Scaling Asset Ownership to Close the Wealth Gap in Undercapitalized Communities
Across the country, community-based organizations are demonstrating new ways to build wealth by expanding local ownership of businesses and housing. The opportunity now is to move these strategies from proven models to greater scale.
Join Candide, Olamina, NDN Fund and Hope Enterprise for an open discussion about what it takes to scale local asset ownership and the role investors can play in providing the aligned capital these strategies need to grow.
The discussion will feature firsthand perspectives from these CDFI intermediaries that have successfully piloted asset ownership strategies in historically undercapitalized communities. Together, we’ll explore what is working, what these models require to scale, and where additional investment can help expand pathways to lasting local wealth.
Featured Panel
Kim Pate
Managing Director, NDN Fund
Ed Sivak
President, HOPE Enterprise Corporation
Moderated by Rupal Patel
Managing Director, Olamina
Location
The Metropolitan, Willis Tower
66th Floor | Chicago, IL
Time
7:30–10:00 AM
7:30–8:00 AM — Arrival, breakfast & beverages
8:00 AM — Fireside conversation and intimate panel discussion
9:00 AM — Networking and conversation
The gathering is designed for investors, foundations, and philanthropic leaders interested in how capital can support greater community ownership and help close persistent wealth gaps.
Attendance is limited to 20 guests to create space for a candid, substantive exchange among peers and practitioners working at the intersection of capital, community development, and economic justice.
Hosted at The Metropolitan on the 66th floor of the Willis Tower, guests will gather over breakfast with sweeping views of Chicago before the conversation begins. Conveniently located in the same building as SOCAP, the event offers a thoughtful way to begin the day before continuing on to the conference’s scheduled programming.
If interested in attending please submit your response here and wait for an email or return message confirming space is available.