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A GIIN survey finds capital concentrated and confidence steady

Each donor gets one vote, whatever the size of the gift

Most deals will run from $500,000 to $2 million

Aegon anchors the raise behind a $75 million partial guarantee

Five companies and five funds make up the completed portfolio

A hybrid program for undergraduate and MBA students on November 7

Any firm may respond by November 20, with no scoring or ranking

Fair Weave is a handwoven textile company based in Cambodia

The board can add 2% for each 50% rise in the company’s value

Applications close December 2, or sooner once 250 arrive

Repeat borrowers in Colombia and Indonesia took it over the line

The 2025–2026 edition also tries to count benefit corporations

The only craft-focused project in Catalytic Capital Consortium’s new cohort.

The September 14 program and a live IFI Tool demo are online

Pre-seed and seed startups can apply on a rolling basis

Their Built platform helps teams design, launch and run funds

The SBA barred 7(a) refinancing of merchant cash advances in 2025

The foundation begins putting the larger pool to work in 2027

Federal policy uncertainty and limited grants top 2026 risks

An introductory program for foundations and family offices

Backers include UnitedHealth Group and the Ford Foundation

Seeking a new generation of leaders in coastal sustainability

A public-interest foundation keeps 63.3% of the voting rights

A pilot loan program returns the interest to borrowers who repay

Lauren brings institutional private credit and large-scale impact investment experience to the role; Paul O’Connell continues as CEO. WaterEquity today announced that Lauren Ferstandig has been appointed President, effective October 1, 2026. Paul O’Connell, who has…

R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund announced that the fund has joined Beneficial Returns, an impact investment manager, in an investment improving the livelihoods of Indigenous women weavers in the high Andes of Peru. R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is participating in the loan that…

An initiative to strengthen women-led businesses in Bangladesh

PRESS RELEASE CataCap sponsors an ocean-based, blue finance campaign 10 July 2026   SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA July 10, 2026 — CataCap has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative that gives donor investors an opportunity to participate in philanthropic impact…

For AI governance, strategic foresight, digital economy policy, and institutional design.

Helps foundations, DAF holders, and family offices model how impact-first investing can extend charitable capital

To amplify entrepreneur voices in impact investing

The  R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is proud to announce the recipients of its Market Development Grant Program for 2026. The program supports artisan enterprises with a clear mission to increase incomes to underserved communities, preserve traditional craft techniques, and…

The R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund has provided a working capital loan to Hadithi Crafts Ltd, the commercial arm of Hadithi Crafts CBO, a community-based organization rooted in the Tsavo region of southeastern Kenya, to finance inventory for Hadithi Crafts’ debut at the 22nd…

Helping founders and impact investors align

For three craft enterprises in India

DUBAI, UAE — Ventra (ventra.global) has launched as an AI platform purpose-built for impact entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on underserved founders — providing real-time market intelligence, sector insights, funding landscape awareness, and a strategic growth…

Foundations of Angel Investing: Community, Capital, Impact  A two-part educational series beginning April 28th brings leading practitioners together to equip investors with the tools, discipline, and impact lens needed to deploy early-stage capital with purpose. For…

Recognizing America’s fastest-growing purpose-driven companies

Across the cohort, founders are creating solutions at the intersection of sustainability and social impact

Everspring Fund focuses across emerging markets

Foundations of Angel Investing: Building the Next Generation of Impact Investors A two-part educational series beginning March 10 brings leading practitioners together to equip investors with the tools, discipline, and impact lens needed to deploy early-stage capital…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver — International Development Enterprises (iDE) today announced it had selected a new chief executive officer. Following an extensive global search and a lengthy interview process, Reed Peterson will take over as CEO on March 1. He replaces…

Click the link to complete the survey before 2 March: https://bit.ly/SVI-Global-Investor-Survey Liverpool, UK | 28 January 2026, 8am GMT: International standard-setter and membership body, Social Value International (SVI), has launched a new global survey to gather…

Over $200k to six or more winners will be awarded

$22 Million raise is democratizing investment in community wealth building

WaterEquity, a global asset manager dedicated to mobilizing private investment for water and sanitation, invests in Organica Water, a provider of nature positive biological wastewater treatment solutions serving rapidly growing urban municipal and industrial centers…

