NC3 and our community capital work were featured during the International Economic Development Council’s Annual Conference in Denver, CO. Over 1,500 attendees from all over the world came together for the event, which focused on communities and entrepreneurs.
One hundred forty signed up for our session focused on our Diversified and Aligned Community Investment Funds, and we featured six Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) fellows as co-presenters who workshopped the process of setting up funds in their host communities. NC3 fellow Sydney Davis and ERC staff helped us manage six interactive concurrent workshop circles during our session.
Several high-value conversations took place during the Conference, including one with Keynote speaker Victor Hwang, CEO and Founder of Right To Start. Victor’s work simplifying the process of starting a business in the US through legislation and policy changes nicely complements NC3’s work, bringing capital and wealth-building to communities across the country. Growing more businesses is a critical part of closing the wealth gap and building resilient local economies, and we are glad for partners like Right To Start.
