Locus

This month, we introduced Jim Baek as CIGP's new Executive Director, announced a new cohort for driving impact in Central Appalachia, and showcased new impact investing initiatives from community foundations. Read all about it in our latest newsletter! buff.ly/2WAjUbW

We're proud to welcome Jim Baek as CIGP's new Executive Director! Jim joins the LOCUS team with a wealth of experience that will help scale the use of guarantees for social impact. Learn more about Jim and what's next for CIGP here: buff.ly/3ycor2h

The @InvestAppalach and LOCUS teams are partnering with @WVHub to launch a new cohort. Apply for the Appalachia Investment Framer Action Cohort to grow your leadership skills in bringing investment opportunities to the region. buff.ly/3yaq5l0

Congratulations to the @HutchCF team who announced an infusion of $1.2 million into a project at downtown Hutchinson! Read more about how they're advancing the field of local #impactinvesting here: buff.ly/3kRlQa2

We've been connecting foundation via a series of conversations on executing local impact investing programs. This month, we'll be hosting Accounting for Costs and Mobilizing Resources to Promote Impact. Interested community foundations can learn more here: buff.ly/3dSf8fF

Our last newsletter launched a survey to begin collecting and curating data on how community foundations are experiencing the cost-side of local impact investing. Any community foundations interested in participating can check it out in our newsletter: buff.ly/36n47yR

Last week we released our June newsletter where we discussed how Funder Collaboratives and PSOs like @unitedphilforum will be critical to strengthening the local impact investing movement. ICYMI, check it out here: buff.ly/36n47yR

ICYMI, we talked to Quinn Williams of @BeneficialStFdn on the latest LOCast about the soon-to-be-released Equitable Bank Standards. Listen to our conversation to learn more about the foundation's innovative model for impact here: buff.ly/3tH6xSL

vital as due diligence is for any #localinvesting program, philanthropy’s relative “newness” to the practice can result in a default to standard assumptions that can exclude black and indigenous people of color. Check out our most recent blog on the topic! buff.ly/3l1WT9X

LOCUS is proud to partner with Invest Appalachia (IA)! IA, an emerging #impactinvestment fund for Central Appalachia, announced LOCUS Capital as its investment manager. See the full writeup on our new partnership for impact in #Appalachia. buff.ly/3e4tnPs

@philadelphiafed's Rural Action Assemblies look at strategies to support strong, equitable pandemic-recovery in rural communities. Our Senior VP, @DebMarkley, featured in Oct.'s talk on place-based partnerships to boost investing; check it out here: buff.ly/38BzNTc

Yesterday, Opportunity VA kicked off 'Unlocking OZ Impact' with the hard questions about #OpportunityZones with all-star panelists from @LISC_HQ, @urbaninstitute, @InnovateEconomy, and more! Be sure to register for the rest of the series here: buff.ly/32wPWFJ

@AbqFoundation has been taking steps to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in its grantmaking practice and beyond which we discuss in this month's LOCast. Check out our newsletter to listen to the recording! buff.ly/3eMr1mM

At 1PM today, Opportunity VA will kick off 'Unlocking OZ Impact' with the hard questions on #OpportunityZones and equitable development featuring all-star panelists from @LISC_HQ, @urbaninstitute, @InnovateEconomy, and more! Be sure to register here: buff.ly/32wPWFJ

The Department of Labor is proposing new rules that critics worry could hamper ESG investing. Check out our Sept. newsletter to learn more and what concerned stakeholders can do in response: buff.ly/3immIzv #impactinvesting

Foundations are primed to reimagine local economies and create inclusive prosperity. In our newsletter this month, Sydney England writes for @CliffGMJ about what philanthropy can do to make that happen with #impactinvesting check out our her article here: buff.ly/3immIzv

Opportunity Virginia, a LOCUS-led effort to create a marketplace for the state's #OpportunityZones, is 1-year old! Check out our August newsletter as we discuss lessons learned and what's next for the project. buff.ly/2YhSplv #impactinvesting

Native CDFIs like @Oweesta do amazing work convening networks, and funding to help Native communities flourish. LOCUS' Teri Lovelace recently spoke at their 2020 Capital Access Convening. Check out it and the full event programming in our July Newsletter buff.ly/3eLBxJd

The dual crises of COVID-19 and systemic inequality have led to conversations on leveraging endowments to meet new circumstances. See our July newsletter for a talk with Travis Green and Lisa O'Mara on philanthropy's changing culture buff.ly/3eLBxJd #impactinvesting

We've just released our June newsletter! Check it out and listen to LOCUS Senior Vice President @DebMarkley introduce a new project, Regional Solutions for Rural and Urban Challenges. buff.ly/2AKJQXJ