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Economic recovery program built to support the South's smallest businesses is reaching the underbanked; nearly 80% of loans have been made to businesses owned by women and entrepreneurs of color, including half to Black-owned businesses, and 76% have gone to small businesses and nonprofits with revenues under $500k. The Fund recently welcomed new investors and has an additional $53 million available to lend to small businesses through its CDFI partners.
The California Rebuilding Fund continues to raise funds with new capital from the California IBank, The Doctors Company, Sonen Capital, Visa Foundation, and others to support entrepreneurs throughout the recovery by offering flexible, affordable capital and free advice and support through community-based lenders
The Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund aims to support the recovery of small businesses and nonprofits with access to flexible, affordable capital and free business support services across 15 southern states
Pioneering impact investing firm grows to meet the interwoven challenges of COVID-19, structural inequalities and climate change
The Fund has lent over $7 million to 14 businesses owned by men and women entrepreneurs of color in its first year and a half
Release of New Guide to Impact Investing to Help Financial Advisors Keep Pace with Growing Client Demand
Calvert Impact Capital will lead the private debt strategy for the Equality Fund, a Canadian-led multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together investors, philanthropists and government to deliver unparalleled resources supporting gender equality outcomes in Canada and around the world
Rich data-set across 160 private market companies over 11 years and new practical guidance for investors make the case for investing with a gender lens
Loan Provides a Critical Source of Credit to Help Small-Scale Farmers Establish Pathways to Greater Prosperity