Hibah Ansari

1 month ago | reasonstobecheerful.world | Hibah Ansari

This story was originally published by Next City, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on solutions for equitable and just cities. Get Next City’s stories in your inbox: nextcity.org/newsletter. Once an outdoor educator, Laura Wildenborg spent 10 years taking kids on field trips to go rock climbing or cross-country skiing across the region, all to inspire children to love and care for the environment. After receiving her MBA in 2020, she made a drastic career pivot — to banking.

2 months ago | popularresistance.org | Hibah Ansari

Above photo: Laura Wildenborg walks into Sunrise Bank, a CDFI in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sunrise Bank. Here’s How It Works. Sunrise Banks’ new net zero banking program lets customers put their money where their mouth is. Once an outdoor educator, Laura Wildenborg spent 10 years taking kids on field trips to go rock climbing or cross-country skiing across the region, all to inspire children to love and care for the environment.

2 months ago | nextcity.org | Hibah Ansari

Once an outdoor educator, Laura Wildenborg spent 10 years taking kids on field trips to go rock climbing or cross-country skiing across the region, all to inspire children to love and care for the environment. After receiving her MBA in 2020, she made a drastic career pivot — to banking. But she brought her care for the environment along with her.

Feb 23, 2025 | popularresistance.org | Hibah Ansari

Above photo: Doyle Mitchell (second from left) is the longtime CEO and president of Industrial Bank, which was founded by his grandfather in 1934. Industrial Bank. With Financial Education In Prisons. Industrial Bank is one of two American financial institutions that allows incarcerated individuals to open savings, CD and retirement accounts. For 21 years, Halim Flowers was incarcerated in prisons across the country, often spending his time reading books about economics, banking and finance.

Feb 21, 2025 | nextcity.org | Hibah Ansari

For 21 years, Halim Flowers was incarcerated in prisons across the country, often spending his time reading books about economics, banking and finance. It wasn’t until 2018, during his last few months in the D.C. Department of Corrections, that 44-year-old Flowers was able to validate what he was learning, meet bankers from D.C. based-Industrial Bank, and open a savings account from prison with one of the only banks in the country offering services to incarcerated people. “They were good teachers.