TRIPLE PUNDIT: Debra Schwartz of the MacArthur Foundation wrote this piece on the need for philanthropy to address social challenges ranging from racism to housing to climate change. Schwartz references several impact investing models designed to seed and scale programs for more resilient, just communities. Among those was our 2020 evaluation for MacArthur that found the foundation’s Windows of Opportunity Initiative preserved or created affordable rental properties and demonstrated the need for equity-like capital as part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis.
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Housing, Communities & Asset Building in North America
Housing California Annual Conference 2025
Join Abt Global and other leaders for the Housing California 2025 annual conference in Sacramento.
2025 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness (NAEH)
Meet the Abt Global team at NAEH’s 2025 Innovations and Solutions for Ending Unsheltered Homelessness conference in Los Angeles.
Record Number of People Experienced Homelessness in 2024
Homelessness rose 18 percent in 2024 to a record, according to HUD’s Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, which Abt Global helps put together.
Alexandria Recurring Income for Success and Equity (ARISE)
Rising income inequality has left many residents of Alexandria, VA, struggling to make ends meet, including many who are working. To determine how best to support them, the city of Alexandria launched a pilot to provide select residents who earn less…