Tomorrow: Community Capital Live!

Olivia Watkins of the Black Farmer Fund

You may not have noticed, but twice a month The Main Street Journal co-sponsors an interview with an innovative community capital initiative. The goal is to highlight new possibilities for your own community. You can participate in real time (for free) or watch our recordings.

Olivia Watkins of the Black Farmer Fund: Wednesday, August 14, 2 pm ET

This week’s Community Capital Live interview features Olivia Watkins, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Black Farmer Fund. The fund’s mission is to nurture black community wealth and health by investing in black agricultural systems in the Northeast.

About Community Capital Live

Kevin Jones of Neighborhood Economics, Stephanie Swepson Twitty and Jazmin Rogers of Eagle Market Streets, and Michael Shuman of The Main Street Journal will host a twice-monthly interview series with community investment fund leaders nationwide. They will help decode the DNA of different designs, enabling you and your community to replicate them.

Joel Skene runs the show, whose Mindful Marketplace introduces local investment concepts to thousands of listeners. Co-sponsors include The Main Street Journal, Neighborhood Economics, American Independent Business Alliance, and ImpactAlpha. Data from each show will ultimately feed a public wiki to help you build support for your own community’s fund.