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The Center for Community Wealth (CCW) is transforming economic systems. As Colorado's leader in community wealth building, we work at both policy and grassroots levels to create lasting change. We believe the strongest economies are ones that work for all.
When entrepreneurs have equitable access to training, capital and markets, wealth generation becomes community-rooted and widely shared.
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When more people share in ownership and opportunity, communities experience lower unemployment, higher civic engagement, and greater trust in local institutions.
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Neighborhoods with strong small business networks are a key ingredient to local economies. They reinvest in schools, housing, and community infrastructure — creating a virtuous cycle of prosperity.
At CCW, we envision an economy where all families and businesses can build lasting wealth. By supporting entrepreneurs, small businesses, cooperatives and communities, we help expand access to stable housing, quality education, and business ownership — creating a virtuous cycle of opportunity that strengthens families and neighborhoods across generations. When families and businesses thrive, our communities flourish with cultural richness, economic vitality, and shared prosperity.
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Get support to grow your business or explore employee ownership.
Partner with us to align your spending with community wealth building.
Invest in transformative economic change.
Invest in transformative economic change
Center for Community Wealth (CCW) is a community-driven, worker-led organization with the mission of transforming economic systems to build an economy that works for all. We seek to foster collective power by advancing community and employee ownership, leveraging the economic engines of anchor institutions, and strengthening small businesses in historically excluded communities.
Our vision is of self-determined communities, rooted in economic democracy, dignity, and joy.
CCW is guided by the values of Economic Justice, Solidarity, and Sovereignty.
We create access to opportunities that lead to health and flourishing, guaranteed by equitable policies and institutions. We understand that economic justice requires addressing historical inequities and transforming systems to ensure all communities can build lasting wealth. When our policies and institutions foster equitable opportunity, all of Colorado thrives.
We operate in mutual accountability and deep relationships with low-income and communities of color. Our strategies are developed with and led by those most impacted by economic inequity, ensuring solutions truly serve community needs. Through authentic partnership and shared power, we create lasting change.
We promote the right of people and communities to lead healthy, economically secure lives and to define their own economic and cultural systems. Through community ownership and control of assets, we help build true economic self-determination. This foundation of community control ensures sustainable prosperity for generations to come.
At the Center for Community Wealth, we work at the intersection of three powerful strategies:
Get support to grow your business or explore employee ownership.
Partner with us to align your spending with community wealth building.
Invest in transformative economic change.
Invest in transformative economic change
Targeted support to help your business thrive, with connections to institutional contracts, culturally responsive assistance, and new market opportunities. We understand your unique challenges and offer personalized strategies for sustainable success.
Targeted support to help your business thrive, with connections to institutional contracts, culturally responsive assistance, and new market opportunities. We understand your unique challenges and offer personalized strategies for sustainable success.
Expert guidance for worker cooperatives and employee ownership. We support you from startup to conversion, providing comprehensive training, technical assistance, and connections to a network of democratic enterprises.
Transform institutional purchasing and hiring practices. We'll help you develop inclusive strategies that support local vendors, create meaningful employment opportunities, and align your economic power with community benefit.
Join us to connect, learn, and take action in building community wealth. From workshops to community discussions, our events inspire collaboration and create pathways for change.
Make a donation to the Center for Community Wealth!