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Philadelphia, US
The Brief | May 25, 2023
The Brief: Financing social determinants of health, neighborhood preservation bond in Philadelphia, tax credits for mothers, US SIF’s Lisa Woll’s exit interview
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Investing in Health Health is too important to be left to the health sector alone. Climate change, supply …
Philadelphia, PA
Impact Muni Bonds | May 25, 2023
$80 million social bond in Philadelphia to tackle poverty and unlock growth
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha has partnered with HIP Investor to highlight upcoming bond issues with social and/or environmental significance. Disclaimer: Nothing in this post or on …
Agents of Impact | May 5, 2023
John Moore, ImpactPHL: Stocking the pipeline of impact investments in Philadelphia
ImpactAlpha, May 5 – John Moore quit his corporate gig and moved to Philadelphia two decades ago. He found a city rich in …
Photo by Heidi Kaden on Unsplash
The Brief | May 4, 2023
The Brief: Impact liquidity crunch, corporate climate capital, rehabilitating homes in New England, solar for small business in India, overheard in Philadelphia
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Economic Volatility With rate hikes and bank woes, impact investors and entrepreneurs face a capital crunch. Like cartoon …
Inclusive Economy | May 4, 2023
Overheard in Philadelphia: Bridging capital gaps to build wealth in underserved communities
ImpactAlpha, May 4 — ImpactPHL’s Total Impact Summit gathered Agents of Impact in Philadelphia for the second consecutive year, following a three-year pandemic …
The Brief | October 12, 2022
The Brief: Patagonia’s private impact, clean hydrogen haul, propagating agroforestry, workforce housing in Philadelphia, small business lending in New Mexico
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 👉 Don’t miss “The Climate Finance Tracker: Catalytic Capital for Adaptation and Equity,” with ImpactAlpha’s Zuleyma Bebell and Eric …
The Brief | May 19, 2022
The Brief: Overheard in Philadelphia, Generation’s sustainable solutions, supply-chain financing in Africa, plant-based foods, Opportunity Zones and Covid recovery
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Returns on Inclusion Overheard at Total Impact: Diversify decision-making and shift power to communities. Agents of Impact convened …
Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia | Photo credit: Mosaic
Return on Inclusion | January 24, 2022
Black-owned developer Mosaic raises $10 million for equitable real estate in Philadelphia
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 24 – Led by Leslie Smallwood-Lewis and Greg Reaves, Mosaic focuses on projects in neighborhoods largely left out of Philly’s development boom. …
The Collective's Sandra Dungee Glenn, Steven Sanders and Tayyib Smith
The Reconstruction | April 27, 2021
How a collective of Black developers is raising equity for inclusive real estate in Philadelphia
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 27 – Decades of failed policies and extractive investments have left Black neighborhoods in Philadelphia with undervalued housing, underfunded services and a …
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The Brief | April 27, 2021
The Brief: Inclusive real estate in Philadelphia, community solar in NYC, scaling edtech in India, regulating greenwashing, insurgents at Exxon
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original How a collective of Black developers is raising equity for inclusive real estate in Philadelphia. Decades …
The Brief | May 1, 2019
Women ‘makers’ in Pittsburgh, scaling Indian agtech, digital skills in the UK, wearables for newborns, locals meet markets in Philadelphia
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Series: New Revivalists A prototype for diversity in Pittsburgh’s tech scene. Erin Gatz has a novel idea for promoting equity …
Beats | May 1, 2019
Capital markets meets local stakeholders in Philadelphia
ImpactAlpha, May 1 – Capital markets are waking up to impact investments, while local champions are tapping capital markets to drive resilience, job and …
Creative Economy | March 11, 2019
Backstage accelerator backs 25 underestimated founders in Detroit, Philadelphia, L.A. and London
ImpactAlpha, March 11 – WhoseYourLandlord, founded in Philadelphia by Ofo Ezeugwu to empower and inform renters, is among the first 25 companies backed by Backstage Capital’s …
