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January 2022: NEW: A Special Mission Investing Institute, Upcoming Webinar, Open Mics, and more
January 2022 Newsletter: in this issue
Learn more and join us for our new Mission Investing Institute, sign up for a webinar on catalytic capital investing in Latino communities, register for three upcoming Open Mics, view field news and resources, and welcome MIE's newest member.
Announcing the Mission Investing Institute: Arts and the Creative Economy
Mission Investors Exchange, Grantmakers in the Arts, and Upstart Co-Lab are excited to host the Mission Investing Institute: Arts and the Creative Economy on April 7-8, 2022. This two-day virtual impact investing training is designed for senior foundation staff working in arts and creativity, as well as finance or investment professionals at endowed cultural institutions. Through an action-focused set of programming and resources, the Institute will help activate your impact in the arts and culture space.
Click on the link below to learn more about the Institute — including a list of sessions, and complete this short form to register. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!
Register for a Webinar on 3/1 at 2PM ET: Catalytic Capital Investing in Latino Communities
Join us on March 1 at 2-3:30PM ET for a webinarshowcasing how catalytic capital can be used to drive market capital and resources to Latino borrowers and communities across the United States. In partnership with the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), we'll spotlight catalytic capital investments and explore strategies for foundations to leverage catalytic capital to advance their impact.
Open Mics are informal virtual gatherings for MIE members to exchange ideas, learn from each other's work, and help respond to urgent challenges. Join the Open Mics below, and contact Zineb Touzani with questions.
How foundations can protect and grow employment opportunities in rural regions and small gateway cities across the U.S. that improve livelihoods and advance equity.
Strategies for community foundations to activate their endowments, re-envision risk and lending practices, and support partners in service of racial equity.
A conversation with communications peers on how to communicate the activities and impact of impact investing programs to internal and external audiences.
January Field News and Resources
Common Future CEO Rodney Foxworth challenges philanthropy to truly shift its power and capital. MacArthur Foundation has committed $5 million to Cadre Direct Access Fund, a real estate fund that invests in local, underrepresented minority operating partners. T.L.L. Temple Foundation establishes the first Community Development Financial Institution in Deep East Texas in partnership with Communities Unlimited and PeopleFund.
Confronting climate change and providing society a healthier and more prosperous future by increasing and accelerating the flow of private capital into markets that energize the green economy.
march 1, 2-3:30pm et
webinar: catalytic capital investing in latino communities
