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Design Sprints Uncover Innovative Capital Investment Pathways

Design Sprints Uncover Innovative Capital Investment Pathways

During GroundBreak Coalition “design sprints,” work group members brainstormed innovative capital investment pathways that could close racial gaps in income and wealth for Black homeowners, renters, entrepreneurs, and commercial developers. The products that emerged from recent work group meetings will be a key foundation to the eventual capital prototypes.

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5 Takeaways from GroundBreak Coalition’s Launch

5 Takeaways from GroundBreak Coalition’s Launch

The launch of GroundBreak Coalition on May 12 was an invitation to financial and corporate institutions, government, and philanthropic and nonprofit leaders to commit to unlocking the wealth potential of historically under-invested communities. The ultimate goal is to mobilize more than $2 billion over 10 years and deploy it to four areas: homeownership, rental housing, commercial development, and BIPOC entrepreneurship. Working together, we know we can position Minneapolis-Saint Paul to lead the nation in committing needed resources to achieve racial and economic justice.

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News & Ideas

News & Ideas

Greater MSP

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

Star Tribune

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

Star Tribune

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

MPR News

Communities of color look to lawmakers to close gaps

Hawthorne Huddle with Al McFarlane

Closing Racial Wealth Gaps in Minnesota

Star Tribune

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

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Day at the Capitol spotlights success and needs of Black businesses

Kare 11

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

Kare 11

MLK event focuses on quest for economic equality

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

First ‘Black Entrepreneurs Day’ scheduled at State Capitol

Star Tribune

Minnesota needs more than $3 billion for aging infrastructure

MPR

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

MPR

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

TCB Mag

Huntington’s Minnesota president seeks racial justice through banking role

MinnPost

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

Star Tribune

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

Forbes

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

Project for Pride in Living

Tonya Allen on Rebuilding Community for Race Place Policy Podcast

MinnPost

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

U.S. News

Minnesota Strives for an Equitable Economy

The Conversation with Al McFarlane

Building Wealth & Community featuring Alex West Steinman and Marion Greene

Minnesota Public Radio

In Focus: How housing can shrink the racial wealth gap

MinnPost

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

Minnesota Public Radio

The successes and challenges of rebuilding on Minneapolis’ Lake Street

YWCA St. Paul

Herstory Podcast: How do we live in our values?

KARE 11

Twin Cities leaders launch effort to address racial disparities

Star Tribune

Public-private coalition plans $2B to revitalize Twin Cities

TPT Almanac

GroundBreak Coalition Addresses Equity

Star Tribune

Racial minorities much more likely to be denied mortgages

Children's Minnesota

Serving on the GroundBreak Coalition

Ramsey County

Ramsey County Partners with GroundBreak Coalition

Center for Economic Inclusion

Local diversity index finds U.S. Bank, 3M, Target, among those with best record

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