October 20, 2023 by Brian Maxey
Lessons Learned from Special Purpose Credit Program Negotiations By Doni Tadesse and Kevin Stein, Southern California Organizer and Chief of Legal and Strategy In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, many American corporations made pronouncements and commitments to racial justice and many Americans engaged in soul-searching regarding police brutality, anti-Black violence and ongoing... Read moreContinue Reading →
For Immediate Release Media Contact Brian M. Maxey, 510-813-7552 bmaxey@rise-economy.org With Sonoma-based Creser Capital Fund’s CDFI certification, Rise Economy furthers its mission of launching the next generation of BIPOC-led CDFIs. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2023 — Loan seekers in Sonoma County will have more options for services…
For Immediate Release Sept. 7, 2023 Media Contact: Brian M. Maxey bmaxey@rise-economy.org, 510-813-7552 ‘We are urging CEOs of major banking institutions to explicitly state their positions on these crucial issues and to reform their lobbying and litigation tactics’ SAN FRANCISCO – Rise Economy, formerly the California Reinvestment…
July 21, 2023 by Brian Maxey
After their first year as members of Rise Economy’s inaugural Resilience Fund Program, participants reflect on their struggles and successes during the program By Madison D'Ornellas, Digital Communications Associate Rise Economy’s inaugural Resilience Fund cohort has placed itself at the forefront of programs working to build a new crop of BIPOC-led Community Development Financial Institutions... Read moreContinue Reading →
June 19, 2023 by Brian Maxey
San Francisco City Hall lit up for Juneteenth. Photo credit: Adobe Stock By Doni Tadesse and Aliyah Shaheed, Southern California and Northern California Organizers Today we celebrate and reflect. We celebrate the resilience, strength and triumph of Black folks in the face of profound adversity. We reflect on the progress we have made as... Read moreContinue Reading →
CRC has a brief conversation with Monica Joe, a member of CRC’s second Racial and Economic Justice Cohort. The cohort creates a space for relationship building, personal development, and organizational development through a racial justice lens for CRC members. Name and organization: Monica Joe, Senior Racial Equity & Inclusion…
For just the second time ever on Monday, this country will celebrate Juneteenth as a national holiday. On this day, we recognize the strength and resilience of Black communities and acknowledge the continued struggle for liberation. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, but it has been celebrated among Black…
Combat banking discrimination. Reduce financial disparities. Push the need for broadband access. Opportunities like this can come with learning more about how we can utilize and track the movement of cryptocurrency, a decentralized, deregulated form of investing in, buying and selling online currency. Don’t worry, we’ve done the seemingly…
SB 1176 establishes a requirement that would enable the DFPI to evaluate the mortgage lending of financial institutions, creating greater equity in the financial industry. California Reinvestment Coalition Executive Director Paulina Gonzalez-Brito testified before the California Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on Wednesday in support of SB 1176,…
The California Reinvestment Coalition is pleased to announce that it has hired Doni Tadesse as its new Southern California Organizer and Aliyah Shaheed as its new Northern California Organizer. Tadesse comes to CRC after working as a capacity builder with the Los Angeles LGBT Center where he trained and…
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Lessons Learned from Special Purpose Credit Program Negotiations By Doni Tadesse and Kevin Stein, Southern California Organizer and Chief of Legal and Strategy In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, many American corporations made pronouncements and commitments to racial justice and many Americans engaged in soul-searching regarding police brutality, anti-Black violence and ongoing... 
After their first year as members of Rise Economy’s inaugural Resilience Fund Program, participants reflect on their struggles and successes during the program By Madison D'Ornellas, Digital Communications Associate Rise Economy’s inaugural Resilience Fund cohort has placed itself at the forefront of programs working to build a new crop of BIPOC-led Community Development Financial Institutions... 
San Francisco City Hall lit up for Juneteenth. Photo credit: Adobe Stock By Doni Tadesse and Aliyah Shaheed, Southern California and Northern California Organizers Today we celebrate and reflect. We celebrate the resilience, strength and triumph of Black folks in the face of profound adversity. We reflect on the progress we have made as... 
