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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

August 7, 2008

New Tool Helps Finance Housing

By Nicole Wallace

In an effort to go beyond charitable gifts and attract additional sources of capital to finance its work, Habitat for Humanity International has started a new social-investment program to speed up the construction of low-cost housing around the world.

The Americus, Ga., housing organization is working with the Calvert Social Investment Foundation,...

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