Hope Community Capital LLC
Lauren Obermueller Snapp is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in impact finance and social work. Currently serving as the Director of Impact Finance at Hope Community Capital LLC since January 2025, Lauren previously held several leadership positions at equity², including Director and Associate Director of Impact Investments. Prior roles include Executive Vice-President at Uncover KC, where oversight of program development and operations was a key responsibility, and as a Social Worker at Village Cares Initiatives and Caritas Kigali, focusing on organizational management and community-focused programs. Lauren also gained valuable experience at Habitat for Humanity International, Fe y Alegría, Charles Group Consulting, Copilevitz and Canter LLC, and RefugeeOne, developing programs and conducting evaluations aimed at underserved populations. Lauren holds an MBA from Rockhurst University, a Master’s degree in Macro Social Work from Boston College, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.
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Hope Community Capital LLC
Hope Community Capital (HOPE) cultivates sustainable, equitable and thriving communities by connecting community development projects with financing, and investors with impact opportunities. HOPE is an expert with the intricate process of identifying, accessing, and structuring the financial support to enable successful community development projects. HOPE has extensive experience garnering support for and connecting communities with diverse sources of funding that brings community-driven hope into reality through sustainable development. Areas of expertise: >Identifying and securing innovative sources of capital >Structuring complex financing >Bringing diverse funding partners together >Financial planning for long term sustainability >Developing project budgets >Building multi-year operating projections >Working with stakeholders at all levels of government, business, foundations, nonprofits and community leadership to advance sustainable projects