IE Members receive discount

TROY, NY (December 4, 2025) — Today the NBT CEI-Boulos Impact Fund, a high-impact commercial real investment fund established by NBT Bank and CEI-Boulos Capital Management, celebrated the latest phase of Troy’s Flanigan Square Transformation Project with a ribbon…

Inclusive Finance 25 opens with frank discussion at the changed funding context – and call for new partnerships and models to address these challenges Under fresh re-brand, three-day, member-led hybrid conference comprises over 30 sessions across various formats;…

November 4, 2025  Media Contact: Domenica Good, domenica@bostonimpact.org Boston Impact Initiative (BII) Launches First Mover Fund to Move Millions of Catalytic Capital to Local Communities Building Regenerative Economies $5M catalytic capital vehicle makes first…

In Luxembourg and online

More than 1,300 people gather in Valencia to drive impactful innovation at The Gap in Between 2025 This Social Nest Foundation event is now established as a leading European platform for impactful innovation, with over 130 speakers and 48 hours of content. The winners…

Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom head the entrepreneurial ecosystem in The Gap in Between’s Startup Challenge The Startup Challenge gives visibility to startups from all over the world and offers an award of up to €10,000. This competition is part of The Gap in…

WaterEquity Accepts First Subscriptions of New Evergreen Fund to Scale Water and Sanitation Impact in Emerging Markets. Anchor investor Ecolab catalyzes the first open-ended fund from WaterEquity that is exclusively focused on safe water and sanitation access across…

UK and Dutch Governments and IDB Invest join Brazilian zero deforestation soy fund to provide $60 million funding for farms in the 2025/26 crop season Now in its fourth season, the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) fund will provide US$60 million in loans to soy…

Washington, DC (August 6, 2025) — Village Capital has announced the appointment of Ellen Brooks as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 2025. She will succeed Allie Burns, who announced earlier this year her decision to step down after 6.5 years as CEO and…

Ten Promising Businesses Selected for Level 2 of the Circular Innovation Cohort 2025 under Upaya’s Dignified Jobs Accelerator Bangalore, India | July 22, 2025 Upaya Social Ventures, in partnership with Global Business Inroads and rePurpose Global, has announced the…

R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is investing in Vidrio Artesanal Xa Quixe, a Mexican company inventing eco-friendly processes to create blown glassware of exceptional quality from recycled glass. Through innovations in clean energy, proprietary designs for furnaces and…

Last chance for impact-driven startups to apply to The Gap in Between Startup Challenge In October, Social Nest Foundation will award up to €10,000 to the most innovative, purpose-led solutions at “The Gap in Between” in Valencia Deadline extended: startups now have…

‘The Gap in Between’ will celebrate its third edition and will donate the money proceeds from ticket sales to recovery projects post-DANA Margarita Albors, founder and president of Social Nest Foundation, and Marta del Castillo, its CEO, presented this edition, which…

Kopila Valley School makes Final 10 for World’s Best School Prize for Environmental Action An extraordinary Nepalese school has been named a Top 10 finalist for the World’s Best School Prizes 2025. The five World’s Best School Prizes, founded by T4 Education in the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Krutham Announces Winners of the 2025 Africa Impact Investment Awards Honouring innovation, inclusion, and capital for lasting change across the continent Accra, 13 June 2025 – Krutham, the research-led consulting firm specialising in capital…

The R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is proud to announce the recipients of its Market Development Grant Program for 2025.  The program supports artisan enterprises with a clear mission to increase incomes to underserved communities, preserve traditional craft techniques, and…

For MIE’s Mission Investing Institute in Atlanta, May 5–7

The Earth Prize 2025 on Earth Day: Teen duo from Slovakia and Czechia named Global Winner for clean water solution The Earth Prize is the world’s largest environmental competition for 13-19-year-olds, offering mentorship and $100K in funding The Global Winner is a duo…

Upaya Social Ventures Launches Strategic Plan To Create 300,000 Dignified Jobs in India by 2030 Seeks catalytic partners to unlock inclusive employment opportunities for people living in extreme poverty Seattle, WA / Bangalore, India — April 10, 2025 Upaya Social…

Leading social impact platform seeks tech innovators

The project will increase the City’s supply of critically needed affordable housing, aiding Los Angeles in its recovery efforts following the wildfires. LOS ANGELES (March 27, 2025) – The AIC CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund, a joint venture between Allivate Impact…

