community investment
1community investment — ➔ investment * * * community investment UK US noun [U] ► SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY the practice by a company of investing money in public services such as schools, hospitals, etc. that aim to improve people s quality of life: »The company runs a… …
2National Trust Community Investment Corporation — The National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC) is a private, for profit subsidiary of the American National Trust for Historic Preservation, founded in 2000. NTCIC is a tax credit syndicator. It operates by forming a legal… …
3Community development financial institution — Community development financial institutions (CDFI) are financial institutions which provide credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations, primarily in the USA but also in the UK. A CDFI may be a community development bank …
4Community Foundation Network — (CFN) is a registered charity[1] that leads a movement of community foundations committed to positive social change in the UK through the development of “community philanthropy”. Community philanthropy involves people from all parts of a… …
5Community wind energy — Wind turbines at Findhorn Ecovillage make the community a net exporter of electricity. Community wind projects are locally owned by farmers, investors, businesses, schools, utilities, or other public or private entities who utilize wind energy to …
6investment — money used to purchase any capital items for the business and expected to yield an income. Glossary of Business Terms The creation of more money through the use of capital. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary This has a special regulatory meaning… …
7Community informatics — (CI), also known as community networking, electronic community networking, community based technologies or community technology refers to an emerging field of investigation and practice concerned with principles and norms related to information… …
8Community driven development — (CDD) is a development initiative that provides control of the development process, resources and decision making authority directly to community groups. The underlying assumption of CDD projects are that communities are the best judges of how… …
9Community ownership — Community owned assets or organisations are those that are owned and controlled through some representative mechanism that allows a community to influence their operation or use and to enjoy the benefits arising. Benefits of community ownership… …
10Community of Madrid — Comunidad de Madrid (Spanish)   Autonomous Community   …
