On April 24th, The Democracy Collaborative’s Executive Director Ted Howard presented testimony before Illinois’ Governor’s Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise. His presentation and companion brief outlined low-cost, high-return steps that could be implemented in Illinois to help build stronger communities.
This action agenda would position the state as the leader in adopting a comprehensive community wealth building strategy, effectively leveraging its assets to help individuals build wealth, creating community-owned businesses that anchor resources in communities, and linking anchor institution procurement needs and public expenditures to community businesses.