The following case studies detail several of the Participatory Investment projects featured in our report. The projects chosen for case studies demonstrate a range of approaches to engaging grassroots stakeholders. We discuss the background of each project, provide a description of the project and its version of grassroots Voice and Vote, and discuss any findings or conclusions drawn from the project.
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The Boston Ujima Project is a cooperative business, arts and investment ecosystem built by and for Boston's working class Black, Indigenous and communities of color.
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Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation makes investments by and for the Oglala Lakota tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
A national CDFI that helps facilitate conversions of manufactured home communities to resident ownership.
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A community capital fund developed by grassroots organizations in California’s East Bay to provide equitable access to capital.
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A community-engaged shopping plaza redevelopment that pioneered several methods of community design, governance, and investment.
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A regional blended capital platform accelerating and expanding investment across Central Appalachia, working side by side with community partners.
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Elevated Chicago is a multi-sector collaborative that promotes more equitable development of public spaces, buildings and vacant land around Chicago’s public transit infrastructure.
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East Portland Community Investment Trust
Mercy Corps NW founded this project, which represents an opportunity for community members to build wealth by investing in a commercial plaza.