Economic, Workforce, & Regional Development

Boaz & Ruth is a non-profit that focuses on community revitalization through workforce development and reentry programs, empowering formerly incarcerated individuals to reintegrate successfully into society and the workforce.

Visit the Boaz & Ruth website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

IT4Causes is a non-profit that provides technology solutions and services to other non-profits, enabling them to operate more efficiently and effectively in serving their respective missions.

Please email Thomas.Anderson@IT4Causes.org if you are interested in volunteering at IT4Causes.

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

The Office of Community Wealth Building in Richmond focuses on creating pathways to economic self-sufficiency and upward mobility for residents by addressing systemic barriers and providing support for education, employment, housing, and more.

Please email caprichia.spellman@rva.gov if you are interested in volunteering at the Office of Community Welath Building.

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

RVA Works is a Virginia Public Charity helping emerging entrepreneurs overcome social and economic barriers to business ownership. RVA Works provides an array of services including an educational accelterator, a credit counseling & capital program, network referrals, and public events.

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

The Metropolitan Business League is an organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the growth of minority-owned businesses in the Richmond area, fostering economic development and entrepreneurship.

Please email alightfoot@thembl.org if you are interested in volunteering at The Metropolitan Business League.

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

United Way is a well-known non-profit organization that mobilizes resources and partnerships to address community challenges in areas such as education, financial stability, and health, aiming to improve overall quality of life. Students also serve with the United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.

Visit the United Way website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

Please email shollist@richmond.edu if you’re intested in volunteering for United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

Locus, formerly Virginia Community Capital, is a financial institution that provides loans, investments, and technical assistance to support community development projects, affordable housing, and businesses that contribute to economic growth and stability.

If you have any questions, sign up for an advising appointment.

The Entrepreneurship Club hosts a series of events to support two tracks of career interest among students: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital. The Entrepreneurship Club is open to all students, regardless of major, and encourages and assists students to start their own business, from ideation to business plan development. It also allows students to learn how to evaluate start-up companies and structure deals. 

Explores ethical considerations that arise in economic analyses. In positive economics, how are choices informed by considerations of duty or virtue (in addition to utility)? In normative economics, how do concepts of welfare and efficiency derive from ethical theories, and how have these changed over time? What competing ethical theories add to our understanding of public policy issues? Preparation for a complex world when economic analysis is viewed as complementary to a critical-thinking process about ethical frameworks. Addresses additional questions such as: What is the moral philosophy behind capitalism? What are the moral limits to markets? Do businesses create and rely upon moral capital?