We’re working against a hard, ingrained problem that’s existed since before we were founded – it’s the problem of building and shaping an economy that first and foremost creates good-quality jobs. In the introduction to PCV’s first social impact report from 1999, our founders Bud Colligan and …
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PCV Contributes To The Navigating Impact Project
We have some exciting news: the new financial inclusion theme of the our partner the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)’s Navigating Impact project is live! Created in consultation with several hundred industry experts, impact investors, and standards setters, the Navigating Impact project …
An Important Message Regarding BusinessAdvising.org
We have some exciting news. As you know, BusinessAdvising.org is a project of our larger nonprofit, Pacific Community Ventures. We’re happy to announce that Pacific Community Ventures has updated our entire web presence, and brought our family of websites together into one platform. How does this …
20 Years Of Investing In Small Business And Big Ideas
Too many people struggle to make ends meet because they’re denied opportunities to prosper. Over our 20-year history, Pacific Community Ventures has given people a fair shake and access to the things that make communities strong, like good jobs, affordable housing, and healthy food. Our unique …
Pacific Community Ventures Receives $3.2M from the Quality Jobs Fund
We're excited to announce that we've been awarded a $3.2M impact investment from The Quality Jobs Funds. The Fund, seeded with a charitable donation of $100M, has made the investment with Pacific Community Ventures, a nationally-recognized CDFI, to support Bay Area small …
Mary Jo Cook Profiled On Aspen Institute’s Quality Jobs Fellows
Pacific Community Ventures' President & CEO Mary Jo Cook has an awesome new profile from the Quality Jobs Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. Mary Jo Cook is our mission-driven leader who's passionate about using business as a force for good. She believes that amidst widening income and wealth …
Pacific Community Ventures Receives $500,000 from Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund
This $500,000 investment in core operating support will enable Pacific Community Ventures to strengthen communities by investing in more small businesses and create good jobs for more working people. The Citi Foundation announced that Pacific Community Ventures was selected as the …
Announcing The Principles for Investment in Sustainable Wild-Caught Fisheries
Although billions of public and private dollars are invested in fisheries every year, more often than not, sustainability is neither the driver nor the intended outcome of those investment dollars. Pacific Community Ventures is excited to be one of the founding endorsers of the Principles …
San Francisco Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
Thanks to a new partnership with JP Morgan Chase, San Francisco entrepreneurs of color have a new source of capital: The Entrepreneurs of Color Fund. San Francisco has one of the highest concentrations of small businesses owned by people of color; there are about 46,000 such small businesses in …