Too often, we miss big opportunities due to the lack of community investment.

Do you often find your community development dreams hitting roadblocks? Are you struggling to secure the necessary resources to turn your vision into reality?

You're not alone. Many community economic development practitioners face similar challenges, from limited access to funding and technical assistance to a lack of skills to navigate the complexities of project execution.

Increase your impact

Community Investment Practitioners Network is a professional development program for community economic development practitioners and graduates of the Community Investment Framer Cohorts. By bridging those gaps and building human capacity, practitioners can make their projects more investment-ready and find the right capital and technical resources.
Facilitator Paul Wright standing against white brick wall

What you will get out of Community Investment Practitioners Network:

  • Bi-weekly Discussion Sessions

    Meet virtually every two weeks for discussion of requested topics, facilitated by coach Paul Wright.

  • Coaching Portal Access

    Private, secure access to our members-only coaching portal with action item reminders, customized success metrics, coach feedback, and guest presenters.

  • Resources for Success

    Receive tools and worksheets based on your action items and desired areas of improvement.

A thoughtfully cultivated safe space for practitioners to share challenges and ideas and to learn best practices for building professional capacity to create more impactful outcomes. All members are committed to learning, sharing and taking action.

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Why should you join Community Investment Practitioners Network?

  • Affordable access to templates, tools and lessons from experts in community economic development, impact finance and leadership development

  • Build a professional network across various sectors and types of impact organizations

  • Exchange best practices among other practitioners who are actively working in social impact organizations and enterprises

  • Receive feedback and input from a group of trusted peers

  • Gain skills and knowledge to implement new practices in your own work

  • Discounts on other WVS Courses & Coaching products

What clients are saying

Andrew Crosson

Chief Executive Officer, Invest Appalachia

“Paul is a Swiss army knife of community finance - business coach, trainer, facilitator, former CDFI lending director, and IA Investment Committee member."

Beth Heile

Executive Director, Burke River Trail Association

"I learned more about commercial real estate development, I can now do my own research and not have to rely on consultants or developers."

Jennifer Hudson

Development Director, Williamson Health & Wellness Center

"I came to the Cohort with expertise in grant funding and project management but lacked an understanding of how to spot and present projects so that our community could access additional capital from lenders."

Empower Yourself to Drive Real Change and Secure Investment for Your Community's Future

CIPN strives to help create accessible impact. Tuition is reasonably priced at $600 per quarter. Scholarships are available. Apply now!

Ready to create more impact in your community?

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