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Want to learn how we’re investing in Black farmers and building a more equitable food system? Watch our Community Capital Live interview! BFF's Co-Executive Director, Olivia Watkins, shares insights on breaking down barriers and creating opportunities in the Northeast. This series highlights community investment fund leaders nationwide, sharing insights and strategies for replicating success. Watch the interview here: #BlackFarmerFund #CommunityCapital #FoodSovereignty #EconomicJustice

📣 Introducing Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds 📣 We are excited to announce the launch of Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds (RIOF Inc.), the latest initiative within the Raven Funds Group. Founded in 2023, RIOF Inc., brings together private, philanthropic, and public capital to fund innovative, community-driven solutions. As part of our commitment to supporting Indigenous communities across Turtle Island, RIOF Inc., focuses on outcomes-based finance to address critical issues and foster long-term, systemic change. At Raven, we prioritize Indigenous leadership, knowledge, and values, working within the framework of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (#UNDRIP). Our decolonized, impact-centric approach empowers Indigenous communities to achieve self-determination, enhance well-being, and build a sustainable future. The Raven Funds Group shares a unified vision of creating meaningful change and supporting the success of Indigenous communities. This vision is also carried by Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, North America’s only Indigenous-led impact investment firm, which supports Indigenous entrepreneurs and strengthens the Indigenous economy. Additionally, the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation focuses on improving the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples through research and education on innovative financial solutions. Learn more about our work at https://lnkd.in/eEN4Gans #IndigenousFinance #ImpactInvesting #SustainableChange #IndigenousLeadership #RavenIndigenousOutcomesFunds Jeffrey Cyr, Rebecca Waterhouse, Wáhiakatste (Wahi) Diome-Deer, Aura Silva, Marie-Josée Parent, Alisa Denduyf, Sydney Ferguson

Our friends at Justice Funders are excited to announce the Just Transition Investing Academy (JTIA) launch in 2025! The JTIA will support philanthropy professionals–especially those in programmatic and grantmaking departments of institutions that manage an endowment–who want to deepen their practical and conceptual investment knowledge and explore the transformative potential of applying a Just Transition lens to investment portfolios. JTIA is now seeking applications from philanthropy professionals in 2025, more information here: https://lnkd.in/emPiMefm

We are excited to announce that Andrew Marino has been named chairman of the Calvert Impact Board of Directors. Marino, partner at Summa Equity and former vice-chair of the board, brings several decades of private market investment and corporate governance experience, including significant time in impact and climate-oriented investing. "We're in the process of creating a new strategic plan for Calvert Impact and I know it will benefit from Andrew's expertise and his energy as we begin implementing it," said Calvert Impact CEO Jennifer Pryce. Marino will take over for Bart Harvey, who served as chairman for a decade. Harvey is the former chairman and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, a national nonprofit focused on creating access to decent affordable homes for millions of families in the U.S. Harvey helped Congress create the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, which provides financing for the majority of affordable rental homes in the country. He also led Enterprise's launch of the Green Communities initiative – an unprecedented commitment to use sustainable development's benefits for low-income communities nationwide. "Bart has had a profound impact in shaping Calvert Impact into the innovative organization we are today, and we are tremendously grateful for his tenure as the board chair. His leadership has been instrumental in guiding Calvert Impact through immense growth over the last decade. His dedication and insight have been invaluable to our success." said Pryce. Read the full release here: https://bit.ly/4gcgOxT

In a world where funding often fails to support critical causes like social equity and climate action, community finance is actually making a difference. Dive into insights from experts Sally Miller, Justin Sweeney, Meredith Storton and Zack Neville Young as they share their tips to scaling for scaling up community finance. From breaking down regulatory barriers to embracing diverse revenue streams, their strategies offer a roadmap for organizations aiming to make a real difference. Learn about inclusive investment practices, local agility, and more in this article by Nickie Shobeiry: https://lnkd.in/gpMYdYvy 🤝In partnership with Catalyst: Community Finance Initiative, Future of Good produced a series of articles to enable knowledge-sharing amongst community finance and capacity organizations. Read the entire series here: https://lnkd.in/exwzzmRE Get to know these tools ahead of the 2024 Social Finance Forum! Link in comments to get your tickets for this year's forum. 😊 #communityfinance #community #sustainability #impact #equity #climate #regulation #investment #strategy #change #innovation #entrepreneurship #diversity #growth #philanthropy #local #resilience #progress #opportunity #social #mission #hope #futureofgood #socialfinance Ontario Trillium Foundation SETSI SVX Adam Spence Eoin Callan Filsan Farah Julia Grady ★Michelle Baldwin Tracey Robertson Victor Beausoleil Wayne Miranda

Regional economic resilience is the topic of a National Economic Research and Resilience Center report by Argonne National Laboratory and the The Pew Charitable Trusts report on Philadelphia’s economic recovery 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/g6Up5Wj4

💚At The Russell Family Foundation, we’re using our resources to create climate action, and we’re not alone. At a convening we hosted this year, we shared insights and collaborated with the David Rockefeller Fund, Sierra Club Foundation, McConnell Foundation, and more to push forward on climate solutions that promote equity and justice. Together, we’re making strides in collective strength, advancing real-world emissions reductions, and prioritizing transparency. Our journey demonstrates how even smaller organizations can have a big impact by joining forces and committing to climate-aligned investing. Hear more from TRFF, and the other foundation leaders, in this thought leadership by our CEO Kathleen Simpson, CPA: https://lnkd.in/gArbnuBW Lourdes Rodríguez, Dan Chu, Edmund Piro, CFA, Pedro Henriques da Silva, AlTi Tiedemann Global, Intentional Endowments Network, Confluence Philanthropy & Mission Investors Exchange. #ClimateAction #SustainableFinance

Small foundations can have an outsized impact when they align their investments with mission. 💪 See below for how our members are using finance to help repair the health of the Earth for all. #ClimateSolutions

Our partnership, Catalytic Capital Partners (CCP), with Mission Driven Finance (MDF) harnesses the strengths of both organizations to efficiently connect more capital with communities in need. By joining forces, we're making a greater impact in the philanthropic and impact-investing sectors. Current funds held under CCP include: Care Access Real Estate, a REIT operated by MDF that purchases, constructs, renovates and maintains real estate assets across the United State to be leased to childcare providers, and the Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship which works to mobilize philanthropic and private capital alongside the federally funded State Small Business Credit Initiative ("SSBCI"), to help SSBCI expand capital flow for underserved communities, accelerating innovative and inclusive solutions through direct investments and the capitalization of impactful intermediaries like Community Development Financial Institutions, high-impact credit funds and diverse venture capital fund managers. Look for announcements this summer of two new funds under CCP. We are excited to expand this partnership and move more money, in more ways, to more people and places. Learn more about the partnership here: https://lnkd.in/gzuzy_c9 #ImpactCharitable #MissionDrivenFinance #CatalyticCapitalPartners #ImpactInvesting