We believe that democratizing access to capital will activate civic innovation and result in power and decision-making that centers community. By connecting changemakers to capital and coaching we bridge networks to facilitate effective collaboration and instigate creativity.

Changemakers pursue a society that centers community in power, policy, planning, design and decision-making. To reimagine systems and processes, we must center impacted communities, solve inequality and build effective collaboration.
Civic innovation is about building a society that works for the people.
 

We are dedicated to advancing big ideas to transform the civic process to be led and owned by the community. The Lab was born from an idea to fund local leaders' efforts to engage and strengthen their communities and provide targeted training and professional development to advance their ventures. Now, we partner with public and private funders to connect changemakers with coaching and capital to test and scale big ideas to shift power and solve inequality.