Entrepreneurship | February 27, 2019
Philadelphia’s impact investors step up to finance local job-creation and a storefront revival
ImpactAlpha, February 27 – First Step Staffing has a disarmingly simple impact strategy for integrating homeless and previously incarcerated people into the workforce. The …
Good Jobs | April 27, 2018
Philadelphia Model: Reinvestment Fund and Philadelphia Foundation commit $10M to place-based PhilaImpact fund
ImpactAlpha, April 27 – A community foundation and a longtime economic-development lender are teaming up to increase access to capital for schools, supermarkets, …
Entrepreneurship | April 24, 2018
Philadelphia Story: Good Capital Project, ImpactPHL and ImpactAlpha team up at Total Impact
There’s a reason ImpactAlpha has been publishing so many stories on Philadelphia, even beyond the fact that our own Dennis Price and his family moved back last …
Beats | April 20, 2018
The Brief’s Big 9: Philadelphia-bound, the impact delta, follow the talent, private-debt benchmarks
Happy Friday, ImpactAlpha readers! There’s a reason ImpactAlpha has been publishing so many stories on Philadelphia, even beyond the fact that our own Dennis Price and his family …
Creative Economy | April 16, 2018
Philadelphia’s poised for another championship: Civic revival and inclusive prosperity
ImpactAlpha, April 16 – The story a city tells itself can shape what happens in the next chapter. In Philadelphia, the NFL’s Eagles and …
Entrepreneurship | February 6, 2018
Philadelphia underestimated no more, Swell’s $30 million, The Worker’s Lab, tragedy of the horizon
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Featured: ImpactAlpha original The Patriots (and Vikings and Falcons) underestimated the Eagles, just as investors have misjudged Philadelphia and other …
Entrepreneurship | February 6, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles: Angry birds? Nah, hungry birds
An underdog Super Bowl victory provides an all-too-easy opportunity for metaphors and deep thoughts. C’mon, it’s only been 24 hours –indulge me. Last night, …
Industry News | January 31, 2018
Margaret Bradley: Turning Philadelphia institutions into impact investors
New Revivalists is a series from ImpactAlpha and Village Capital profiling the people, places and policies reviving entrepreneurship — and the American Dream. New Revivalist: Margaret …
2030 Finance | January 9, 2018
Philadelphia: Incubator City, Jana adds ‘impact’, making climate deals work, harnessing tourism for…
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! #Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Philadelphia rings the bell on a 21st-century revival. Almost 250 years ago, Philadelphia incubated a world-changing startup: …
Entrepreneurship | January 9, 2018
Philadelphia rings the bell on a 21st-century revival
Almost 250 years ago, Philadelphia incubated a world-changing startup: the United States of America. The rest is, well…history. Now, Philadelphia is incubating a …
2030 Finance | August 10, 2017
Reinvestment Fund backs solar project for Philadelphia Navy Yard
Reinvestment Fund, a Philadelphia-based community-development finance institution (and GSG Honors awardee), is providing $1.1 million in debt to construct a two-phase rooftop-solar project …
Conservation | July 26, 2017
Philadelphia leaders commit $15 million to one-stop investor for social startups
Rather than approach investors separately, social startups in Philadelphia can go directly to ImpactPHL Ventures, a new initiative from ImpactPHL, the year-old impact …
The Brief | December 1, 2023
The Week in impact investing: Soft power
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Art of the deal. Call it greenwashing. Or call it soft power. The presidency of the annual COP …
Impact Careers | December 1, 2023
The Week’s Impact Jobs: December 1, 2023
ImpactAlpha, December 1 — Investment funds, foundations, banks and other firms are looking to fill up on impact talent by year’s end. Just …
ImpactAlpha Open | November 28, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Private equity’s sustainability billions + Ceniarth’s inconvenient truths
Hi there, Agents of Impact! Ending Tomorrow: 75% off. We’ve extended our Black Friday-Cyber Monday-Giving Tuesday deal… through Impact Wednesday. Grab ImpactAlpha’s best offer of …
November 27, 2023
2024 Summer Intern, Sustainable and Impact Investing
Founded in 1956 by the Pew family to manage their charitable assets, Glenmede is among the nation’s leading investment and wealth management firms. …
