There’s been a major shift in the way our financial systems work. FinTech, short for Financial Technology, or the use of technology in finance, is fast becoming the new normal. Increased connectivity and reliance on technology has brought with it a demand for new financial products, blurring the lines between traditional banking and less traditional financial … [Read more...] about Technology, finance and inclusion.
Development
Assemble communities.
Kris Daff is a developer with two companies. The first, Make Ventures is a more traditional development company, focused on urban infill. It’s the second that Kris is wildly passionate about, and that passion is wildly contagious. Assemble Communities, a developer and “community manager,” is offering a housing model that sets out to solve the very many problems that low … [Read more...] about Assemble communities.
Of service. In Erie.
Christina Marsh is the Chief Community and Economic Development Officer at Erie Insurance. Immersed in her organization's community development work, much of it in their home base of Erie, in Pennsylvania, Chris works directly with CEO Timothy NeCastro to lead and plan targeted revitalization efforts. She helped create the Erie Downtown Development Corp (EDDC), also … [Read more...] about Of service. In Erie.
One project at a time
Pittsburgh, a beautiful city at the confluence of three rivers, once had twice the population it has now. De-industrialization and loss of employment, namely the collapse of the steel industry, saw a rapid decline in population during the 1980s. A wealthy industrial history left Pittsburgh rich with culture and endowed with medical centres, museums, parks and research centres, … [Read more...] about One project at a time
Home.
Katie Swenson is a Senior Principal at MASS Design. She joined Mass in 2020 after having worked for many years on affordable housing with Enterprise Community Partners on issues of design and sustainability. Her role at MASS, which has built a reputation as a design practice that embraces issues of economic and social equity, is to help them to define MASS version 2.0. … [Read more...] about Home.