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Community Finance | February 22, 2021
Opportunity Zones await makeover – and impact
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 22 – Tens of billions of dollars have been raised by opportunity funds. But most of the nearly 8,000 low-income opportunity …
(left to right) Nneka Uzoh, Taj Ahmad-Eldridge, Amy Duffuor, Christian Okoye, Jamila Jarmon, Devin Hampton, Danielle Harris | Photos courtesy of Greentech Noir
The Reconstruction | February 1, 2021
Solving for climate justice is giving these Black investors an edge in the green economy
ImpactAlpha, Feb 1 – The design mandate for the green economy: Develop better and cleaner solutions that create jobs, improve health and drive demonstrably …
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Entrepreneurship | January 28, 2021
Impact Beacon helps entrepreneurs shine light on their impact stories
A free tool from City Light Capital guides entrepreneurs to illuminate their social impact in investor pitch decks and marketing materials. For example, …
Climate Finance | January 13, 2021
Jigar Shah: Deployment, deployment, deployment are keywords for sustainable infrastructure in 2021 (podcast)
ImpactAlpha, Jan 13 – First came solar and wind energy. Then batteries and storage. Now, a raft of better, cheaper and more sustainable …
NAHUALA, GUATEMALA | Photo credit: Sarine Arslanian
Catalytic Capital | January 11, 2021
How to invest in an inclusive business recovery in Latin America
Small and growing businesses are significant actors in economic production, employment, and growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the OECD, …
Impact Voices | December 23, 2020
A Black developer’s advice to incoming HUD Secretary
Marcia Fudge will be the 6th Black person to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 1966, so how could …
Community Finance | December 22, 2020
U.S coronavirus relief package boosts lenders in underserved communities
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 22 – The $900 billion stimulus bill set to be approved by Congress is being celebrated as a breakthrough for community …
Dealflow | December 21, 2020
Schroders and Big Society Capital raise £75 million for public ‘social investment trust’
ImpactAlpha, December 21 – Investment trusts in the U.K. are publicly listed companies that invest in other companies. British investment firm Schroders has …
Clean Energy | December 18, 2020
Institutional Shift: The Great Burp Forward and other trends to watch in 2021
ImpactAlpha, December 18, 2020 – As it’s fit and proper to take stock of last year’s predictions before venturing new ones, we looked back …
Conservation | December 17, 2020
Wildfires bring to the fore financing for forest resilience
Wildfires are natural. Catastrophic firestorms are not. More than 4 million acres of California burned this year, a record that included the first …
Impact Voices | December 15, 2020
Resilience is the New ROI
Redavia Solar created a concessionary solar power program to continue attracting customers
Climate and Clean Tech | December 9, 2020
Fresh off its IPO, QuantumScape claims EV battery breakthrough
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 9 – Electric vehicle battery maker QuantumScape says tests show its solid-state lithium-metal battery can charge to 80% of capacity in …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | December 8, 2020
Can fintech startups combat climate change?
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 8 – Financial technology has transformed how we pay for things, invest, raise money, and assess risk. A new focus: making …
Civic Tech | November 25, 2020
Why impact investors should double down on democracy funding
The post-mortem on this election is far from over, but as the news of the past few weeks has unfolded, we are seeing …
Dealflow | November 24, 2020
Revolution Acceleration SPAC to bet on social and environmental policy shifts
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 24 – Blank check company Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp., founded by ex- Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney and Revolution’s Steve Case, …