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"We cultivate community anchors where local talent thrives, entrepreneurs grow wealth, and the community shares ownership – creating places to learn, collaborate, and prosper together."

- Urbane's Mission

THEORY OF CHANGE

We see neighborhoods as defined by their strengths and experienced as places of opportunity. Where others perceive a lack of resources, we see vast potential for growth and prosperity. Under-resourced urban and rural areas are incredible reservoirs of untapped talent, where scarcity of investment and amenities fosters fertile ground for local innovation, creativity, and thought leadership. For Urbane, the chance to collaborate with and invest in the people and places that make these communities shine is a no-brainer. 

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY ANCHORS 

We focus on small businesses and other local anchors because their role offers unparalleled insight and influence, making them powerful, positive agents for change. These anchors can catalyze entrepreneurship, economic mobility and social cohesion to shift the dynamics of power. 

 What drives us

Many communities have lack ownership over their assets, making them vulnerable to displacement and economic instability. 

Our strategy is rooted in the belief that local talent and trusted community spaces - the storefront businesses, artisan producers, and manufacturers, and community - and faith-based organizations that serve as natural conduits to opportunity - are the foundation for lasting economic mobility. 

By investing in these physical spaces, we can gain a foothold and grow our inflience - win the corner, then the block, then the neighborhood - to reshape the dynamics of power, create sustainble pathways to wealth, and ensure that prosperity enhances the community.