Promoting Inclusive Growth in Underserved Communities
nat rosasco • December 11, 2019
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
and Public Private Strategies hosted a webinar to provide an inside look and demonstration of Mastercard's new Inclusive Growth Score
, a web-based service that enables users to learn about measures of inclusion and prosperity within Opportunity Zones across the United States. Featured Speakers included Arturo Franco, Vice President of Data & Insights at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and Mayor Jane Campbell, Former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and Senior Advisor at Public Private Strategies.
Communities across the United States have been mobilizing around Opportunity Zones, economically distressed communities where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. To ensure that the investments benefit underserved communities, local leaders have called for better data and metrics to track progress and guide investments in Opportunity Zones.
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth has been working to equip city and community leaders with new tools and insights to ensure communities can adapt and thrive in a changing economy.
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth's recently launched Inclusive Growth Toolkit is a first step in answering that call. It provides local leaders with timely data-driven insights on the current state of and potential for inclusive growth in their communities to help them unlock the potential of neighborhoods.
