Democracy and Peace
Dealflow | September 24, 2020
MacArthur Foundation commits $25 million to COVID recovery and election integrity
ImpactAlpha, September 24 – MacArthur Foundation has made grants totaling $10 million to organizations supporting Black, Native and other under-represented groups disproportionately affected …
Billionaires | September 2, 2020
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg commit $300 million to safe, fair elections
ImpactAlpha, September 2 – Two impact investors sounded off in ImpactAlpha this week about the importance of securing the fairness of the November …
Democracy and Peace | September 1, 2020
Impact investors have a role to play in preventing worst-case election scenarios
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 1 – November is coming and hopefully the beginning of the end of the authoritarianism, oligarchy, and violence that have become …
Democracy and Peace | September 1, 2020
How impact investors can help ensure racial justice includes electoral justice
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 1 – With voter registration deadlines rapidly approaching, our firm is seeing a desire amongst impact investors to elevate voting rights …
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Democracy and Peace | December 16, 2019
Small vs. big – not blue vs. red – is the great battle of the next American century
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 16 – While I was running Village Capital a few years ago, I noticed two starkly divided realities in the U.S. Vilcap, …
Beats | December 12, 2019
Safeguarding the public good from privatization
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 12 – Education. Water. Prisons. Private capital is flowing into areas that have historically been public responsibilities subject to democratic processes. …
Beats | November 19, 2019
Putting the activist in impact investor
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 19 – It’s time for impact investors to speak more like activists. The Global Steering Group on Impact Investment’s abrupt relocation …
community-development | November 13, 2019
Leveraged buyout funds help businesses convert to worker-ownership
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 13 – The widening wealth gap has sparked interest in worker ownership models that can build individual and community wealth. Across …
Democracy and Peace | November 4, 2019
One hundred demonstrations of co-op power
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 4, 2019 – The ranks of cooperatives include household names like ACE Hardware, ShopRite, Associated Press, Sunkist and Ocean Spray. Co-ops span …
Agents of Impact | November 1, 2019
The Popular Uprisers
Impact Alpha, Nov. 31 – Social protests are spreading across the globe. The protests, from Santiago to Beirut, are sparked by local grievances: …
Democracy and Peace | October 29, 2019
Impact investing’s road to relevance led through Santiago – until it didn’t
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 29 – The fall circuit of major impact investing conferences was supposed to end next month in Santiago. Then the capital …
Dealflow | July 25, 2019
Franklin Templeton’s social infrastructure fund invests in hospitals, schools and care facilities
ImpactAlpha, July 25 – Franklin Templeton believes access to social services are essential to economic growth. In Europe, the firm doesn’t believe enough is being …
Dealflow | July 23, 2019
Knight Foundation awards $50 million to study tech’s impact on democracy
ImpactAlpha, July 23 – Arts and journalism-focused Knight Foundation is committing $50 million to 11 university research projects that explore technology’s influence on democracy …
Dealflow | July 17, 2019
New Media Ventures backs startups engaging new voters and voices
ImpactAlpha, July 18 – Civic tech investor New Media Ventures announced investments into 17 startups that will share $1.5 million funding. The portfolio includes …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | June 10, 2019
Voatz raises $7 million for safe mobile voting
ImpactAlpha, June 10 – Before the 2016 U.S. elections, President Obama noted the emergence of election tech, designed to create “safe, secure, smart systems for …