Center for Community Investment Company Profile

The Center for Community Investment (CCI) at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy works to ensure that people of color and people with low incomes have a fair chance to lead healthy lives. We have a well-established framework and approach that community partnerships can use to mobilize investment capital to create opportunities for affordable housing, jobs, fresh foods, and other drivers of good health while making communities more cohesive, resilient, and environmentally sustainable in the face of climate change. By working through the three key functions of our Capital Absorption Framework – the articulation of shared priorities; the development and execution of a pipeline of investable deals; and the creation of a supportive enabling environment of policies, processes, practices, and platforms – communities can access the investments they need to achieve their goals. 
 
The Center, backed by several major national foundations, encourages innovation and shared learning among a broad set of stakeholders, from mission-driven investors, banks and intermediaries to community leaders, policy-makers, local officials, anchor institutions, and others with an interest in achieving better outcomes for all people.