Whether you call it impact, place-based, mission-aligned, values-driven investment, or something similar, the movement toward investing for “more than financial” return has gained significant traction over the past decade. The recent pandemic-induced economic downturn has only increased momentum in this direction, as it heightened awareness of the indispensable role of “Main Street” businesses within local economies.
Read MoreOn August 25, 2021, Janice sat down with Andrea Armeni and Curt Lyon of Transform Finance, alongside Deborah Frieze of the Boston Impact Initiative to discuss Community Investment Funds and how they build power.
Read MoreA growing number of Americans who never considered themselves impact investors are now taking a long hard look at the wealth they’ve amassed through hard work — and, often, privilege — and wondering how they can use it to be part of a solution rather than an unwitting perpetuator of the problem.
Read MoreOn Monday, June 29, 2020, Janice sat down again with Teresa Chahine of Yale School of Management, this time as part of a panel with Anna Blanding of ConnCAT and ConnCorp and Michael Shuman, one of the go-to voices on local investing and community economics. This panel discussion was about finance and economic justice.
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