Why Invest?

Our belief in expanding access to people opportunity is informed by the success of BWC Consulting, which has been made possible in part by the willingness of stakeholders in the economic development space to partner with the firm and allow us to demonstrate and deliver our value-add expertise and services. We remain grounded by this journey and launch the Foundation guided by the understanding that building bridges to opportunity for others makes us all stronger. For EDIF, this means actively seeking opportunities to engage and work with minority and women professionals – e.g. architects, contractors, engineers, specialty professional service providers – in executing the Foundation’s strategy. This intentional effort increases the presence of experienced and knowledgeable minority and women practitioners that will contribute to making underserved and marginalized communities more resilient and better able to address social and economic challenges, as well as capitalize on promising opportunities.

 

EDIF also addresses a persistent limited access to capital for investment opportunities that are challenged in securing traditional financing. In many cases, these investment opportunities require specialized knowledge and expertise (e.g. NMTCs) that many traditional financial entities simply don’t possess.