MIE Member Highlights: News of 2024

by Emily Elliott, Community Impact Fellow, Communications & Marketing, Mission Investors Exchange

 

The field of impact investing continues to evolve, making waves across industries and sectors as institutions, foundations, and investors align their financial strategies with measurable positive outcomes. At Mission Investors Exchange (MIE), we are proud to support a dynamic community of philanthropic leaders dedicated to advancing mission-driven investing. 

 

From historic commitments and full-portfolio impact alignment to groundbreaking initiatives that mobilize billions in private capital, 2024 proved to be a year of transformative action. From tracking innovative developments to sharing accomplishments and amplifying impact, clear and compelling storytelling is essential to inspire action and further build the impact investing movement. This post highlights some of the top impact investing field news among our members, ordered chronologically and based on article mentions and reach.* 

 

Let’s begin in February as…

 

Blk Grvty Secures $1 Million from Surdna Foundation to Back Underrepresented Fund Managers
Feb. 6, ImpactAlpha

 

Tideline and Impact Capital Managers Publish Research on Cutting Edge Approaches to Investor Value Creation, Showing How Impact Can Drive Financial Outperformance
Feb. 7, Tideline

 

The California Endowment Becomes the Largest U.S. Foundation to Commit 100% of its Investment Assets to Impact Investing
Feb 21, ImpactAlpha

 

Visa Foundation Helps To Uplift More Than Four Million SMBs
March 21, Global FinTech Series

 

CapShift Catalyzes $500 Million for Impact
March 28, Wate 6

 

Leading Impact Investors and Philanthropists Convene for Mission Investors Exchange 2024 National Conference in Los Angeles in May
April 22, Associated Press

 

Upstart Co-Lab raises $15 million to invest in an inclusive creative economy
April 23, ImpactAlpha

 

Invest Appalachia Fund closes with USD 35 million for community-first investing
May 13, Mountain Partnership

 

RWJF Announces New Allocation for Impact Investments to Improve Health Equity
May 28, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

National Funders Commit $25M to Center and Accelerate Responsible, Equitable and Ethical AI at Inaugural Joint California Summit on Generative AI
May 29, The San Francisco Foundation

 

With managers like Marcy Venture, Kellogg Foundation points its $8 billion toward mission
June 18, ImpactAlpha

 

Zero Gap Fund Mobilizes $1.04B in Private Capital to Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
July 10, The Rockefeller Foundation

 

Arctaris Impact and Circuit Ave Join Forces to Transform Blighted Properties into Affordable Homes, Addressing Urgent Housing Crisis
Oct. 1, Associated Press

 

These stories demonstrate incredible momentum among MIE members and emphasize the importance of sharing impact investing achievements with a wider audience. At MIE, we believe effective communications and marketing are essential to celebrating and scaling your successes — whether in health equity, small business empowerment, ethical AI, or advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By amplifying our members’ impact through storytelling and strategic messaging, we aim to inspire others to join in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges. Communications plays a pivotal role in showcasing these initiatives, ensuring that the transformative power of impact investing is both recognized and replicated.