Summer 2002 
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
June 1, 2002
- Netting Venture Capital from a Fishing Village
In northern New England, equity capital has often been difficult for small- and medium-sized companies to obtain. Keith Bisson shares Coastal Enterprises, Inc.'s philosophy of community development venture capital and explains how others can get involved. Investment Trends - Social Investors: New Patrons of Community Development
Investors who want to make money while sticking to personal values are growing in number. Social investors have typically used screens and shareholder advocacy in their approach. Now, many are learning about and investing in community economic development. - Research Review
Improving Low-Income Policies in Tight Fiscal Times
Iris Lav and John Springer of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provide information to help groups concerned with low-income families understand how they might best participate in state poilcy debates. - Productive Partnerships
Partnerships and Collaboration Rebuild Communties
In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a university and community partnership used collaborative planning to strengthen a neighborhood. Marcia Marker Feld of the University of Rhode Island describes Woodlawn's Community Outreach Partnership Center Program. - First Person
Changing Direction: One Banker's Journey from NYC to Brattleboro
Mike Mandracchia leads off this series with with his personal perspective on what it means to be a community banker - and the switch in lifestyle from New York City to a small town in southern Vermont.
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