By blending philanthropic donations, public grants, and private (sometimes concessionary) capital, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) can build a capital stack that enables program growth, retains mission fidelity, and aligns all parties around achievement of beneficial societal outcomes. In New Orleans, QV worked with partners to develop an innovative capital model to launch and sustain a Family Focused Recovery program.

The connection between broadband investments and climate change is multi-faceted. By promoting remote work, enabling smart infrastructure, fostering sustainable agriculture, supporting environmental education, and facilitating vehicle and appliance electrification, broadband is a crucial tool in our collective efforts to address climate change.

QV, the Coalition for Green Capital, and PRE Collective, with $1.3 million in financial support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will work with six green banks in a cohort model to provide expertise and capacity building support that prepares these institutions to strategically deploy GGRF funding to clean water infrastructure projects in under-resourced communities.

QV is thrilled to see the influx of $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund climate funding leveraged in tandem with green banks and community development financial institutions to maximize benefits for climate, communities, and pollution reduction.

Investments in outdoor recreation provide a strategic and scalable way to drive multi-faceted benefits for our economy, environment, and health. We need to channel more outdoor investments into under-resourced communities facing environmental justice issues, health disparities, and climate impacts.

As Quantified Ventures enters its 10th year, we celebrate our impact to date and re-affirm our commitment to work with partners to design, capitalize, and scale durable solutions that drive meaningful environmental and social impact.

As of January 1, 2024, Tee Thomas will be Quantified Ventures CEO and Eric Letsinger will transition to a Board Chair role. Tee is a longtime leader in the water and climate finance sector with a focus on community health and environmental justice.

We outline an approach to enable Managed Care Plans and Community Based Organizations to work creatively and collaboratively toward mutually-beneficial member health outcomes. In this framework, sustainability, often a long-term goal for the partnership, instead becomes a central tenet from the outset.  

Cities around the globe are racing to improve their resilience and adapt to climate-related challenges. Too often, conversations about how to pay for resilience initiatives are delayed until the tail end of resilience strategy development, which may be too late to make program development decisions that can unlock additional funding and financing.   

Every 5 years the U.S. Congress updates critical legislation to set policy and funding levels for a variety of federal agriculture, conservation, forestry, and nutrition programs. Known as “the Farm Bill,” this must-pass legislation, with significant implications for the U.S. Forest Service and rural outdoor economies, faces headwinds in a divided Congress. 

While funding for mega-deals appears plentiful, preparing urban sites for emerging new technologies, the re-shoring of industrial companies and the attraction of foreign direct investment requires a careful blending of public, private, and civic capital. The Cincinnati Jobs Bond should serve as a blueprint for other cities with the right attributes and strategic focus.

In this blog, we shine a spotlight on the challenges faced by manufactured home communities (MHC) and and recommend 5 actions we should take to improve the quality of life for the MHC residents of today and tomorrow.