Convening & Resourcing Georgia’s Impact Capital Ecosystem
GSIC develops educational programs that respond to the evolving needs and interests of our impact investing ecosystem stakeholders. Whether it’s a hands-on workshop or interactive virtual webinars, GSIC’s programs break down the complexity of impact investing and bridge the gap between interest and action. Check out our upcoming programs to get a sense of what these programs look like!
Designed to empower everyone in the impact investing ecosystem, this comprehensive library offers a self-guided learning journey tailored to the unique needs of capital suppliers, capital aggregators, and capital seekers. Whether you’re a foundation looking to deepen your understanding of impact investing strategies, a community development organization searching for new investment models or approaches, a nonprofit striving to attract the right kind of investment, or countless other audiences and users, our library is your go-to destination! If you’re ready to build an impact investing program or begin making impact investments, our Impact Investing Toolkit is here to help! This comprehensive resource includes everything you need to get impact capital into Georgia—featuring example Investment Policy Statements, investment evaluation tools, sample legal agreements, and much more. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your approach, our toolkit provides the practical tools and guidance you need to drive measurable social and financial returns. This resource has what you need to get started with your impact investing efforts!
GSIC’s Blog is a hub for thought leadership, storytelling, and industry insights that highlight the people, ideas, and initiatives shaping Georgia’s impact investing ecosystem. Through in-depth articles, expert perspectives, and success stories, our blog sparks meaningful conversations and highlights innovative solutions driving social and economic change.
Connecting People, Ideas, Opportunities, & Deals
Since 2022, GSIC has been a backbone convener of the Atlanta Impact Finance Meetup group. Through quarterly coffee and happy hour events, this growing community routinely attracts 30-50+ individuals representing different segments and organizations in Georgia’s impact investing ecosystem!
GSIC’s mission compels us to work to organize and marshal Georgia’s many capitals, financial, intellectual, and human, for the betterment of our state. We maintain an Ecosystem Job Board to connect people seeking new impact investing-related job opportunities with roles in our ecosystem, and we help ecosystem partners promote job opportunities to find qualified impact professionals!
GSIC’s Ecosystem Events Calendar is a dynamic resource that keeps professionals, investors, and organizations informed about the latest impact investing events across Georgia and beyond. By curating and promoting cross-collaborative events—ranging from local meetups to national conferences—GSIC fosters a more connected and informed ecosystem. Why is this important? Impact investing thrives on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and strategic partnerships. By highlighting key events, GSIC helps Georgia’s impact leaders connect, learn, and find solutions that drive social and economic progress. Whether you’re looking to expand your expertise, build meaningful connections, or stay at the forefront of the impact investing movement, GSIC’s Ecosystem Events Calendar is your go-to resource for staying engaged and informed.
Since 2017, GSIC has maintained an Impact Investing Ecosystem Map to identify the many Capital Suppliers, Capital Aggregators, Capital Seekers, and Capital Enablers that comprise our collective ecosystem. This interactive guide is the go-to for understanding what capital is, the different roles and functions that connect capital, key impact investing and finance definitions, and the organizations working at different levels here in Georgia!
Supporting Action-Taking & Investment
GSIC offers ecosystem facilitation and strategy support to connect key players across Georgia’s impact investing space. By building bridges between investors, nonprofits, capital providers, social enterprises, and others, we hope to create an environment that enables and accelerates shared learning and investing. Need an example?
GSIC provides individualized education and coaching to foundations across Georgia seeking to advance impact investing within their institutions. Whether your foundation is new to impact investing, looking to refine your existing strategy, or tackling a specific challenge, GSIC can be a resource!
GSIC’s ongoing foundation learning series is designed to empower Georgia’s philanthropic community with the knowledge and tools necessary to engage in local impact investing. Topics include fiduciary duty & governance, common investment & structures, investment evaluation & assessment, operational and more.
In early 2025, GSIC was engaged by a group of Atlanta-based foundation leaders to co-design and facilitate the “Capital Access & Nonprofit Financial Needs Roundtable Series,” which aims to bridge the gap between nonprofits navigating financial uncertainty and capital providers exploring new ways to support them.
Since 2022, GSIC has been a backbone convener and financial sponsor of the Atlanta Impact Finance Meetup group. Through quarterly coffee and happy hour events, this growing community routinely attracts 30-50+ individuals representing different segments and organizations in Georgia’s impact investing ecosystem!
In August 2024, GSIC co-designed & co-hosted the “Expanding Shared Ownership in Georgia” convening with The Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, Kindred Futures, and Goizueta’s Business & Society Institute. The event brought together 50+ stakeholders to discuss the shared ownership models, explore how these models could help address economic inequality, & identify strategies for expanding these models in Georgia.
GSIC identified the financial pressures created by COVID-19 for nonprofit & social enterprise partners throughout Georgia. GSIC stepped into a virtual organizing and convening space to help rally impact capital to address financial strain. Our efforts contributed to the creation of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Guarantee Pool – a facility that incentives CDFI lending to organizations awaiting federal reimbursements.
In 2023, GSIC held its first large-scale event, the “State of Georgia CDFI Conference.” With nearly 200 participants from across the state in attendance, this day-long conference was an opportunity to clarify key concepts inherent to the CDFI field & business model, educate investors on the value of & pathways for investing in CDFIs, uplift Georgia’s CDFI leaders & their impact, & promote greater collaboration & investment in the ecosystem.
