The “big field” of impact investing came to Atlanta. No, not in 2020, as Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) originally planned, but in April 2026, with a different set of national and global uncertainties in the room. The years between the COVID-delayed and the largest-ever MIE conference gave Georgia’s ecosystem time to evolve and grow. More foundations are practicing impact investing. The state has more CDFIs, more local investor circles, and more community and employee-owned businesses and trusts. Federal investment dollars and national sources of private capital reach Georgia in greater volume and with more regularity than before. Our ecosystem evolved on many fronts. The national conversation has changed, too. What impact investing is for, what it should change, and what greater systemic impact actually requires of capital…