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Join us in leading the way for community-centered approaches to impact investing.



 

Mission

Transform Finance builds a just world by making capital a force for real transformative change. We do this by building a bridge between the worlds of finance and social justice, leveraging their collective power to realize the true promise of impact investment.

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Events

We’d love you to join us for upcoming events:

Transform Finance Institute for Social Justice Leaders
March 14-15, 2015, Oakland, CA

The next Institute for Social Justice Leaders will bring together practitioners interested in exploring the promise and perils of impact investing as a tool to advance social change in communities. Space is limited to 35 organizations, so get in touch now if you are interested. Especially geared toward groups exploring earned revenue strategies and how to hold investments accountable to communities. Please visit our brochure to find more information about the program and how to participate.  Purchase tickets for 2015 Transform Finance Institute for Social Justice Leaders, March 14-15.

Confluence Philanthropy
February 4-6, 2015, Sausalito, CA

Are you going to Confluence Philanthropy’s annual meeting? Join us on February 6 at 3:30 PM for a presentation and get-together of the Transform Finance Investor Network. Meet fellow practitioners and learn about what we have in store for 2015!

Foro Latinoamericano de Inversionistas de Impacto
February 24-26, 2015, Merida, Mexico

Our executive director, Andrea Armeni, and John Kohler of Santa Clara University will lead a conversation on “New financial instruments for impact investors”, moderated by Antoine Cocle. More information here.

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Impact Investing: The (Un) Employment Challenge

2013-07-24 19:45:32 transform-finance
This post was originally published in June 2013 for RSF Social Finance. It was the third in a series written by Morgan Simon. The series focused on the trends, challenges and opportunities of impact investment, focusing on an exploration of the mechanisms which allow affected communities to lead and shape investments. What is impact investment? This might be the most important, and simultaneously, most overplayed question of our industry. Forgive me for repeating it; however, it is critical we return to the conversation to consider how communities can better engage in, and benefit from, impact investment. What should count or...
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