November 27, 2023
Portfolio Manager – Commercial Real Estate
About the Position: Reinvestment Fund is looking for talented and mission-driven Commercial Loan Portfolio Manager to support our Lending and Investments team in …
ImpactAlpha Open | October 31, 2023
ImpactAlpha Open: Socap’s defiant optimists + US ‘green bank’
Hi there, Agents of Impact! A few items on this week’s to-do list: 📬 Share your story. Like many of you, we’re lifting …
The Brief | October 27, 2023
The Week in Impact Investing: Visible Hands
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Economic agency. Adam Smith’s theory that the “invisible hand” of the market delivers optimal public welfare through the …
Impact Careers | October 27, 2023
The Week’s Impact Jobs: October 27, 2023
Foundations, pension funds and fund management firms are among the organizations on the hunt for impact talent this fall. Just this week: US East …
October 23, 2023
Investment and Fundraising Lead
About the job About Us The mission, duty, and purpose of the KCT is to utilize collective ownership to direct investments on the …
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
The Brief | October 23, 2023
The Brief: From DEI to equitable wealth-building, climate tech innovation, community-based healthcare, crowdfunding $2 billion, green bonds vs. fossil fuels
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Ownership Economy SOCAP23: From DEI to equitable wealth-building to shared prosperity. The annual SOCAP conference kicks off today …
The Brief | September 29, 2023
The Week in impact investing: Dueling Narratives
TGIF, Agents of Impact! The Week in impact investing: Dueling Narratives 🗣 Split screen. Covering the climate beat means holding opposing storylines in your …
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The Brief | September 27, 2023
The Brief: Today’s Call: Ownership economy, previewing the GIIN forum, good jobs in South Africa, upcycling fruit waste, greening corporate cash
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 🎙️ Hop on today’s Call, “The employee-ownership edge.” Join Mosaic’s Ian Mohler, World Education Services’ Smitha Das, Apis & …
The Brief | September 8, 2023
The Week in Impact Investing: Thinking Bigger
TGIF, Agents of Impact! 🗣 Utopia now. Burners are a resilient bunch. As they trickled back into normie life this week, many already …
Christopher Bentley | Photo by The De-Carceration Fund.
Agents of Impact | September 8, 2023
Christopher Bentley, The De-Carceration Fund: Lifting ‘justice tech’ entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha, September 8 — In 15 years in impact investing, Christopher Bentley noticed “a lot of for-profit companies focused on the criminal justice …
The Liist | September 5, 2023
The Liist, September 2023: Impact funds scale up their ability to absorb and deploy capital
ImpactAlpha, September 5 — It’s just as hard to raise $10 million as it is to raise $100 million, or perhaps even harder. …
The Brief | September 5, 2023
The Brief: September’s Liist of open impact funds, reducing livestock methane, replacing plastic packaging, repricing natural capital, Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham model
Greetings, Agents of Impact! If you’re just making it back from Burning Man, congratulations! Drop us a note with your experiences and your …
The Brief | August 16, 2023
The Brief: Grid resilience on Long Island, blue bond in Gabon, sustainable mineral supplies, health equity in Los Angeles, carbon credits in Africa
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 👋 Agents of Impact Call: Catalytic capital in Indian Country. Partners of the Wolakota Buffalo Range on Rosebud Sioux …
The Brief | July 28, 2023
The Week in Impact Investing: Hot Streak
TGIF, Agents of Impact! You deserve a break, and so do we. The ImpactAlpha team will be off next week. We’ll be back …
Impact Careers | July 28, 2023
The Week’s Impact Jobs: July 28, 2023
ImpactAlpha, July 28 — Impact investors are looking for impact analysts, directors, officers and associates in the US and abroad. Just this week: …
Kansas City, Mo.
The Brief | July 25, 2023
The Brief: HBCU innovation, cracking the code for community ownership in Kansas City, Africa’s circular economy, small business lending in New York
Greetings, Agents of Impact! 👋 Unlocking social returns with investments in HBCUs. The Plug was a pioneering, data-driven publication covering the Black tech …