To invest in and support sustainable businesses and inspiring people

Enterprise

Priorities:

  • Access to Finance
  • Agriculture/Food
  • Community Development and Housing
  • Education
  • Employment Generation
  • Environment/Sustainability
  • Health

Target Populations:

  • Children
  • Elderly
  • Families
  • Minority Populations
  • Persons with Disabilities
  • Rural Communities
  • Urban Communities
  • Women/Girls
  • Youth

Investor ‒ Angel Investor, Crowd-funding, Investment Fund, Private Equity

Priorities:

  • Access to Finance
  • Agriculture/Food
  • Community Development and Housing
  • Education
  • Employment Generation
  • Environment/Sustainability
  • Health

Target Populations:

  • Children
  • Elderly
  • Families
  • Minority Populations
  • Persons with Disabilities
  • Rural Communities
  • Urban Communities
  • Women/Girls
  • Youth

Investment Vehicles Offered:

  • Debt
  • Equity
  • Loans

Target Stages of Growth:

  • Early
  • Later
  • Mature

Intermediary

Services offered to investors:

  • Link investors, investees and stakeholders providing them with services
  • Manage impact investing funds
  • Provide advice as well as help in structuring deals

Supported Stages of Growth:

  • Start-up
  • Early
  • Later
  • Mature

Supported Investment Vehicles

  • Equity
  • Loans
  • Seed Grants

WoodLeaf is getting started in this area; services have mostly been pro bono to date

Enabler ‒ Consulting Firm, Nonprofit Organization

Services offered to enterprises:

  • Convening
  • Co-working Space
  • Incubator
  • Networking
  • Promotion
  • Training

WoodLeaf is just getting started, with office space that will hopefully be used for convenings