"This is the story of how we launched The Intentionally Good Project, a ground-breaking initiative, against impossible odds over the course of 90 days." Joey Womack

Read more about why relationships matter on GSIC's blog: https://gasocialimpact.com/relationships-matter/ ... See more

Exciting to hear the update from Atlanta's own PadSplit at Techstars Atlanta Demo Day last evening. The tech-enabled affordable housing startup has opened its platform to ordinary property owners that want to monetize their extra space. This comes after the company grew 10x in the past year, with over 500 active units that collect more than $60,000 a week.

Learn more about PadSplit here: https://www.padsplit.com/ ... See more

Four Atlanta social ventures have been awarded a total of $200,000 by the SPANX by Sara Blakely Foundation and Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc. (AEMI) through the Civic Impact Loan Fund. This loan fund is an effort created in partnership with the Center for Civic Innovation (CCI) to support early-stage civic entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses and expanding their community impact in Atlanta.

Read more on the GSIC blog: https://gasocialimpact.com/2019-civic-innovation-loan-fund/ ... See more

GSIC is committed to continuing to provide connections and learning opportunities to impact investors and social enterprises of all types throughout Georgia. So last week, we hosted leaders from nearly 40 GA-based foundations and 15 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to gain insights on how to advance their common goals around social outcomes.

Read more about the conversations that emerged on the GSIC blog: https://gasocialimpact.com/leveraging-cdfis-for-mission/ ... See more

Forbes Nonprofit Council member Amelia Nickerson is Vice President of Development and Community Relations at First Step Staffing, an alternative staffing organization employing men and women experiencing homelessness.

Founded in Atlanta in 2007, First Step is one of the first workforce development organizations to use impact and mission-related investment dollars to support its growth. Nickerson attributes First Step’s success to those early lenders who were willing to assume some risk to support social good.

Read more on GSIC's blog here: https://gasocialimpact.com/forbes-first-step-vp-brings-returns/. ... See more

Standing room only at the Land Bank-CLT panel hosted by
Center for Community Progress yesterday. Atlanta Land Trust and the Land Bank Authority did a great job representing the work being done here in City of Atlanta Government. ... See more

Two great partnerships were honored at today's Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Annual Awards Luncheon: 1) JPMorgan Chase & Co. PRO Neighborhoods, ANDP Homes and Reinvestment Fund and 2) Village Micro Fund, Morehouse College and Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative. Congrats to all of the winners! ... See more

Thanks to all who came to today's event on Leveraging #CDFIs for Mission. A very special thanks to our speakers: Courtney Smith from PNC, Sameera Fazili from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Sandra Mikush formerly of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation.

The #ImpInv ecosystem in Georgia is growing. The excitement in the room was overflowing. #GSIC ... See more

Valor Ventures works under the assumption that inclusion is one of the risks controllable by investors and that it is also one of the few risks that, if well managed, has a strong positive outcome for the investment.

Read more about "Inclusion Premium" thinking from Founding General Partner Lisa Calhoun on GSIC's blog: https://gasocialimpact.com/smart-investors-inclusion-premium/ ... See more

"If Backyard ATL scales, we can help to keep thousands of low-middle income homeowners in place while accommodating Atlanta’s skyrocketing population growth. However, it can’t scale unless the social value of what we are bringing is not only accepted but also embraced by its investors. If we hope to provide market solutions that are actually solving social issues, we will need to find capital that is more conscience of the realities of the problems we are trying to solve."

Read more from Pavan Iyer of BackyardATL and eightvillage on the GSIC blog: https://gasocialimpact.com/pavan-iyer-backyard-atl/ ... See more