Partners
Building the framework for the Opportunity Zones ecosystem
Partners are the framework around which OPAL plans to build the Opportunity Zones ecosystem. For investors to be confident in a ten-year real estate pro forma, they have to believe that government, foundations, anchor institutions and other major players will actively work to sustain and improve the local Opportunity Zone.
What Partners Do
There is a role for every major institution in Alabama in making the Opportunity Zones ecosystem thrive over the long term, and OPAL wants to catalyze that engagement.
How OPAL
Can Help
- OZ Strategy Development
Each partner in the statewide ecosystem should develop its own strategy for Opportunity Zones involvement. No matter where you are along the path towards development of that strategy, OPAL can help by providing you with national best practices and connections to other key institutions enacting similar strategies. - Low-Income Area Engagement
OPAL can help facilitate or deepen your engagement in low-income areas – whether that’s finding Community Reinvestment Act-qualified projects for banks or new student learning opportunities for colleges and universities. - Connections to Projects and Investors
Because of its regional and national reach, OPAL can help connect you to projects you may have an interest in assisting in some way – or, conversely, we can connect you to investors (if you have a project or if your clients are in need of third party capital).
How OPAL Can Help
- OZ Strategy Development
Each partner in the statewide ecosystem should develop its own strategy for Opportunity Zones involvement. No matter where you are along the path towards development of that strategy, OPAL can help by providing you with national best practices and connections to other key institutions enacting similar strategies. - Low-Income Area Engagement
OPAL can help facilitate or deepen your engagement in low-income areas – whether that’s finding Community Reinvestment Act-qualified projects for banks or new student learning opportunities for colleges and universities. - Connections to Projects and Investors
Because of its regional and national reach, OPAL can help connect you to projects you may have an interest in assisting in some way – or, conversely, we can connect you to investors (if you have a project or if your clients are in need of third party capital).