IEDC’s Equitable Economic Development Playbook: Healthy Equitable Communities from the Philanthropy Perspective

With philanthropic investments in economic development increasing during the past decades, philanthropy has become a central driver of economic growth and community building. Most major donors view their philanthropic investments as reinforcing regional economic advances in areas building their workforces, revitalizing their regions into attractive places to work and live, and strategic impact investing, contributing to healthy, equitable communities.