This Community Capital Live interview features Hannah Sobel, Program Manager of PVGrows Investment Fund, and John Waite, Executive Director of Franklin County Community Development Corporation. Together, they work to strengthen the local food economy — more vibrant farm and food businesses, more local jobs, and more access to healthy food in the Pioneer Valley (MA).
Kevin Jones of Neighborhood Economics, Stephanie Swepson Twitty and Jazmin Rogers of Eagle Market Streets, and Michael Shuman of The Main Street Journal will host a twice-monthly interview series with community investment fund leaders nationwide. They will help decode the DNA of different designs, enabling you and your community to replicate them.
Running the show is Joel Skene, whose Mindful Marketplace is already introducing local investment concepts to thousands of listeners. Co-sponsors include The Main Street Journal, Neighborhood Economics, American Independent Business Alliance, and ImpactAlpha. Data from each show will ultimately feed a public wiki to help you build support for your own community’s fund. Learn more about the series here.
