Assets

• Closing the Racial Wealth Gap for the Next Generation (November 2012). Full Paper (PDF).

• Plan For A New Future: The Impact of Social Security Reform on People of Color by The Commission to Modernize Social Security (October 2011). Full Paper (PDF).

• Diverging Pathways: How Wealth Shapes Opportunities for Children by Trina Shanks (April 2011). Full Paper (PDF).

• Lifting as we Climb: Women of Color, Wealth, and America's Future by Mariko Chang (March 2010). Full Paper (PDF), Executive Summary (PDF).
   
• Laying the Foundation for National Prosperity. The Imperative of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap by Meizhu Lui (March 2009). Full Paper (1MB, PDF), Executive Summary.

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• Public Contracting in the Proposition 209 Era: Options for Preventing Discrimination and Supporting Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses (Jan. 2012), PDF, 451 KB
• State Policies and Programs for Minority- and Women-Business Development (Dec. 2007), PDF, 923 KB

• The Impact of State Affirmative Procurement Policies on Minority-and Women-Owned Businesses in Five States (Oct. 2007), PDF, 625KB
• Executive Summary of previous two studies, 357KB

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• The Business of Color:  Strengthening the Regional Economy, (2007), PDF 8.2MB

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• Minority Business Development for The Cleveland Foundation, (2005), PDF, 5.2MB

• Executive Summary: Cleveland Minority Business Development Framework, (2005), PDF, 903KB

• MBE Development Strategies in Cleveland, (2005) Powerpoint, 1.3MB

• The Challenge of Microenterprise: The CWED Story, (1998) 43pg

• Community Economic Development Strategies: Recycling Ventures, (1991) 43pg

• Low-Income Car Ownership Programs-2006 Survey (2007), PDF, 1MB

• Large-Site IDA Programs: Pioneering the Next Level of Expansion, (2007), PDF, 2.4MB

• Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Women in the Handmade Craft Industry, (2006), PDF, 151KB

• Staffing Agencies and the Hard-to-Employ Population, (2005), PDF, 517KB

• California Microenterprise Financial Intermediary Project, (2003), PDF, 945KB

• Shifting into Gear: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating a Car Ownership Program, (2003), PDF, 1.2MB

• On the Road: Car Ownership As An Asset-building Strategy for Reducing Transportation Related Barriers To Work, (2002), PDF, 541KB

• Considerations for Child Care Providers Partnering with Housing Developers in California, (2002) 36pg

• The Challenge of Microenterprise: The CWED Story, (1998) 19pg

• Taking the Entrepreneurial Approach: A Resource for Nonprofits, (1998) 400pg

• Family Child Care Initiatives in Low-Income Neighborhoods, (1995), 10pg

• Issues in Building the Supply of Quality Child Care in Low-Income Communities, (1992) 19pg

• Community Economic Development Strategies: Creating Successful Businesses, (1991) 130pg

• Large Site IDA Programs: Pioneering the Next Level of Expansion, (2007), PDF 2.4MB

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• Moving to Scale: Offering IDAs Through Large-Site Models, (2007), PDF 13MB

• Market Segmentation in IDA Programs: Practice and Research, (2007), PDF 42MB

• Developing a Standard Savings Product for IDA Growth, (2007), PDF 34MB