Grassroots Community Engaged Investment looks at how grassroots community groups can design investment strategies to meet their needs.
Grassroots Investing connects social justice movements to capital, builds community knowledge regarding local economic ecosystems, and funds projects that are "supported by and reciprocally support existing movements in the community" A list of the eight funds is below:.
The focus of the projects varies widely from housing to ownership of shopping malls to, with Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, the master planning of an entire sustainable community.
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Mozambikes, a for-profit social venture, was formed during a road trip across Mozambique. The founders of Mozambikes aim to improve the quality of life among rural Mozambicans by providing low-cost, efficient personal transportation.