Elizabeth Funk’s career spans across multiple industries, sectors, and continents. She is the founder and CEO of multi-hyphenate fund Dignity Capital and the Senior General Partner at Dev Equity. And most recently, Funk has created DignityMoves, an innovative housing solution aimed at the homeless crisis.
Read MoreJenna Anita Nichols views every endeavor through an inclusive lens. “We have a focus of ensuring that at least 60 percent of our portfolio includes businesses run by women and/or people of color,” she says.
Read MoreThe latest addition to the Beyond Capital Fund portfolio, Redwing Labs is revolutionizing the healthcare system by delivering vital medical products via drone to the last mile.
Read MoreThe beautiful thing about Carver Bank, says Michael Pugh, “is you can see the direct impact of your efforts in terms of how it changes lives and makes a difference.”
Read MoreJessica Droste Yagan, CEO and managing partner of Impact Engine, explains the innovative 5P framework and how it can offers people a new vocabulary to better understand the potential of impact investing—and any new purposeful venture.
Read MoreArlan Hamilton built every inch of her venture fund career by taking a road that no one has traveled. Today, she is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, which invests in BIPOC, women, and LGBTQ+ founders.
Read MoreSince the first lot of certified B Corporations was unveiled in 2007, this cohort of businesses has matured to consist of 150 industries—including the financial sector. Today there is a growing number of financial firms across the globe—including banks, asset management, and venture capital firms—that are B Corps, which presents a new opportunity for merging capital with purpose
Read MoreWe are thrilled to unveil our new series from The Conscious Investor where we invite you to join us as we talk with thought leaders about impact investing, values alignment, and social change. For our premier segment, Getting Started in Impact Investing: A Webinar with Kim Griffin of Toniic, we unpacked how to merge money with meaning, what makes for successful impact investments, and how Toniic is encouraging a global conversation around mission-driven endeavors.
Read MoreAs critical as due diligence is for traditional investing, Eva Yazhari believes that impact investors have an even higher duty to conduct a comprehensive investigation of a company.
Read MoreA global community for impact investors, Toniic encourages connections and facilitates greater learning around creating deeper positive impact with capital. Its membership is diverse and expansive, with more than 400 people representing twenty-six countries. Yet, the group feels familial and intimate.
Read MoreCorporate policies and company behavior have a direct link to amplifying or fixing societal issues. The way employees are treated in the workplace much informs their lives outside. The onus is not just on the leaders at these institutions, but on the investors to take notice and speak up.
Read MoreThe ways to make a positive impact are evolving, says environmental activist Stephen Brenninkmeijer. This includes embracing new technologies, shifting our mindset, and knowing every action counts. As Brenninkmeijer says: “Everybody has their own responsibility.”
Read MoreUnited by transparency, ethics, and a positive outlook, these are the people and organizations working to elucidate impact investing today. They are changing the culture, shifting the paradigm, and inspiring the next generation of socially responsible investors.
Read MoreCertified Financial Planner Brent Kessel talks about money and our relationship to it in a way that has so much meaning beyond the numbers, it seems like it rips open a new gateway—one that includes values and true purpose.
Read MoreWithin the world of investing that gives credence to ESG factors, there are some terminologies and styles that are often used interchangeably. One common question we come across pertains to confusion between ESG and impact investing.
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