The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization, dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. It was established in 1948 by Jim Casey, one of the founders of UPS, and his siblings, who named the Foundation in honor of their mother. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs. Read about Dr. Lillian Woo and The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory

Mariko Chang is the author of a forthcoming book on the gender wealth gap, to be published by Oxford University Press in 2010. She has a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University and was an Associate Professor of Sociology at Harvard University from 1998 to 2007 where she published work on the use of social networks for gathering financial information and began her work on the gender wealth gap. In addition to her book on the gender wealth gap, she is creating a website devoted to providing easily-accessible data and fact sheets on wealth inequality, including detailed information on assets and debts (by gender, race, and other important characteristics).

EBALDC is a community development corporation that develops affordable housing and community facilities with integrated services focused on tenants and neighborhood residents, with emphasis on Asian and Pacific Islander communities and the diverse low income populations of the East Bay. Read about Charise Fong and The East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation’s asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory

Entwine Global is an international education, marketing, business and economic development consulting firm. We are dedicated to supporting individuals and organizations committed to working with and for the communities in which they live and operate. We are a group of highly skilled Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, educators, and business leaders who serve local and international clients with quality and integrity in every aspect of our business practice. Read about Almaz Negash and Entwine Global’s asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory

Starting with Community, Investing Capital, Building Capacity, Realizing Culture. The four C's are what drive our work. First Peoples works to stop and reverse injustices by equipping Indigenous Peoples with resources to challenge government, corporation and conservation policies. At the same time, First Peoples is building capacity in Indigenous communities to play an active role in conservation of the planet. Read about Rebecca Adamson and First Peoples Worldwide’s asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory

The mission of the Florida Family Network (FFN) is to engage and expand voices to reach policy makers through partnerships, collaborations, and coordination of efforts for enhancing the quality of life and economic opportunities for Florida’s communities of color and all low and moderate income individuals and families who are also impacted by natural disasters, economic disasters and persistent poverty. The vision of FFN is to empower communities of color and the low-and moderate income families creating and sustaining wealth creation opportunities, communications and advance technology for improved economic financial stability. Read about Sokoya Finch and the Florida Family Network's asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory

 

Global Policy Solutions LLC (GPS), a woman and minority-owned policy firm, was incorporated in June of 2005 to provide services to nonprofit organizations, foundations, agencies and socially responsible corporations. The mission of GPS is to partner with clients to develop strategic solutions that benefit people, organizations, communities and the environment. Global Policy Solutions envisions achieving positive community, national, and global change by providing superior professional services to organizations and agencies seeking to achieve transformative objectives. Through teamwork, integrity, expertise, creativity, and the consistent pursuit of excellence, GPS enables clients to become effective agents of change. Read about Dr. Maya Rockeymoore and Global Policy Soulutions’ asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory

Green For All is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through a clean energy economy. We work in collaboration with the business, government, labor, and grassroots communities to create and implement programs that increase quality jobs and opportunities in green industry – all while holding the most vulnerable people at the center of our agenda. Read about Melissa Bradley and Green for All’s asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory.

We work in collaboration with foundations, nonprofits, educational institutions, government and businesses to develop, strengthen and promote programs and public policy that Lead to good jobs—jobs that pay enough to support a family, offer benefits and the opportunity to advance; Strengthen early care and education systems so that children can thrive and parents can work or go to school; Enable people and communities to build financial and educational assets

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is one of the nation's premier research and public policy institutions and the only one whose work focuses exclusively on issues of particular concern to African Americans and other people of color. For over three decades, our research and information programs have informed and influenced public opinion and national policy to benefit not only African Americans, but every American. Read about Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh and The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ asset-building efforts at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Experts of Color Directory