Capital stalls because the system is misaligned.
I design the capital infrastructure that moves money into community-rooted projects.
Dominique Anderson Consulting works with CDFIs, lenders, foundations, and developer ecosystems to build the systems that make capital deployable. From underwriting alignment to portfolio preservation to full developer readiness pipelines, I structure the bridge between capital supply and capital demand.
How We Work
Four integrated offerings that build institutional capital ecosystems.
Developer Capital Engine (DCE)
Institutional capital infrastructure at scale.
DCE is a multi-phase institutional engagement that builds a repeatable capital readiness system for your developer portfolio. I design the curriculum, underwriting alignment, and funder pipeline architecture that moves developers from "promising" to "closeable" — while reducing strain on lending staff.
Rooted Capital Lab (RCL)
Equitable underwriting requires structural alignment.
A focused intensive for lending teams navigating the gap between traditional underwriting frameworks and community-rooted development. RCL delivers alternative risk models, capital product refinement, and practical tools your team can implement immediately — without compromising financial discipline.
Capital Stack U (CSU)
Capital literacy that closes deals.
CSU is the capital education layer that strengthens your developer pipeline. Delivered as a standalone cohort or embedded within your existing accelerator, CSU teaches developers how to structure viable capital stacks, position projects for funders, and communicate in the language that gets to "yes."
15-Year LIHTC Portfolio Preservation Strategy
Year 15 is not a refinance event. It's a capital restructuring.
Between now and 2030, hundreds of thousands of LIHTC units will exit initial compliance. At current interest rates, standard refinancing often fails to pencil. Without proactive intervention, portfolios face DSCR compression, forced asset sales, and displacement risk.
Developer Capital Engine (DCE)
Institutional Infrastructure
Who it's for: CDFIs, community lenders, impact funds, and foundations deploying capital to small-scale developers.
DCE is a comprehensive, multi-phase institutional engagement designed to build a repeatable capital readiness system for your developer portfolio. This service creates the structural foundation that transforms your capital deployment process from reactive to systematic.
I design the full architecture — curriculum development, underwriting alignment protocols, and funder pipeline infrastructure that moves developers from "promising" to "closeable." This reduces strain on lending staff while increasing deal flow quality and closing velocity.
The result is an institutional ecosystem where capital readiness becomes embedded in your organization's DNA, not dependent on individual staff heroics.
Investment Range
$90K–$165K+
Scope-based pricing reflects portfolio size, geographic complexity, and institutional readiness.
Rooted Capital Lab (RCL)
Underwriting Alignment
Who it's for: CDFI lending teams, foundation investment committees, and community lender staff navigating the gap between traditional frameworks and community-rooted development.
RCL is a focused intensive for lending teams who understand that equitable underwriting requires structural alignment, not just softer credit criteria. This service delivers alternative risk models, capital product refinement, and practical implementation tools your team can deploy immediately.
1–3 Day Intensive
Immersive workshop format with your existing lending team. Includes risk framework recalibration and practical tool development.
Investment: $15K–$25K
Custom Curriculum Build
Comprehensive underwriting system redesign tailored to your institution's specific capital products and community context.
Investment: $35K–$50K
The work maintains financial discipline while expanding your institution's capacity to evaluate and deploy capital to community-rooted projects that traditional models miss.
Capital Stack U (CSU)
Developer Education
Who it's for: Developer accelerators, incubators, fellowship programs, and CDFIs running cohort-based initiatives.
CSU is the capital education layer that strengthens your developer pipeline by teaching the financial literacy that actually closes deals. This isn't motivational content — it's practical capital structuring training.
What Developers Learn
- How to structure viable capital stacks that pencil
- How to position projects in the language funders understand
- How to communicate financial viability with precision
- How to navigate underwriting requirements strategically
Delivery Format
CSU can be delivered as a standalone cohort or embedded within your existing accelerator program. Curriculum is customized to your developer profile and capital ecosystem.
Investment: Scope-based pricing starts at $8K per cohort
The result is a pipeline of developers who show up capital-ready, reducing your team's technical assistance burden while increasing deal velocity and closing rates.
