Investor Spotlight: Bill & Victoria Bruckner | July 2, 2024 Meet long-time investors Bill and Victoria Bruckner, who have been contributing to societal change through socially responsible investing with Community Vision for over 30 years. Their journey highlights the impact of investing in community assets and services like affordable housing and mental health support. Read More
Investor Spotlight: Ilana Schatz and David Lingren | April 3, 2023 Ilana and David began investing with Community Vision—then still named the Northern California Community Loan Fund—in 2004. After several years of involvement as investors, Ilana stepped into a new role with Community Vision as a member of the Board of Directors in 2010, bringing 30 years of experience in community program development. During her eight-year… Read More
Investor Spotlight: Nicole Middleton Holloway | September 28, 2022 Investor Spotlight: Nicole Middleton Holloway, CFP Over the past 35 years, Community Vision has moved hundreds of millions of dollars into community-led organizations dedicated to the thriving of their neighborhoods. This has been possible in large part because of our diverse community of investors. For this Investor Spotlight, we are excited to feature Nicole Middleton… Read More
Investor Spotlight: Elizabeth Boardman | November 9, 2021 Financial gain isn’t the motivation behind investment for Elizabeth, but rather, it is the belief that humans can and should support the well-being of each other and of the Earth. Her approach to investment is also rooted in her pacifist values as a Quaker. Acting on those values Elizabeth advocates for utilizing capital for the… Read More
Investor Spotlight: Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge’s Sustainability Group | August 25, 2021 This Investor Spotlight features Community Vision investor, The Sustainability Group at Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge. Our Q&A with Eli Dalven, Impact Investing Associate at Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge highlights why the Boston-based firm is a longtime investor in CDFIs, their decision to invest in Community Vision, advice they have for other impact investors, and more. Read More
Investor Spotlight: Stupski Foundation | May 26, 2020 We're excited to share a new quarterly feature, Investor Highlights. In this edition, we're proud to announce a new partner, the Stupski Foundation, who recently invested $1.5 million in Community Vision. Read More
Rebuilding after the fires: a message from the President | October 25, 2017 By Mary A. Rogier, Community Vision's President It’s been an especially difficult time for Northern California this month for anyone reading the news, thanks to a series of horrifying natural disasters which almost seemed to be coordinated – as if they are trying to send us a message. And maybe they are. For example, climate scientists… Read More- Community Vision receives highest independent rating from Aeris | June 5, 2017 Independent, third-party rating viewed as a mark of transparency and accountability Last month, Community Vision was notified that we received a four-star impact performance rating with policy plus and AAA financial strength and performance rating from Aeris. Aeris provides comprehensive, third-party assessments of a community investment fund’s financial strength, performance and impact. A wide range… Read More
Q&A with Nate Schaffran, the newest member of Community Vision’s lending team | April 27, 2017 In April 2017 we welcomed Nate Schaffran to our lending team as a Senior Loan Officer. Nate joins Community Vision with many years of diverse experience in social impact lending, healthy food financing, and policy. Welcome, Nate! What were you doing before joining the team at Community Vision? Most immediately, I was deputy policy director for… Read More
Community Vision Sponsoring March 2017 Rural Justice Summit | February 20, 2017 California’s Central Valley was transformed long ago into the nation’s most economically productive and intensive industrial agricultural region. Today, it produces more than half of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables consumed in America. While the Central Valley’s agricultural industry is critical to meeting US food need, it comes at a significant price to local residents.… Read More
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