Collectively Owned Strategies

How philanthropy can support housing stability and racial justice

Building Black Wealth in Minnesota

Why Minnesota’s biggest development initiative starts with Black homeownership

Minnesota coalition gathers nearly $1B in pledges to help build wealth in Black communities

GroundBreak announces nearly $1 billion in investments to build Black wealth in Minneapolis, St. Paul

Local coalition so far has raised nearly $1B to help Black homeowners, entrepreneurs

New $1B investment aims to help Black community build generational wealth

The GroundBreak Coalition Has Raised $1B In Funds To Help Boost Black Ownership of Homes and Businesses In Minneapolis

GroundBreak Coalition Announces Nearly $1B In Investments To Support Black Homebuyers And Entrepreneurs In Minneapolis

GroundBreak Coalition announces investments totaling nearly $1 billion

First grantee of St. Paul’s Inheritance Fund gets down payment, and a small measure of justice

Special Purpose Credit Programs Remain On Solid Legal Ground Despite SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision

Most Admired CEOs: NEOO Partners CEO D’Angelos Svenkeson leads with a people-first mindset

Minneapolis Public Housing gets funding boost from city

First American City to Tame Inflation Owes Its Success to Affordable Housing

High mortgage rates aren’t stalling Twin Cities area home building

Chicago TREND’s New Fund Aims to Boost Local Ownership of Shopping Centers

Minnesota among states with highest average household income, highest racial inequality

Statement in Response to Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

New Voices: Supportive housing is nearing crisis

Bush Foundation, Nexus Community Partners will give $50M to descendants of slaves

Green Bank to speed climate friendly projects in underserved communities

Minnesotans testify about racial injustice to international audience: The U.N.

Minnesota legislative ‘big, big deal’ spends $1B on affordable housing, adds metro sales tax

Bill could give big boost to first-generation homebuyers in Minnesota

Construction on $28M Coliseum redo now underway on Lake Street

Banker focuses on addressing wealth disparities among Black Americans

BMO extends homeownership grant to Minneapolis

Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color

‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success

Tonya Allen on the GroundBreak Coalition at 2023 Greater MSP Kick-off Event

Program aims to close racial gap by helping prospective Black homeowners with down payments

St. Paul soon to launch forgivable housing loan program for former Rondo residents

Communities of color look to lawmakers to close gaps

Closing Racial Wealth Gaps in Minnesota

More than $100M in projects emerge this year from diversity funds pledged after George Floyd’s death

Day at the Capitol spotlights success and needs of Black businesses

Mayor Carter: City Council OKs fund to support residents of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood

MLK event focuses on quest for economic equality

First ‘Black Entrepreneurs Day’ scheduled at State Capitol

Minnesota needs more than $3 billion for aging infrastructure

How the pandemic has and hasn’t changed the ‘Land of 20,000 Nonprofits’

Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho has big plans to get more Minnesotans into homes

Huntington’s Minnesota president seeks racial justice through banking role

Leaders at the Capitol say Minnesota has chance to ‘go really big’ on housing

University of Minnesota to manage $34.5M in state funds for startup investments

In An Increasingly Diverse Community, Sunrise Banks Removes Barriers To Homeownership

Tonya Allen on Rebuilding Community for Race Place Policy Podcast

As Congress jumpstarts climate action, states and local leaders must drive a just path forward

Minnesota Strives for an Equitable Economy

Building Wealth & Community featuring Alex West Steinman and Marion Greene

In Focus: How housing can shrink the racial wealth gap

On the cusp of realizing shared vision of a revitalized Lake Street