Our Work

OUR WORK

Our work at the nexus of transformative finance, social equity, and ecological resilience addresses the following cross-cutting topics.

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  • Equity & Inclusion
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  • Featured Publications and Projects
  • Food Systems
  • Frameworks & Data Analytics
  • Resilient Communities
Farm & Forestry

Pink Hill Project

Starting in 2020, Croatan Institute has worked closely with a partner across 400 acres in Pink Hill to assist with ...

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Equity & InclusionFarm & ForestryFood Systems

North Carolina Soil Wealth Areas

Soil Wealth Areas are new place-based financing districts that connect regenerative agriculture producers and value chain businesses with aligned capital ...

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Farm & ForestryFood Systems

Senior Associate Jaime Silverstein Speaks on Duke World Food Policy Podcast

Senior Associate Jaime Silverstein recently spoke about Soil Wealth Areas on the Duke World Food Policy Podcast.

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Climate SolutionsEquity & InclusionFood Systems

Registration Now Live for the Diverse Leaders in Climate and Agriculture Summit

Croatan Institute’s REEFS Program is hosting its first conference for thought leaders, practitioners, advocates and values aligned capital partners - ...

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Farm & ForestryFood Systems

Senior Associate Jaime Silverstein Speaks on CDFA Webinar

During the session, Jaime discussed Croatan Institute's Soil Wealth Areas work and the application of property-assessed financing for on-farm conservation ...

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Equity & Inclusion

Croatan Institute Receives 3-Year Grant from #NoRegrets Initiative

Croatan Institute received a $225,000 three-year grant from the #NoRegrets Initiative, providing support for our Racial Equity, Economics, Finance, and ...

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Climate SolutionsFarm & ForestryFood Systems

Senior Associate Jaime Silverstein Attends Conservation Finance Boot Camp

The Conservation Finance Boot Camp, now in its 17th year, is a weeklong course that covers in-depth information on conservation ...

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Farm & ForestryFood Systems

Financing Midwest Grain Chains

This project, led by the Artisan Grain Collaborative, will address the current knowledge gaps in the Midwest grain chain, synthesizing ...

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Equity & Inclusion

BLAISE Interns Join the Institute

Croatan Institute welcomes three BLAISE interns to the team: Joseph Bermudez, Makayla Martinez, and Emilie Ivy.

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Resilient Communities

Eastern NC Resilience Project

Croatan Institute is partnering with Working Landscapes to support a disaster resilience planning project in Eastern NC on behalf of ...

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Accountability

Rana Plaza 10 Years Later: Taking Stock and Looking to the Future

This week marks 10 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. Over 1,100 garment ...

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Food SystemsResilient Communities

Analyst James Smith Attends the NC Rural Center Program, Homegrown Leaders

The program convened rural leaders from a 13 county region in the North Carolina piedmont to discuss rural economic development, ...

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