Creative Capital
Years of declining population, loss of industry, and outmigration have left many small Appalachian communities devastated economically. Given the pride and entrepreneurial energy in these communities, there is great potential to turn good ideas into viable projects with the partnership of organizations offering financial and technical skills and helping to build the capacity needed to redevelop these distressed downtown areas.
about the Creative Capital group
Formerly the Downtown Revitalization Group, Creative Capital’s mission is to help support revitalization efforts across the Central Appalachian region by providing capacity building support to committed local stakeholders in their efforts to attract resources and technical expertise that can transform their distressed downtown markets into livable and economically viable centers of commerce that contribute to the quality of life for area residents.
Learn more about the Downtown Revitalization Group’s role in the publishing of “Thriving Downtowns: An Investment Playbook for Rural Appalachia” here.
next Creative Capital GROUP Meeting
September 10, 2024 from 3:00pm-4:30pm ET
This meeting recurs bi-monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at 3:00pm.
AFN Members Only
Members
Group Co-Chair:
Baylen Campbell, Invest Appalachia
Erica Mesker, Connect Humanity
Jeff Mansour, Thompson Charitable Foundation
Mary Fant Donnan, Alleghany Foundation
Geoff Marietta, Appalachian Impact Fund
Bill Woodrum, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Nicole Intagliata, Fahe
Drew Pritchard, Fahe
Peter Dolkart, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Sarah Deal, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky
Zack Hall, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky
Kathy King Allen, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky
Todd Dorcas, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Kate Keller, The Harvest Foundation
Group Participants:
Emma Wyatt, The Innovate Fund
Andrew Crosson, Invest Appalachia
Deb Markley, LOCUS Impact Investing
Peter Hille, Mountain Association
Les Roll, Mountain Association
Christa Vinson, Rural LISC
Kim Albright, SOAR
Colby Hall, SOAR
Renee Margocee, Tamarack Foundation
Robby Moore, Tamarack Foundation
Kandi Workman, Tamarack Foundation
Annie Forrest, REDF