PBI Newsletter, 1111 – The PA Project, PBI National Conference

kristyReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

The Pennsylvania Project – We Have Liftoff! Mike KrausskraussPB080946 Board Member Public Banking Institute Founder and Chair The Pennsylvania Project The Pennsylvania Project, Inc. is a not-for-profit and non-partisan Pennsylvania public corporation. We are filing for IRS 501c4 status. This means contributions are not tax deductible, but that we have …

How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Global Citizen

With our thanks to Ben Bingham and in recognition of our TRANSFORMING FINANCE 2.0 meeting here November 18-20th, Editor: Hazel Henderson How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started Meet the international activists who lit the fuse for the populist protest movement that’s sweeping the world. By Andy Kroll | Mon …

Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth?

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Can an Equity Agenda Spark Economic Growth? By Neal Peirce For Release Sunday, November 20, 2011 (c) 2011 Washington Post Writers Group DETROIT — “We stand with Occupy Wall Street. We’re inspired by the organizing we’ve seen… It catches the moment.” But the group PolicyLink, meeting here last week with …

MEDIA ALERT: Entrepreneurs to Rally in Washington, DC, Nov 17, 8am-10am, Across from Union Station

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Crowdfunding

Media Advisory Entrepreneurs to Rally in Washington, DC Thursday, November 17th 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Capitol Grounds: Across from Union Station A “Rally for Capital” Urging the Senate to Pass House-Backed Legislation to Provide Community Capital to Fund Small Businesses and Create Jobs What: The Story Behind the “Rally for Capital” …

Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, Trendspotting

Flavor of a Small Town Occupy: The US’s Oldest City Joins Its Newest Movement By Rosalinda Sanquiche, Executive Director, Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I had the remarkable experience of participating in Occupy DC, in the misty rain, under the awning of …

3 New Loans, Moving Your Money, and America’s Best Brownies!

kristyCommunity Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

Inspiration from Bank Transfer Day November 5 was Bank Transfer Day, an initiative asking motivated individuals to move their funds from large commercial banks to community banks and credit unions. We’re excited to see a grassroots movement like this, reaching tens of thousands of people (over 70,000 people posted on …

Community Development Credit Unions Take Center Stage in New York City – For Immediate Release

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Community Development Credit Unions Take Center Stage in New York City Launch International Year of Coops, NYC Coop Year & Teach-in at The New School (October 8, 2011 – New York, NY) New York City was the site of a series of local and international events that highlighted the growing …

Capacity Building Grants for Microenterprise Development Organizations

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Capacity Building Grants for Microenterprise Development Organizations Funded by the U.S. SBA PRIME Program Capacity building is often defined as “actions that improve nonprofit effectiveness. “Thanks to the SBA PRIME Program, nonprofits that help low-income individuals start and expand small businesses can apply for assistance to increase capacity and impact. …

GRACEnotes November: State of Clean Energy, Questionable Salmon and the Value of Water

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GE Salmon: Swimming Away with Subsidies: Despite the potential environmental threat posed by genetically engineered fish, biotech corporation AquaBounty has received more than $2.4 million in federal research grants since 2003 to support its GE salmon project. water Through Art, the Value of Water Expressed: As the most common chemical …

CFED Announces Launch of the New JoinBankOn.org

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CFED, National Partners Announce New Bank On Website First-Ever Local Unbanked Population Data Tool Released JoinBankOn.orgCFED, with support from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and in partnership with the San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment, the National League of Cities and the New America Foundation, has launched a new-and-improved …