Inclusive Economy
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Return on Inclusion | November 23, 2020
Grassroots groups are mobilizing communities to take racial justice from protest to progress
With $30 million in grants to 60 local and national racial justice organizations, Kresge Foundation is seeking to harness the power of this …
Community Finance | November 19, 2020
LISC looks to “10X” investment in closing racial wealth gaps
ImpactAlpha Nov. 19 – The Local Initiatives Support Corp. wants to scale up the response to addressing persistent disparities in wealth, health and …
ESG | November 19, 2020
Boldface names on vaccines, racial justice and climate action
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 19 – The New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin hosted Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Jamie Dimon, rapper-activist Killer Mike and …
Uncategorized | November 18, 2020
CDC adds $100 million to boost trade finance for the COVID recovery
ImpactAlpha, November 18 – To help restart cross-border commerce in emerging markets, U.K. development finance institution CDC Group is committing $100 million to …
Dealflow | November 17, 2020
Micron invests $50 million to reduce U.S. racial wealth gap
ImpactAlpha, November 17 — The Black-white wealth gap today is as wide as it was in the 1960s, published reports show. In fact, …
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Gender Smart | November 17, 2020
A guide for fund managers investing in gender equity
ImpactAlpha, November 17 – Venture capital, private equity and debt firms raised $4.8 billion for strategies focused on gender equity in 2019, up …
Dealflow | November 17, 2020
LISC taps capital markets with $150 million in “impact notes”
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 16 – The notes from Local Initiatives Support Corp. are the latest example of the public market’s appetite for debt from …
Signals | November 16, 2020
With billions as bait, development financiers seek to hook private investors on gender-lens investing
ImpactAlpha, November 16 – Private equity and venture capital fund managers have an added incentive to apply a “gender lens” in their investment …
Dealflow | November 16, 2020
‘Justice tech’ and edtech ventures selected for gener8tor social enterprise accelerator
ImpactAlpha, November 16 — The Madison, Wis.-based gBeta Social Impact’s virtual accelerator is supporting 10 founders addressing equity in education and criminal justice …
Gender Smart | November 13, 2020
The Call No. 25: Gender-smart investing for a sustainable recovery
RSVP today. What: The Call No. 25: Gender-smart investing for a sustainable recovery Join SME.NG’s Thelma Ekiyor, Trade Depot’s Onyekachi Izukanne, Development Partners International’s Takudzwa Mutasa, …
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Dealflow | November 12, 2020
Chicago’s mHUB raises $5 million to build an inclusive ‘hardtech’ ecosystem
ImpactAlpha, November 12 – Early-stage hardware companies get only a small slice of the venture capital pie—roughly $1 for every $15 software and …
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Climate Finance | November 11, 2020
Agents of Impact on transition tailwinds for climate action, racial justice and local economic revival
ImpactAlpha invited Agents of Impact to share their “hot takes” and post-election insights into the new operating environment.
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Gender Smart | November 11, 2020
From workforce to infrastructure, 10 ways gender is ‘material’ to the COVID recovery
If material factors are those that would affect the judgment of an informed investor, gender is decidedly material. The decline in women’s employment, …
Impact Tech | November 11, 2020
‘Justice tech’ entrepreneurs look to disrupt the cycle of recidivism
ImpactAlpha, November 11 — The U.S. criminal justice system has created an industry of extractive products and services that cost the government, citizens …
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Africa | November 11, 2020
Swedfund commits $1 million to health products marketplace Kasha
ImpactAlpha, November 11 – Rwanda-based Kasha operates an e-commerce platform to improve low-income women’s access to menstrual care products, contraceptives, pharmaceuticals and other …