Topic: Shift Capital
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Development for Good: Crowdfunding Community Development
A new program from Shift Capital allows average citizens to invest as little as $100 in their own communities — and double their money in nine years
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KCT-Kensington-Avenue-791x400.jpg)
Development for Good: Kensington Corridor Trust
An innovative model for community-business development provides opportunity for current and new residents to thrive in a Philadelphia neighborhood experiencing both investment and crisis
By Christina Griffith![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kensington-Lending-Partnership-1-791x400.jpg)
Helping Kensington Thrive
A collaboration between several local organizations has distributed more than $15 million in affordable loans to the Latinx community in North Philly — and it’s just getting started.
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Witty-Gritty-MaKen-North-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Work Where You Serve
The principal of socially-minded developer Shift Capital pens a call to arms to fellow business leaders: Locate where you’re most needed
By Brian Murray![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/60th-street-corridor-791x400.jpg)
Growing the Pie, Not Cutting the Pieces
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab Director Bruce Katz on growing inclusive wealth in city neighborhoods
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/shift-capital-j-centrel-kensington-791x400.jpg)
Business for Good: Shift Capital’s J-Centrel
The social-minded developer's newest project will offer residents a rent break to volunteer in Kensington. Could it solve the problem of gentrification?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shift-capital-maken-city-matthew-grande-791x400.jpg)
Meet the Disruptor: Shift Capital
The developer’s massive project in Kensington promises holistic neighborhood revitalization—from housing to environment to jobs
By Quinn O'Callaghan