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CDVCACDVCA
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance

New York, NY
http://www.cdvca.org/
 
CDVCA promotes use of the tools of venture capital to create jobs, entrepreneurial capacity and wealth to advance the livelihoods of low-income people and the economies of distressed communities.

CDVCA is the network for the rapidly growing field of community development venture capital (CDVC) investing.  CDVC funds provide equity capital to businesses in underinvested markets, seeking market-rate financial returns, as well as the creation of good jobs, wealth, and entrepreneurial capacity.