Development. Urbane Boston Fed open.spotify.com/episode/2Y4XrI…

Join ImpactPHL to learn how levering the power of the food sector by integrating capital investments in area food businesses is a path to grow community health + economic resilience. Ft. Mark Watson @FairFoodNetwork, James Johnson-Piett Urbane. svcimpact.org/news/investing…

Closing the longevity gap requires new ways of thinking & identifying solutions to address the complex web of factors that contribute to inequity. AARP invited experts to share their ideas to spark bolder action. Learn more: bit.ly/3fjxvKj Urbane #buildequity

Join us for the PA/NJ 2021 Challenge Pitch Competition @ the new P4 Hub! Thank you to our sponsors: Black Enterprise Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership DiverseForce ImpactPHL The Enterprise Center Ben Franklin PIDCphila Urbane NJSBDC State Office Spring Point PACBOB #LetsGetIt #Pitch eventbrite.com/e/pitch-compet…

#BuiltByPhilly is United Way (UWGPSNJ), PIDCphila, & PHL Department of Commerce coming together to lift up BIPOC entrepreneurs in a systematic and comprehensive manner, and I am here for it! (h/t Urbane Next Street SourceLink Econsult Solutions) builtbyphilly.org

ESG is failing in achieving its original intentions. Most agree. You can't have more than trillion dollars going into ESG with our long list of failures (climate, food security, poverty, pollution, ocean plastics, housing, etc.)

It has become a fitness club where everyone shows their membership card but no one goes to exercise. Only ones benefiting are service providers and fund managers. Not society and the environment. We need a better system, fast.What would you do? #ESG #impactinvesting

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Meet Androniki Lagos, a Senior Consultant at Urbane and this week's featured #EconomicDemocracyFellow! Androniki is focused on supporting the capacity of neighborhood anchors to advance their solidarity economy goals, as well as on building all forms of community wealth.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani kicked off a weekend-long grand opening celebration for Caton Flats, a new mixed-use development with 255 #AffordableHomes, a revitalized & expanded Flatbush Central #Caribbean Marketplace, and 20,000 square feet of community space! on.nyc.gov/39nchfr

How do #blockchain & #impactinvesting intersect? James Johnson-Piett of Urbane, Scott Nissenbaum of Ben Franklin & Steven Russell of Emerald Mutual Funds note blockchain gives people access to #financialservices they may not have had access to otherwise. #TI22

Join us for our 2022 State of Hispanic Business Forum: The Technology Gap. Panelist James Johnson-Piett, Principal & CEO at Urbane, will give perspective to the importance of #technology adoption in #LatinoOwned #smallbusinesses. Register today: bit.ly/3diHQsV

How can #commdev support #smallbiz & their workers? Gates Foundation Boston Ujima Project & @UrbaneDevGroup share how they're pairing capital & workforce investments, resource navigation & community expertise to promote quality jobs & racial and economic equity. lisc.org/our-stories/st…

A 238-unit wellness & healing focused #AffordableHousing residence is coming to Bedstuy! HPD selected “The Steps at Saratoga” proposal to build new #Affordable homes for seniors & low-income families on a vacant lot in BK: on.nyc.gov/3X3Msos

The project includes a hub for the #community that will offer culinary workshops, urban farming programs, #health services, & business development. The proposal aims to be the 1st development to include community-owned broadband that allows for more #affordable internet access.

Congratulations to RiseboroNYC, IMPACCT Brooklyn, & Urbane on this outstanding proposal that will bring a #wellness and healing focus to housing our Brooklyn neighbors. We look forward to The Steps at Saratoga!