February 19, 2019 By: Nikishka Iyengar, Founder and CEO, The Guild This article originally appeared in Green Money Journal. Growing up in Mumbai, India’s financial hub, it was hard to escape the pervasive Slumdog Millionaire-esque wealth disparities. Coupled with other issues like gender-based violence, Mumbai served as my primer for recognizing that socioeconomic issues like poverty are a […]
February 15, 2019 By: Sean Williams, Performance Measurement, TechBridge How do you measure the social impact of technology investment? It’s a big question TechBridge has been working to answer for nearly 25 years. In 2001, TechBridge held our first annual Digital Ball, inspired by the Silicon Valley Charitable Ball, where we gathered local CIOs […]
December 7, 2018 By: Ted Kietzman 19MBA and Janvi Pamnani 21BBA, Emory University’s Goizueta Business School Impact investing is a growing trend in the world of social impact and entrepreneurship. Traditionally, social enterprises were formalized as nonprofit entities and competed for grant funding from government and philanthropic foundations. However, in the past decade or so, financial […]
December 5, 2018 By: Deborah Kasemeyer, Northern Trust Opportunity Zones (OZs) could lead to greater infusions of capital into historically underinvested neighborhoods. And with over 250 OZs in Georgia, only 27 of which are in Atlanta, much of our state is eligible for investment. A bipartisan idea injected into the new federal tax law, OZs […]
SAN FRANCISCO- October 2018- I am the owner of a yoga studio called All Life is Yoga, and the Founder and Executive Director of the Dharma Project, an Atlanta-based non-profit that brings mindfulness and yoga to communities and organizations that experience high levels of stress and/or trauma. This includes public servants like police officers, first responders, teachers, […]
Profile Summary: Venture Name: Emory Impact Investing Group (EIIG) Impact Focus Area(s): Business Lending, Consulting, Workforce Development, Job Creation Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Startup Year Venture Established: 2014 Business Type: Student-Run Microbusiness Lender Headquarters: Atlanta, GA The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us about the challenge you are focused […]
Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Greg Block, Founder and Chairman Venture Name: First Step Staffing Impact Focus Area(s): Homeless, Workforce Development, Disability Services Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Later Year Venture Established: 2007 Business Type: Nonprofit Social Enterprise Headquarters: Atlanta, GA The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us about the challenge you […]
Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Brian Cayce, Vice President, Investments Venture Name: Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) Impact Focus Area(s): International Development, Technology, Financial Services Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Early Year Venture Established: 2003 Business Type: For-Profit Investor (Impact Venture Fund) Headquarters: Atlanta, GA The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us […]
Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Grace Fricks, President & CEO Venture Name: Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) Impact Focus Area(s): Small Business Capital with Coaching and Connections, Job Creation, Asset/Wealth Building, Services Provided in English and Spanish Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Later Year Venture Established: 1997 Business Type: Nonprofit Investor (Community Development […]
Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Judith Winfrey Venture Name: PeachDish Impact Focus Area(s): Agriculture; Environment; Food Products/Organics; Green Consumer Products Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Early Year Venture Established: 2014 Business Type: For Profit Social Enterprise The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us about the challenge you are focused on addressing […]