Robin Brule, VP of Community Relations at Nusenda Credit Union and Chief Strategist at City Alive

Credit Scores and The Status Quo

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Credit Scores and The Status Quo By Robin BruléChief Strategist of City AliveDecember 9, 2019Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinNew Mexico’s credit economy is of great concern—our economy can not thrive if the majority of our families remain in a cycle of poverty. Credit scores play a big contributing part.  These days, a credit score is as important a number as money in the …

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Living in Albuquerque: The Geography of Upward Mobility

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Living in Albuquerque: The Geography of Upward Mobility By City AliveOctober 15, 2019Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinThose of us living in Albuquerque are more than likely aware of the inequities in our city. Some neighborhoods have high graduation rates and good health outcomes, while others face challenges like high rates of poverty, teen pregnancy and illness. What factors influence these outcomes? And what can …

The ABQ Equity Report is Here

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The ABQ Equity Report is HerePhoto Credit: City AliveBy City AliveJuly 24, 2019Share this…FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinWhat would we gain by increasing equity? $11 billion to be exact.  Here’s a sobering statistic: the Albuquerque metro economy would be nearly $11 billion stronger if we closed racial income gaps.  Last year the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental …

Five Years of City Alive Data – The Big Takeaways

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Five Years of City Alive Data – The Big TakeawaysBy Aly Sanchez | Director of Projects, The Grant Plant | Jan. 24, 2019As we work across all sectors to lift up homegrown entrepreneurs and small business owners, we have to stay accountable. At City Alive we have big goals: increase economic growth, inclusion and resilience. But how do we measure …

Recent Impact Numbers Show Steady Growth in ABQ

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Recent Impact Numbers Show Steady Growth in ABQWhen we say City Alive is a “collective impact initiative” – how do we quantify “impact”? As each of our leadership and community partners work toward more economic prosperity for Albuquerque, one of the best measures we have to gauge progress is economic statistics. Job growth, weekly wage and unemployment numbers are reliable …