by Anji Sandage | Aug 30, 2023
In the wake of COVID-19 and the protests following the death of George Floyd, Salt Lake City leaders and community members wanted to understand their options for addressing existing equity disparities and needs within Salt Lake City. It was determined that focusing...
by Anji Sandage | Aug 30, 2023
Putting Assets to Work (PAW) is an incubator program designed to help cities and counties leverage existing government assets to generate new revenue for impact-oriented programs without raising taxes on citizens. Led by Ben McAdams, former U.S. Representative and...
by Anji Sandage | Aug 30, 2023
Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds (Raven) seeks to improve well-being and promote healing among Indigenous Peoples through research and the creation of supportive financial solutions centering on the needs, traditions, and voices of the First Nations of Canada. Raven...
by Anji Sandage | Aug 30, 2023
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have long served Black, Brown, and other underserved borrowers, with 60% of CDFI loans made to people of color between 2002 and 2020. But CDFIs lack sufficient flows of sustainable capital. Using asset-backed...
by Kathryn | Mar 18, 2022
The Sorenson Impact Center was contracted by JP Morgan Chase & Co to explore the market of women and minority run businesses in the state of Utah. Using quantitative data analyses, qualitative interviews, and focus groups, the report contains an overview of the...
