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Younger generations are increasingly aligning their investments with their personal values. This shift towards impact investing allows them to achieve both financial returns and positive social or environmental impacts. 🌍 Impact investing stands out by addressing global challenges through strategic capital allocation. By integrating ethical and sustainable practices into their portfolios, young investors are reshaping the financial landscape and supporting causes like sustainability and social justice. ✨ To learn how impact investing is driving a more inclusive and responsible approach to finance, check out the Social Finance Explainer Part 2 infographic, created by Lanxin Jiang: https://lnkd.in/gzMgkd54 📊 🤝 In partnership with Catalyst: Community Finance Initiative and The Green Line, 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. 😊 #impactinvesting #futureofgood #socialfinance #sustainability #ethicalinvesting #finance #millennials #genz #valuesbasedinvesting #capital #investment #socialimpact #sustainablefinance #financialreturns #environmentalimpact #ethicalfinance #investmentstrategy #socialjustice #globalchallenges #responsibleinvesting #inclusivefinance #ethicalinvestment #impactcapital #positivechange #futurefinance Ontario Trillium Foundation SETSI SVX Adam Spence Eoin Callan Filsan Farah Julia Grady ★Michelle Baldwin Tracey Robertson Victor Beausoleil Wayne Miranda

"Rethinking Investing: The #ImpactInvesting Paradigm Beyond social impact or returns, impact investing integrates financial, social and economic value creation. Key takeaways: Intentional investing Measurable impact Diversified portfolio Long-term value

What does real impact investing look like? 🏠 A single mother goes from renting her whole life to owning her first home. 💼 A local developer gets the funding to turn an abandoned property into affordable housing. 🌱 A small business expands, creating jobs and new opportunities in a neighborhood once overlooked. Impact isn’t abstract - it’s the cornerstone of stronger, healthier communities. When organizations invest strategically in people, places, and opportunities, the result is a ripple effect of equity, health, and wealth creation. #CommunityImpact #EconomicGrowth #SocialResponsibility #ImpactInvesting

Impact investing is on the rise. 600bn in 2019 to 1.57 trillion today The younger generation of impact investors are stepping into the board rooms and taking the reigns. The numbers are real and timely. The world needs the top 1% to contribute back to society. Back in 1600’s in Florence, the wealthy elite realised that they needed to continue to redistribute their wealth to the rest of the population via philanthropic activities that built schools, hospitals, public spaces, etc. They did this to ensure their wasn’t a revolt. Contrast that with today's environment, and the wealthy, ably supported by compliant governments, are hoarding their wealth and minimising their taxes, so functioning societies are reliant upon the benevolence of a wealthy few. The few are now turning into the many The change can’t happen fast enough.

Today we launch the third impact report for the Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust which aims to provide investors with sustainable financial returns and access to a diversified portfolio of high-impact investments addressing social issues in the UK, including homelessness, fuel poverty, inequality, health and social care. So far, the Trust has committed £87m to 194 social organisations, reaching more than 400,000 people. This report sets out the social impact being achieved through a unique partnership between investors and frontline organisations. It also shares the Trust’s methods for impact investing, what the team are learning, and their aspirations for enhancing impact over the coming year. Capital at risk. https://lnkd.in/e--EsKtb https://lnkd.in/e8qv_E7m

I attended the Community Foundation of South Jersey and ImpactPHL as they discussed Investing with Purpose: The Growing Movement to Align Investments and Values. The conversation revolved around impact investing in the Philadelphia metropolitan region, with a panel of experts sharing their experiences and insights. My takeaways: ✔ The need for importance of flexibility, personalization, and deeper systemic change in excluded communities. ✔ The need for aligning finances with values, measuring, and reporting impact, and addressing capital access gaps. ✔ The need for community-based approaches, integrated capital, risk underwriting, and effective partnerships. There are many opportunities to think outside the box with Impact Investing but to address both the challenges and opportunities, early-stage work has to be valued and more community-centric approaches to address capital access gaps are necessary to build trust. I’ve said for years that “we can make good while doing good and do good while making good.”  Hopefully our region will be able to build the plumbing (if you were there this will resonate) to and for the community so the dots can be connected to make this happen. I believe we can surely be a model for this. Many thanks to Community Foundation of South Jersey, ImpactPHL. Kristina Wahl, Brian Rajan Nagendra, Brian Fernandes-Halloran, Evan Linhardt, and Zoila Jennings fora your insights and conversation around this needed topic. Many thanks for Erik James Montgomery for hosting in his wonderful location with a delicious lunch. I love the artwork and will definitely be returning. And many thanks to those I met because I look forward to continuing those conversations we started. #impactinvesting #sustainability #community

Join us for a deep dive into responsible investment on Day 1 of the #TogetherEnsemble conference! 🌱 From pension funds to grassroots community foundations, this panel will explore the various stakeholders involved. Let's talk fiduciary duty and how it intersects with environmental and social impact goals in sustainable investment. Don't miss out!🌍💼 REGISTER NOW🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDswYPv #ResponsibleInvestment #Sustainability #SustainableInvestment #SustainableFinance

In this morning's brief, ImpactAlpha shared how the impact investing field is responding to the election results, two weeks later. Their take: "It's time to lean hard into economic justice and systemic change." Fran Seegull reflected on the infrastructure the field has built to defend critical progress in light of a challenging political environment, and Claire Mattingly shared, "Policy is a team sport. We need to be aligned.” Read more about how the field is leaning in here, featuring insights from the Alliance and many of our close partners: https://lnkd.in/ermkTdME 

From vision to action: building a joyful, equitable future! In this clip from our Community Connections: Conversations for a Joyful Region event, Seattle Foundation President & CEO Alesha Washington and Immediate Past Board Chair Dr. Ed Taylor dive into the foundation's new strategic goals. Together, they discuss the power of collective action, impact investing, and transforming our business model to create a more sustainable and equitable region. Discover how we're shaping the future with purpose. Learn more about our strategic direction here: https://lnkd.in/dac7Daxd #SeattleFoundation #JoyfulRegion #EquityInAction #StrategicGoals #ImpactInvesting

🌎 Adult day centers meet the criteria for impact investing by providing essential services that enhance the quality of life for seniors, offering measurable social benefits, and operating with sustainable business models that generate financial returns while prioritizing community well-being. ⭐ Elder-Well franchise owners are shining examples of impact investors. https://buff.ly/4cgzqL3