Community Finance

Imagine being part of a community where every member has a voice, and shared success drives everyone forward. DAO Empowerment: Building Community Power in Decentralized Spaces, part of the Instant Crypto Mini Guides series, introduces you to the power of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), showing how you can actively participate, grow, and benefit from these community-driven organizations. In just 30 minutes, this guide provides actionable insights to get you engaged in a DAO, even if you’re completely new to decentralized communities.

Like many Americans, Newbery struggled with debt. But unlike most people, he owed more than $26 million. Creditors swarmed after a natural disaster devastated his multi-illion-dollar business. The stress was crushing. He needed a way out - and what he discovered will amaze you.

How Real Estate Developers Think considers developers from three different perspectives. Brown profiles the careers of individual developers to illustrate the character of the entrepreneur; considers the roles played by innovation, design, marketing, and sales in the production of real estate; and examines the risks and rewards that motivate developers as people.

Aging Without Family is a practical, reassuring handbook for adults who expect to age solo - widowed, divorced, child-free, or with adult children living far away - and want a clear plan for care, community, housing, and finances. If you’ve searched for “solo aging,” “aging alone,” or “senior housing options” and found scattered advice, this book gives you a complete, step-by-step path you can actually follow. Who this book is for Adults 50+ planning to live independently without nearby family who want safety-first systems for daily life, healthcare, legal documents, ...

This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you. Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in...

Have you ever wondered why some communities seem to thrive financially no matter where they are? Why does it feel like the rich keep getting richer while the poor struggle to get by? What’s behind the faulty economic mindset that plagues our world and sets us up for major financial shocks? And why should these questions matter to you and your faith community? In a world where many Christians wrestle to align their daily financial activities with God’s purposes, Kingdonomics offers a fresh take on navigating the often complicated relationship between faith and finances. What sets ...

The national best seller that defines a new economic class and shows how it is key to the future of our cities. The Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today - and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new and updated research, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity in our economy.

From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization.

Big banks make huge profits lending to people in your community and small businesses all around you. Learn how you can help these people and entrepreneurs and keep more of these profits in your home town. Barnett offers step-by-step guidance on how to earn returns ranging from nine percent to infinity by doing car leases, secured loans, inventory financing, buying accounts receivables, financing mini and mobile homes, operating leases on machinery and more. High yield investing does not have to mean high-risk investing.

A series of shifts are happening in our economy: Millennials are trading in conventional career paths to launch tech start-ups, start small businesses that are rooted in local communities, or freelance their expertise. We are sharing everything, from bikes and cars, to extra rooms in our homes. We now create, buy and sell handcrafted products in our local communities with ease. CEO of Imperative Aaron Hurst argues in his latest book that while these developments seem unrelated at first, taken together they reveal a powerful pattern that points to purpose as the new driver of the American economy.

Are you an HOA board member or homeowner struggling to understand complex financial reports? "HOA Budgeting: A Comprehensive Guide" is your essential resource for mastering community association finances. This book breaks down budgeting best practices, explains key financial terms, and provides actionable steps to create a sound financial plan. Learn how to: Develop accurate and transparent budgets. Effectively manage reserve funds. Navigate state and federal regulations. Utilize technology to streamline financial processes. Build a culture of financial responsibility. With practical ...

In 2015, Inc. magazine recognized Noonday Collection as one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Years earlier, as Jessica Honegger stood at a pawn-shop counter in Austin, Texas, and handed over her grandmother's gold jewelry, her goal was personal: to fund the adoption of her Rwandan son by selling artisan-made jewelry. This first step launched an unexpected side-hustle that would grow into Noonday Collection. She teamed up with her first artisan partner, Jalia, a Ugandan jewelry maker and saw the meaningful impact Noonday brought to Jalia's community.

Weber offers listeners practical advice about how to use family meetings to provide financial education for children and strengthen family ties. A Spectrum of Legacies includes case studies, sample worksheets, and letters from Weber’s long experience as an advisor to affluent families. Listeners can use A Spectrum of Legacies to create legacies that pass their financial assets in a way that reflects their personal values, teaches their children, and benefits their communities.

We are in the midst of a startup revolution. The growth and proliferation of innovation-driven startup activity is profound, unprecedented, and global in scope. Today, it is understood that communities of support and knowledge-sharing go along with other resources. The importance of collaboration and a long-term commitment has gained wider acceptance. The Startup Community Way explores what makes startup communities thrive and how to improve collaboration in these rapidly evolving, complex environments.

In this groundbreaking ethnographic analysis of crypto economies and their global markets and communities, Koray Caliskan offers an inside view of how cryptocurrencies are made and traded. He argues that cryptocurrency should be understood as "data money," a historically novel money type, created as the right to send data privately over an accounting infrastructure called blockchain.

Living paycheck to paycheck has become normalized, and overdraft fees are no longer rare missteps—they are predictable outcomes of systemic design. The Overdraft Society exposes how banks, fintech platforms, and cultural habits reinforce cycles of scarcity, penalty, and dependency. Readers learn to recognize engineered timing gaps, behavioral nudges, and automated sequences that perpetuate overdrafts and stress. This book transforms awareness into action. Step by step, it teaches how to build buffers, automate cashflow, restructure accounts, and protect discretionary spending. By mapping ...

A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius Award" winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed - and heal - broken communities. An eco-classic in the making, The Good Food Revolution is the story of Will's personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats.

There is a looming crisis. Millions of baby boomers are aging and will need care, but there are not enough beds for all of them. Residential Assisted Living is the solution.

All over the world, Black and racialized women engage in the solidarity economy through what is known as mutual aid financing. Formally referred to as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs), these institutions are purposefully informal to support the women’s livelihoods and social needs, and they act to reject tiered forms of neo-liberal development. The Banker Ladies–a term coined by women in the Black diaspora–are individuals that voluntarily organize ROSCAs for self-sufficiency and are intentional in their politicized economic co-operation to counter business exclusion.

What if you knew how to borrow money you didn’t have to pay back? For real estate developers, the strikes might feel against you; with land, material costs, and interest rates all rising. Thankfully, there’s a smarter way to structure real estate development projects through the borrowing of construction funding that will be repaid by others. Special district financing offers a unique opportunity to those looking for a smarter path.