NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LATINO COMMUNITY ASSET BUILDERS

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING - AS A US TREASURY-CERTIFIED CDFI LENDER AND GRANTMAKER, NALCAB STRENGTHENS, COORDINATES, AND BUILDS THE SYSTEMS AND CAPACITY OF ITS NATIONAL NETWORK MEMBERS, OTHER NONPROFITS, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME LATINO COMMUNITIES. NALCAB CREATES CAPITAL, CAPACITY, COLLECTIVE VOICE, AND COMMUNITY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO GRANTS AND INVESTMENT CAPITAL; UNLOCKING ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES; SHARING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCES; CREATING AND STRENGTHENING ASSET-BUILDING PRACTITIONER PEER NETWORKS; USING CULTURALLY RELEVANT TRAINING TO DEVELOP LEADERS IN THE ASSET-BUILDING FIELD; AND DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC NATIONAL VOICE FOR MORE THAN 200 ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THESE ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN LOCAL LEADERSHIP, EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES AND ENTREPRENEURS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO STRONGER LOCAL ECONOMIES AND A MORE PROSPEROUS NATION.

POLICY EDUCATION AND FIELD BUILDING - THE POLICY ADVOCACY AND FIELD-BUILDING PROGRAM PROVIDES MEMBERS AND DECISION-MAKERS WITH RESEARCH, POLICY EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE PRIVATE, PHILANTHROPIC, AND GOVERNMENTAL INVESTORS TO RESPONSIBLY MEET THE ASSET-BUILDING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF LOW- AND MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES. THROUGH NALCAB'S SUPPORT AND THE BENEFIT OF THE COLLECTIVE NALCAB NETWORK, MEMBERS MAY DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY STRATEGIES THAT SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. NALCAB PUBLISHES RESEARCH AND CASE STUDIES ON ISSUES SUCH AS SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH IN LATINO COMMUNITIES, HOUSING STABILITY, AND PLACE-BASED ECONOMIC INVESTMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN THE FIELD OF ASSET BUILDING, ENHANCE THE VISIBILITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE RESILIENT AND PROSPEROUS NATIONAL ECONOMY.