SCN Fall Summit 2024

This session will explore how community-driven economic models, such as cooperatives, micro-enterprises, and inclusive financing, can serve as powerful tools to build community power and address systemic inequities. Participants will examine how these grassroots approaches foster economic resilience, redistribute wealth, and create opportunities for marginalized communities to thrive.

The discussion will also focus on creative financing models that are critical to sustaining these initiatives. We will delve into strategies such as impact investing, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), microloans, and innovative partnerships that channel capital to underrepresented entrepreneurs and disinvested communities. Attendees will leave with actionable insights on leveraging these models to drive inclusive economic growth and empower communities from within.