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Advancing the local investing movement towards empowerment and equity for all.
What is community capital?
As a concept, community capital is a reality in which most of a community's members hold investments in local projects.
Facilitates Shared Prosperity
We believe in creating opportunities for everyone to thrive, ensuring that prosperity is shared among all members of the community.
Flexible Capital
Community Investment Funds can provide financing options not available from more traditional capital sources.
Wealth-Building for Every Community
With local investments, communities can fund their own resilient solutions and innovative ideas.
Educational Materials
Are you a community builder? Are you looking to raise capital from your community? Are you hoping to become a local investor? Explore the following areas for detailed information.
Community Builders
Your dedication to creating positive change where you live is deeply valued. As someone who invests time, energy, and vision into your community, you play a vital role in shaping its future.
Instead of relying on Wall Street, venture capitalists, or big banks, community capital is money raised from everyday people—neighbors, local investors, and stakeholders—who want to invest in what they believe in: their own community.
Capital Raising
Community capital emphasizes local ownership, participation, and shared benefit. When everyday people in your community get to invest in and benefit from local projects they believe in—like a new food co-op, housing initiative, renewable energy project, or small business expansion.
The goal isn't just to raise money—but to build wealth and power within the community, keeping both profits and decision-making local.
Local Investors
Choose to invest money into local businesses, projects, or initiatives with the goal of supporting that community’s growth and well-being.
A local investor puts their money into the place they care about, not just into the stock market or distant corporations.
Community Investment Funds
If you already know that you would like to dive into building a community investment fund, head over to our Activate page for more information. Or dive right into our Handbook & Toolkit at the link below:
Educational Programs
Join us in any of the following programs or access recordings of past programs to learn more.
ComCap Business Support Training
This 5-part series of self-paced or live modules is NC3’s signature training program designed specifically for Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Support Organizations, guiding entrepreneurs in raising capital from their community.