The anchor tenant of the Flanigan Square Transformation Project in Troy, being developed by First Columbia with investment from the NBT CEI-Boulos Impact Fund, was named Lease of the Year for 2024 in the Albany Market The redevelopment of a historic former collar…

MENDHAM, NJ — BlinkNow Foundation is thrilled to announce the groundbreaking of its new Kopila Valley Children’s Village, an ambitious project designed to provide safe, nurturing, and sustainable homes for the at-risk children served by Kopila Valley Children’s Home…

The Mission Investors Exchange 2026 National Conference will bring philanthropic impact investors from across the country to Atlanta from April 27-29, 2026. The event will highlight unique investments across the U.S. South with a focus on social and environmental…

As MIE’s signature introductory learning program, the Mission Investing Institute is designed to help philanthropy professionals get started in impact investing or advance their practice. The Institute will take place from May 5-7, 2025, at the Russell Innovation…

Sets benchmark in career counseling for social change

A Year of Cultivating Thriving Ecosystems

A new program by Shell Foundation and Accion focuses on emerging markets

DALLAS – (January 28, 2024) – The AIC CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund, a joint venture with Allivate Impact Capital®, a subsidiary of Woodforest Financial Group, Inc., and CEI-Boulos Capital Management, announced a majority equity investment in the Marcus Affordable and…

The $25 million fund will invest equity in Philadelphia Metro Region

For Immediate Release Case Western Reserve University School of Law is pleased to announce the launch of its International Development Law Lab in the Fall Term 2024. Adjunct Law Professor Rumu Sarkar leads the lab and also teaches the related course on International…

The 2nd edition of the Kula Conclave will convene creative-cultural and craft-led businesses, investors, funders, academia, ecosystem enablers, global actors, and policymakers to shape the future of India’s $1 trillion handmade economy. 200 Million Artisans will also…

FOR TARGETED RELEASE The 90-10 Institute Launches Summit Initiative to Address Systemic Causes of High Costs and Low Productivity in BioMedical Industry Berkeley CA October 7, 2024 – The 90-10 Institute announced it has received a generous grant to support its mission…

Financing the changes we need

PRESS RELEASE  Valencia, October 9, 2024. Over 1,000 people attended the second edition of The Gap In Between yesterday at La Marina de Valencia for the purpose of promoting collaboration between impact startups, large companies, investors and civil society. Organized…

in Midtown Houston

Supporting small-holder tea farmers in Northern India.

Focusing on waste and circular economy

in Guatemala

PRESS RELEASE                                                                             September 12, 2024 The 20 startups selected as finalists have been announced for the second edition of The Gap in Between, the meeting for taking on the systemic challenges…

Launch of World’s First Incubator Designed to Grow Organizations through a People-Centered Approach The program is aimed at both late-stage start-ups and established organizations entering a period of significant growth or change. August 2024 8th, Boulder, CO: Today…

Catalyst 2030 has announced that Gaby Arenas de Meneses and Fredrik Galtung are the new Co-Chief Facilitators guiding the next phase of the movement’s growth Catalyst 2030, the global movement of social innovators, is delighted to announce the appointment of Gaby…

 West Africa Deal Summit 2024 to Accelerate Catalytic Capital Deployment Lagos, Nigeria, August 1, 2024: The Impact Investors Foundation, Nigeria (IIF) and Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) announce the return of the second edition of the West Africa Deal Summit 2024…

PRESS RELEASE                                                     July 11, 2024  The second edition of The Gap in Between, the meeting for tackling society’s systemic challenges, comes to Valencia on October 8 It will be held in La Marina de Valencia following a first…

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The Prize supports workforce innovation

For Nigeria Wholesale Impact Investment Fund (WIIF)

MBA networks are paving the way for responsible leadership

World’s largest gender-lens fund starts operating with new investment strategy to help address the USD1.7 trillion gender gap Luxembourg, 13 June 2024 – The Global Gender-Smart Fund (GGSF), the world’s largest gender-lens investment fund, has implemented a new…

R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund is proud to announce the recipients of its Market Development Grant Program for 2024.  The program supports artisan enterprises with a clear mission to increase incomes to underserved communities, preserve traditional craft techniques, and…