Impact Investing
Activating Individual Investors for Impact
On November 05, 2023
What We Learned in 2023 and What’s Next When we mapped, convened, and grew the Twin Cities Impact Investing Ecosystem in 2016-2018 we identified a substantial...
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Activating Individual Investors for Impact
On November 11, 2022
Part of Cogent’s commitment is to make a lasting impact through changing the way people think about money – thinking beyond the individual level to the...
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Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative Results in 500 Affordable Homes
On October 13, 2022
Over $112 million in capital invested in low-income communities as Minnesota faces one of America’s largest wealth gaps The Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) and several...
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Investing in Health
On September 14, 2021
Good jobs. Safe homes and communities. Quality schools. Fresh food. Close friends and family. Excellent medical care. With the COVID-19 Delta variant surging, my mind is...
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Half of entrepreneurs don’t have this key relationship—you can change that
On May 21, 2021
Ask most successful people how they launched their business and they will say luck, grit, and support from friends and family: a spouse, their parents, maybe a...
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The Equity Triple Crown: how to hit a home run in Gender & Racial Equity Investing
On January 21, 2021
An unfortunate CEO expressed what many other business leaders think (but have the sense not to say publicly): “I would love to promote and hire more...
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Racial Equity & Impact Investing
On September 09, 2020
Seeing a lot for sale signs lately around your neighborhood? But the prices are astronomical? The more you look, the more you notice that your neighborhood...
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Impact Investing 101 for Social Entrepreneurs
On August 25, 2020
In light of everything that has been going on in our country lately, many Americans have started to look into social change and social impact. How...
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Impact Investing: A Necessary Response to COVID-19
On May 19, 2020
Invest in small businesses and nonprofits! Put all your money into finding a vaccine! Emergency responses are the only option now! Spend everything you have, now,...
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Opportunity Zones: A Boon For Investors or Real Opportunity For All?
On May 15, 2019
This article was originally published by Minnesota Council on Foundations in Giving Forum Magazine’s Spring 2019 Edition Written by Susan Hammel, CFA Call me Pollyanna but...
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