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About Community Investing

Community investing addresses the financial needs of low income communities by providing capital for affordable housing, small business development, and non-profit development.

Community investments can be made through community development banks, loan funds, and credit unions and include loans, CDs, checking, savings, and money market accounts.

Use the Community Investment Center to explore investment opportunities in the United States and around the world.

Community Investing: Putting your capital to work.

Four Primary Lending Sectors in Community Investing.


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Please note that all information presented in the Community Investment Center is strictly introductory and educational in nature and is not intended as investment advice, a replacement for professional advice or a solicitation to buy or sell securities. You should consult with an appropriate professional to address your specific needs.

The Community Investment Center was developed by SRI World Group and Calvert Social Investment Foundation, a community investment facility offering options for individuals and institutions to invest in community lenders globally. All information contained in the Community Investment Profiles™ database is provided and owned by Calvert Foundation. Community Investment Profiles is a registered trademark of Calvert Foundation. These profiles were developed in cooperation with each respective organization. Information in the financial sections is based on audited financial statements from each of the profiled organizations. Line items and totals were simply re-organized by Calvert Foundation to fit a common format.

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Community Investment News
NEWS STORY: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
It Takes a Village to Raise a Turbine: Making the Case for Community-Owned Windpower
Newly public wind development company is bringing energy ownership and economic improvement to communities.

NEWS STORY: COMMUNITY INVESTING;HOUSING
Investing to Empower Homeowners
The Calvert Foundation partners with Habitat for Humanity to offer investors a vehicle to drive homeownership while also receiving a financial return.

NEWS BRIEF: COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Community Reinvestment Fund’s Largest Security Offering Ever
Investors fully subscribe CRF’s latest series of community development notes.

NEWS BRIEF: COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: MICROFINANCE
Spare Change Adds Up for Microfinance
A new campaign by MicroPlace helps raise awareness of the power of microfinance to lift people out of poverty.


NEWS STORY: SUPPLY CHAIN, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Transparent Supply Chain Sends A Clear Message
Hewlett-Packard recently released a list of its largest suppliers in hopes of increasing accountability from factory floors to consumers' front doors.

NEWS STORY: SCREENING,SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM,COMMUNITY INVESTING
SRI Assets Surge Ahead
New socially responsible investing study reports one dollar out of every nine dollars under professional management is invested responsibly.

NEWS STORY: MICROFINANCE
MicroPlace: Microfinance for the Masses
US investors with as little as $100 can help fight global poverty at eBay owned MicroPlace.

NEWS STORY: RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY INVESTING
Making a Real Difference with Real Estate
The Responsible Property Investment movement gathers momentum with the help of the Responsible Property Investment Center and the backing of UNEP FI.

NEWS STORY: COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: MICROFINANCE
Microfinance: Catch the Swelling SRI Wave
The microfinance sector offers socially responsible investors a growing arena to create positive social and financial growth according to a new Deutche Bank study.

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