15-Year LIHTC Portfolio Preservation Strategy
Portfolio Protection
Who it's for: CDFIs, housing authorities, mission-aligned investors, and lenders holding Year 11–15 LIHTC portfolios.
Between now and 2030, hundreds of thousands of LIHTC units will exit initial compliance. At current interest rates, standard refinancing often fails to pencil. Without proactive intervention, portfolios face DSCR compression, forced asset sales, and displacement risk.
Critical insight: Year 15 is not a refinance event. It's a capital restructuring that requires strategic planning years in advance.
01
Year 15 Preservation Audit
Single-property deep dive using a Three-Pillar Framework: financial stress testing (DSCR modeling, LP exit analysis, subsidy cliff identification), physical asset condition review, and community equity guardrails.
Investment: $5,000
02
Rescue Stack Architecture
Single-property capital restructuring strategy when preservation audit reveals immediate intervention needs.
Investment: $35K–$65K
03
Portfolio Preservation Assessment
Multi-property strategic review and preservation roadmap development for institutional portfolios.
Investment: $25K+
04
Emergency Intervention
Rapid response for Year 13+ properties facing imminent refinancing failure or LP exit complications.
Investment: $85K–$165K
One Ecosystem. Four Entry Points.
1
Rooted Capital Lab
Aligns your internal underwriting team with equitable risk frameworks
2
Capital Stack U
Prepares developers to show up capital-ready with structured proposals
3
Developer Capital Engine
Builds the full institutional infrastructure for repeatable capital deployment
4
15-Year Strategy
Protects existing portfolio investments from refinancing failures
The right entry point depends on where your capital system is today. Whether you need underwriting realignment, developer pipeline strengthening, full institutional infrastructure, or portfolio preservation — each service integrates into a coherent capital ecosystem.
Dominique Anderson
Dominique Anderson brings 20+ years of experience across education, media, finance, and community development systems. She has deployed over $80 million in capital across the South and held senior leadership roles within CDFIs in Nashville and Dallas.
Her work includes launching community land trusts, building developer pipelines, and shaping impact-driven underwriting frameworks that balance financial discipline with community accountability. Today she advises institutions nationally on how to structure, align, and deploy community capital at scale.
Dominique's practice is grounded in the belief that capital infrastructure determines whether money moves. Her approach combines a passion to create thriving communities and financial analysis with deep understanding of how institutional systems function.
Recent Institutional Work
CDFI Leadership Engagement
Strategic advisory work with community development financial institutions across capital deployment infrastructure and underwriting system design.
National Housing Coalition Advisory
Policy and strategy consultation with national housing advocacy organizations on capital access barriers and preservation strategies.
Regional Community Lender
Underwriting alignment and portfolio strategy work with mission-aligned lenders deploying capital to community-rooted developers.
Developer Ecosystem Accelerator
Capital readiness curriculum design and implementation for accelerator programs preparing developers for institutional capital.
For Individual Developers
If you are an emerging or growth-stage developer navigating complex capital stacks, preservation strategy, or funder positioning, limited direct advisory engagements are available.
Most developers engage through institutional programs powered by Developer Capital Engine or Capital Stack U.
For those operating independently, select advisory slots are reserved each quarter.
What Institutional Partners Say
"Dominique's work transformed how our lending team evaluates community-rooted projects. She gave us the frameworks to maintain financial discipline while expanding our reach. The clarity she brought to our underwriting process was exactly what we needed."
— CDFI Senior Vice President
"The Developer Capital Engine created a repeatable system where we had inconsistent heroics. Our deal flow quality improved, our staff capacity increased, and our closing velocity accelerated. This wasn't consulting — it was infrastructure building."
— Community Lender Executive Director
"Dominique's 15-Year Preservation work saved three properties in our portfolio from refinancing failure. Her financial stress testing identified risks we hadn't considered, and her capital restructuring strategy created pathways we didn't know existed."
— Housing Authority Capital Director
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