Kate Hammarback she/her

On Feb 16 hear @andreperryedu present his new report, “How to expand Black-owned businesses in cities during the pandemic.” @DionRabouin @tyboyea @cheeseaugrattan @erinkilmerneel will discuss what is needed to ensure continued growth. Explore now: brook.gs/363PB27

I think everyone in venture (especially LPs!) should be reading @BLCKVC’s State of Black Venture report. There has been a lot of progress, but still a lot of work to be done unlocking LP relationships and investing in Black fund managers. Full report: blckvc.org/state-black-ve…

Congrats to the Include Award Recipients @1hubfashion, Glue Health and Masa Fresh! And thanks to sponsors @sheerID, @SchwabeLaw, and @TechTownPDX for helping support this award that bridges the gap of Friends & Family funding for emerging BIPOC entrepreneurs.

"How much time should I invest in myself for training/upskilling?" w/ @Zebras_Unite Co-Founder @marazepeda #thisisnotadvice Day 182 pscp.tv/w/c2L86zFsWktw…

On now: Lunch and the long-view from @urbaninstitute on NMTC effectiveness for creating place based economic development... 🥪🔨💸 #impinv #EconTwitter #CommunityBased #liveaturban

Me emphasizing messages in a group text hours after the conversation is over

trying to remember what life was like before COVID

@NaNoWordSprints 600 on the nose and she *did* walk through a lobby! 🤗💥

STOP! That’s 15 minutes! Report those word counts. Did any characters walk through a lobby? Take a 5-minute break and come back for a 10-minute sprint at :50!

@NaNoWordSprints Caught you mid sprint—so fun, thank you! 608 words. “I think they’re too co-dependent to enjoy a weekend alone, much less an entire week.” 😆

...and STOP! Wooooohoooo! We did it! Tweet those word counts and your last line written. Keep it PG.

🙆🏻‍♀️ #wtf2020 #MarathonNotASprint #ElectionNight

I don’t get how our country has a bunch of tech Billionaires *AND* 500+ children that need 2b reunited with their families. Seems like a deliverable some CRM software, a project mgmt team & $10 million in chump change could get done by Q4 end #DebateTonight #impinv @salesforce

“If we can’t take care of Mother Earth, we’re not going to exist as a peoples. … Pause, listen, and let Indigenous folks lead in the healing of this Earth.” — Lori Pourier, President of First Peoples Fund at #SOCAPVirtual

“We don’t want the grants, we want the endowments. Then the community can invest in itself.” (I was driving & had to keep pulling over to jot notes but I think that was)—Taj James from Full Spectrum Capital Partners! #SOCAP #SOCAPVirtual #impinv @SOCAPmarkets #philanthropy

What do you think is NEEDED in #impinv in next year? @franseegull says we need government. Public policy is simply critical given scale of change needed & magnitude of capital / incentives we need to leverage #SOCAPVirtual

🌪Durrrrr! Listening! Notes! Chat! Tweets! Repeat!! Need more hands & devices to keep up w/the deluge of #SOCAPVirtual ideas this am! Turns out I’m just as wound up virtual as I get in person! @SOCAPmarkets

@doubleZY It’s been too long @doubleZY!! Adorable pets and impact always make me think of you!! JB is our newest COVID baby. I’m pretty sure this year has been the universe’s way of telling me I needed more pets. 😹

Eeeee! Yes yes yes your math @bethsalyers!! 💥💥💥

@darawestling @SOCAPmarkets Jazzy Bananas also learning about Social CATpital Markets and CATalyzing change for social imPAWct! 😹😻 #SOCAPVirtual #catsforrealimpact @doubleZY @pemaloney @yesgallard

A different kind of ⁦@SOCAPmarkets⁩ conference this year. The kindergartener gets to learn from the main stage presenters this morning discussing “The System Isn’t Broken: This is how it was Built. How do we rebuild?” #impinv #racialequity #remoteschool

1)Know where your money spends the night 🛌 2)Become more conscious consumers of #ImpInv w/ *real* impact 🚥 3)Have a commitment to change—interrogate every decision we make & build new culture 🏔 📯call to action from @MorganSimon1 @CandideGroup #SOCAPVirtual @SOCAPmarkets