Croatan Institute
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Croatan Institute is an independent, nonprofit research and action institute whose mission is to build social equity and ecological resilience by leveraging finance to create pathways to a just economy.
We envision an equitable world where finance supports flourishing communities, vibrant places, and resilient economies.
In advancing this work, we embody five core values and strive to be:
The thread that connects all our work is transformative finance . Transformative finance is the lens through which we consider systemic change on a regional, national, and international basis.
Croatan Institute delivers impact through three main pathways:
Our work is built on trust and inclusion. Croatan Institute leads with relationship-building and partnerships, aligning with practitioners in the field and coalition-led movements.
We deliver rigorous research and actionable insight on the following cross-cutting themes:
Croatan Institute’s second Strategic Plan is a carefully considered framework that will guide our organizational priorities and strengthen our collective impact over the next five years.
Within this plan, you can learn more about who we are, who we serve, and our theory of change. Our achievements from our first Strategic Plan 2021-2023 positioned us to dive into our three new strategic goals :
Programs
- Clean Portfolio Project
- Eastern NC Resilience Project
- Pink Hill Project
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