Community Wealth Building: Grassroots Approaches and Solutions
Community leaders across the country are reimagining how wealth is built, shared, and sustained locally. Their innovative approaches offer powerful lessons for those looking to do the same.
In our upcoming webinar, we’ll explore how pioneering organizations are designing and funding community wealth-building initiatives that create lasting impact. You’ll hear practical insights on structuring funding models and learn directly from those already putting these strategies into action. Our knowledgeable panel features dynamic community organizers sharing insights from their on-the-ground work to build and sustain community wealth.
If you’re looking to start or grow a community wealth-building program, this webinar will help you explore thoughtful, values-aligned ways to fund that work, including community investment vehicles, private offerings, and philanthropic support. Gain ideas, inspiration, and real-world perspective to help shape your next phase of impact.
Webinar Details
Community Wealth Building: Grassroots Approaches and Solutions
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 via Zoom
10:00am Pacific Time / 12:00pm Central Time
Featured Panelists
Kim Arnone, Managing Partner
PathLight Law
At PathLight Law, we focus on entity structuring and capital raising. We work with our clients to build inclusive economies in which all people can participate, thrive, and build wealth.
Charli Cooksey, Founder & CEO
WePower St. Louis
WePower facilitates communities in building power in St. Louis, Missouri. WePower then leverages that power towards transforming education, economic, justice, and health systems to be just and equitable for all, especially our youth. They envision a day where all people have power—Black and Latinx communities have power—to pursue our dreams and lead innovative change across the country.
Tash Nguyen, Board President
REAL Peoples Fund
REAL Peoples Fund’s mission is to directly address the systemic failures that prevent entrepreneurs in Black communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color from accessing the financing and holistic support their businesses need to thrive. They are a team of Bay Area organizers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and financial activists committed to building capacity among entrepreneurs of color to make a real, meaningful, and measurable economic impact.
Gerald Williams, Vice President of Acquisitions and Partner
MOT Design and Development
MOT Design and Development is an organically grown, dynamic team of professionals specializing in commercial and residential real estate development. MOT transforms vision into value and establishes communities where new and existing residents, business owners, and investors have limitless opportunities to thrive.
Craig Moore, President
We the People Community Investment Vehicle, South Shore Chamber of Commerce
We the People Community Investment Vehicle (CIV) is a South Shore, Chicago-based CIV that empowers local residents and business owners to collectively invest in and control neighborhood real estate assets. Through shared ownership and community-informed redevelopment, this ongoing revitalization project will help ensure that South Shore residents gain and retain meaningful equity in their neighborhood.
Register by May 8, 2026 to secure your spot.