Highlights from the 2019 Mission Investing Institute
Mission Investors Exchange’s 16th Mission Investing Institute took place on March 26-28 at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York, NY. The Institute featured 2 ½ days of member-led sessions bringing together approximately 40 staff members from foundations or other philanthropic asset owners across the country.
This is a once in a year intensive training experience designed to help philanthropy professionals gain exposure to approaches that can help them get started in impact investing or advance their practice — whether they are part of a well-established impact investing program or developing one from scratch. Through interactive exercises in small-group settings, participants hear from their peers in philanthropy, build relationships with fellow philanthropic professionals, and learn from seasoned investors in the field.
See below for some highlights from discussion during the Institute, and check out two session recordings below. MIE will be posting more recordings in the coming months:
- What Is Refugee Lens Investing? Stories and Strategies by John Kluge of Refugee Investment Network
- Opportunity Zone (OZ) Explainer: An Orientation on OZs by Fran Seegull of the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance