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V.3, N.26 - This week’s featured interview is with Rosalie Fransen, Director of the HELP Fund at the Mid-Hudson Energy Transition in Kingston, NY. HELP…
Up Next: Community Capital Live
February 26 with Steve Saltzman of NH Community Loan Fund
Defending Democracy through Local Business
V.2, N.66 - I agree with Yale historian Timothy Snyder that in times like these, we must embrace one institution. For me that institution is local…
Today: Mondays With Michael
Chat with Michael Shuman at today's Mondays With Michael on February 10 at 3 pm ET
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18 Ways to Improve Investment Crowdfunding
V.3, N.25: The Trump Revolution in Washington offers perhaps the biggest opening for radical reform of securities regulation in more than a decade…
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Next Week: Mondays With Michael & More
Chat with Michael Shuman at our next Mondays With Michael on February 10

January 2025

Meet Federal Paralysis With Local Collaboration
V.2, N.65: A few community-building programs may survive the onslaught of cuts, layoffs, and lawsuits, but smart communities will look for solutions…
On Deck: Community Capital Live, Mondays With Michael & More
THIS WEDNESDAY: Bernel Hall, President and CEO of New Jersey Community Capital.
Farmer DEI in an Anti-DEI Era
V.3, N.24 - This week’s interview is with Mark Watson, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer for Potlikker Capital, which supports BIPOC farmers…
Mondays with Michael
February 10, 3 - 4 pm ET - On the second Monday of every month, at 3 p.m. ET, I’ll hold virtual “office hours” for you to chat about what’s happening in…
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Michael Shuman
On Deck: Community Capital Live & More
NEXT WEEK: Bernel Hall, President and CEO of New Jersey Community Capital.
We Are All Angelenos
V.2, N.64 - Our collective mantra needs to be to innovate locally and share globally.
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