Presenting an array of local examples and national best cases for practical learning and understanding, this convening will inform already engaged community funders as well as new funders seeking creative pathways to increased prosperity for economically challenged communities—looking at both rural and urban issues.
With a core theme of “foundation leadership to promote inclusive economic development,” the convening will focus on two key strategies that foundations can utilize to promote economic inclusiveness: impact investing and public-private partnerships ---strategies that can help communities undertake innovative capital investments and workforce investments to thrive in the coming decade of innovation and economic growth.