Planting Seeds: How crowdfunding, micro-loans and philanthropy are catalyzing developments

April 25, 2023

WDC’s Investment Forum showcased how predevelopment funding is planting seeds to support the growth of women developers. Our dynamic panel described how micro-loans, philanthropy, crowdfunding, and women investors are helping to fund transformative developments across the country. The program featured Karen Burton and Jill Ferrari, co-founders of WSDI and 100 Women in CRE, which provide support, resources and micro-loans to female developers in Michigan, Kathleen Minogue who founded Crowdfund Better, the nation’s leading crowdfunding education organization, and Xiomara Cisneros who oversees housing programs, grants and investments for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.