Lauren Counts
@LMCounts
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Head of National Programs @Capitalimpact + @Momentus_Cap; BoD @Rocusaorg - #Housing #Coops #SmallBiz. Tweets my own.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2014
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The 2023 Keeping It Cool - Round 2 Grant application is open! Food nonprofits & business owners in Washington, DC with cold storage infrastructure & equipment needs, check out the criteria & apply for $10-50K grants. Submit your application by Nov. 10: https://t.co/rLh2dbo4SS
capitalimpact.org
Nourish DC provides flexible loans, technical assistance, and catalytic grants to emerging and existing food businesses in the District of Columbia.
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Join @CapitalImpact at @OppFinance’s conference! On 10/18 at 9:15am, we’ll take part in a panel titled “Tailored and Targeted: Technical Assistance Best Practices for Serving Women Entrepreneurs” on how to help women access capital and build wealth: https://t.co/QskTA6MDdQ
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The 2023 Worker Coop and Democratic Workplace Census has been reopened until October 31st. Whether you're an established worker co-op, recent conversion, or a startup, your participation is valuable. Fill out the form here: https://t.co/vlzhjdR1Pv
#DAWI #DemocracyAtWork
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Thank you @rochdalecap @wellsfargo @coopgrocery @TruStage and Ford & Paulekas, LLP for sponsoring the 2023 Co-op Innovation Award! 2023 winners are @compostcooperative, @northwestccu, @BirthmarkDoulas, @RockSteadyFarm! Learn more here: https://t.co/06tFbql2gL
#CoopInnovationAward
capitalimpact.org
The ninth annual Co-op Innovation Awards supported four organizations’ work in Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Washington state.
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Today, I issued a proclamation recognizing National Cooperative Month, which is celebrated in October each year, to acknowledge the 30,000 cooperatives that operate in every sector of the economy.
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While investors are buying up mobile home parks with help from government-backed loans, the residents of these communities themselves aren't getting that sort of help. But they could be, reports @NPR. #manufacturedhousing #affordablehousing
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“Most owners of manufactured homes would qualify for subsidized housing. If we don’t preserve #ManufacturedHomes nationally, the waiting list for subsidized housing would quadruple," said George “Mac” McCarthy, president and CEO of @landpolicy. https://t.co/yfIiciQl0r
bostonglobe.com
Forget the 20th-century images of rundown trailer parks. Modern mobile — now called manufactured, homes ― offer an affordable, comfortable, and even spacious option for homebuyers in well-planned...
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And with so few new land use approvals for #manufacturedhousing communities, we need to preserve and improve those 50,000 or so we have from coast to coast. #affordable housing #coops #resilience #philanthropy
A new @Harvard_JCHS paper finds that three common types of #manufacturedhousing all offer significant cost advantages over site-built housing—one key reason why manufactured housing is a safe, secure, and affordable path to homeownership:
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If you are a co-op development organization empowering communities of color &/or communities experiencing systemic disinvestment, apply to our sister organization @capitalimpact's #CoopInnovationAward! You could receive up to $50,000: https://t.co/BjFqpISsEu
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Good morning. Air quality this morning in DC area is WORSE than yesterday, with widespread CODE RED and CODE PURPLE (unhealthy for all) and even CODE MAROON (hazardous) toward Baltimore. Limit/reduce time outside, avoid strenuous exercise and/or wear masks.
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Our sister organization @capitalimpact has launched the Detroit Equitable Development Initiative!Encouraging real estate developers of color in Detroit who are committed to revitalizing the region to apply & gain training, mentorship, & access to financing: https://t.co/2bZEFFPzrD
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Black small business owners in South Los Angeles now have access to credit-blind "Activate" loans — created by nonprofit lender @CDC_Loans to counter the effects of discriminatory lending practices. Great story by @j_dingdingding of the @latimes! https://t.co/ztgm1IX447
latimes.com
A San Diego nonprofit lender is expanding its "credit-blind" small business loan program, which takes a more holistic approach to evaluating creditworthiness, to Black entrepreneurs in South L.A.
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Interested in applying for the #CoopInnovationAward, but have questions? Join our webinar on June 1st at 2pm ET to hear more about the application process and get your questions answered.
If you are a #cooperative development organization empowering communities of color and/or communities that experience systemic disinvestment, amplify your impact w/ the #CoopInnovationAward! Apply now; you could receive up to $50,000: https://t.co/HPDdDm3FiN
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Our Coop Innovation Award Application is Live! Find out more and register for an informational webinar: https://t.co/s2zgAx2Kgk
@capitalimpact @momentus_cap @AlisonPowersCIP
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Climate change is causing more intense storms, inundating the Potomac River river with pollution. This, plus continued loss of forests, is threatening progress on the river's cleanup. https://t.co/wyqCcwmehh
dcist.com
Pollution is down in the Potomac River, but deforestation spurred by land development is a threat to the watershed's health.
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