Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund Interview with Rebecca Waterhouse; Principal of Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund Jen: How was “Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund” Created? Rebecca: The Fund was conceived of by Jeff Cyr and the leadership team at the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation in response to Raven's success in fund...
FINAPOP: Popular Financing for Healthy Food Production Interview with Ana Terra Reis, Executive Director of FINAPOP Jen: How was “FINAPOP” Created? Ana: FINAPOP is the result of the motivation and organization of cooperatives established in Agrarian Reform settlements to seek financing and credit alternatives for the development of...
Afterglow Climate Justice Fund. Interview with James Pippim, Senior Associate...
Deadline February 29, 2024 Collective Action for Just Finance publishes The Transformative 25 list annually. We are seeking a graphic designer to design our 2024 report and update our badge. The Transformative 25 is a list of funds transforming the economy for social, environmental, and economic justice....
Application Link Here Download PDF Here What? A list of funds transforming the economy for social, environmental, and economic justice. They employ a mix of sound financial structures to overcome barriers and transform how they invest capital to benefit unfinanced people and the planet. The Transformative 25 Funds...
Fibers Fund Interview with Sarah Kelley and Teju Adisa-Farrar; Co-Managing Directors Jen: How was Fibers Fund Created? Sarah: Fiber crops are an integral part of agricultural systems with critical impacts on land use, soil health, communities and economic development. The current global textile industry is built on exploitation...
Cooperative Fund of the Northeast Interview with Micha Josephy; Executive Director How was the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast Created? Micha: During the mid-1970s, community-owned grocery stores (food co-ops) were launching and expanding healthy food access and food sovereignty across the region, but couldn’t access capital for upgrades...
Foodshed Capital Loan Fund Interview with Michael Reilly; Co-Founder and Executive Director Jen: How was Foodshed Capital Loan Fund Created? Michael: Michael Reilly founded the fund to help human-scale farmers access fair, patient and affordable capital Jen: How are your investment funds catalytic in a way that is different...
IMPAQTO Capital Interview with Justin Schwartz, Managing Partner How was IMPAQTO Capital Created? Justin: IMPAQTO Capital was created by Michelle Arévalo-Carpenter and Justin Schwartz as a spin off of IMPAQTO, an ecosystem builder based in Ecuador that has been a key player in the development of the social entrepreneurship and impact...
Viwala Interview with Carolina Lobo-Guerrero, Chief Financial Officer Jen: How was “Fund” Created? Carolina: In late 2018 Rodrigo Villar and Armando Laborde, founding partners of New Ventures realized the need for an investment vehicle that could help bridge the financing gap for missing middle entrepreneurs. With a grant...