Urbanize Finance

05/02/2024

Getting ready for class. Budget Management 101. Milk before meat.

01/20/2024

If you, like many others, are struggling to get your personal finances on track, please join us! Limited availability!

11/09/2023

As we approach "Giving Tuesday", please consider joining our efforts.

Expanding financial literacy workshops, project-based learning (PBL), and finance industry advocacy programs is critical to our mission of eradicating historic and persistent racial gaps in financial literacy and wealth. Our organization relies primarily on the generous support of donors like you to continue its community efforts. Please join our cause by considering a donation!

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Expanding financial literacy workshops, project-based learning (PBL), and finance industry advocacy programs is critical to our mission of eradicating historic and persistent racial gaps in financial literacy and wealth. Our organization relies primarily on the generous support of donors like you to...

10/25/2023

Budgeting...easily the very first act of a financially literate mind. We cannot build wealth without this simple act. It is simple in application--but monumental in its implications.

Why the DIY approach to tracking your spending pays off.

09/26/2023

We are honored to be part of such an innovative project alongside some amazing organizations, all committed to purposeful, empowering community work. We look forward to learning from, and growing with, each of you. We are who we have been looking for.

Special S/O to Shannon Ross, David Carlson, Adam Procell, Raquel Aleman, and many others.

09/26/2023

09/16/2023

We are excited to be part of such a purposeful mission with some amazing, community-focused orgs. We look forward to learning from, and growing with, each of your respective orgs.

Come check out the grand opening of our new hub, The Beginning! We are just getting started!

08/04/2023

Great session today with our partners, Learn Deep and UWM’s Lubar School of Business, as we flesh out a sustainable program around experiential/project-based learning that will enhance the K-12/collegiate experience and maximize community impact.

06/06/2023

Urbanize Finance is a big proponent of experiential/service learning, as the real-world skills developed through such learning is priceless. Such benefits, however, are not reserved exclusively for the current college population. Beginning at the junior/high school levels, such project-based learning (incorporating the basics of finance and the economics of decision-making, and the concurrent problem-solving/analytical skills developed, for example) could lead to an urban student population pipeline that is more college-ready than previous generations which, in turn, lead to higher graduation rates and greater job satisfaction. UF is currently partnering with UWM's Lubar College of Business and Learn Deep Milwaukee, among other community partners, to initiate such programming.

The Marquette fund partnered on Borgman Capital’s May purchase of five buildings with a combined 478,000 square feet.

04/06/2023

Although this is Financial Literacy Month, it is always a good time to learn how to better manage our finances, a critical first step toward eliminating historic racial disparities in financial literacy and wealth.

01/30/2023

According to a survey conducted by Lending Club Corp & Co., by the end of 2022, nearly 166 million Americans lived paycheck-to-paycheck, marking a 3% increase from the previous year. Worse still, those making over $100K accounted for 86% of the increase (or 8 million high-income earners).

Contrary to popular misconception, the appropriateness of financial literacy is not limited to low-wage earners. While inflation--and the historical failure of real wages to keep pace--offers some explanation for the increase, we cannot discount the importance of smart financial management.

The share of Americans who say they live paycheck-to-paycheck climbed last year, and most of the new arrivals in that category were among the country’s higher earners, a new study shows.

01/16/2023

MLK often reminded us that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably linked! Let us honor this special day with deep reflection and precise action. Happy MLK Day!