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Thriving families are powerful drivers of economic mobility and community resilience. Yet many continue to face systemic barriers in securing the resources that allow them to prosper—access to capital, caregiving infrastructure, and wealth-building opportunities.
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The drivers of the U.S. housing crisis are many: a massive supply gap, high mortgage rates, home prices far outpacing income growth, rising construction costs, and more. While tackling this crisis is a top priority…
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On February 24, 2025, Social Finance hosted Rebecca Price of the Boston Foundation, Mary Rutherford of the Montana Community Foundation, and Shanaysha Sauls of the Baltimore Community Foundation to discuss their journeys implementing place-based impact…
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![Presentation slide titled "Debunking the Myths of Impact Investing from DAFs" with a photo of a person labeled Mike Silvestri.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Leah-6-e1739299503297-1000x583.png")
![A worker in a yellow uniform and white helmet is installing solar panels on a red corrugated rooftop. Trees and a building are visible in the background.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sfif-report-img-1000x563.png")
![Tracy and Kirstin looking at one another](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3U1A9880-e1694527078809-1000x712.jpg")
![Aerial view of two tractors plowing a large, golden-brown field, creating parallel lines in the soil.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/johny-goerend-xasm1r157vi-unsplash_720.jpg")
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