INVESTOR CLUBS – Background

As we work to build the infrastructure for community members to be able invest directly in the social ventures (nonprofits, startups, businesses, funds, cooperatives, hybrids, and more) they care about, Investor Clubs are a critical step forward. Building on the success of CO Impact Days and our growing network of Impact Investing Giving Circles (we piloted the first ever Impact Investing Giving Circle in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado), Investor Clubs are the next step in achieving Impact Finance Center’s vision of a Main Street 2.0.

Colorado Main Street Lender Investor Club

Hosts: Impact Finance Center, Colorado Lending Source, Impact Development Fund, and Oweesta Fund
 When: Wednesday, May 27th at 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Online – Register here

TO ATTEND: You must either be a) a CDFI or Nonprofit Lender or b) an accredited investor and fill out this survey

Featuring a panel of impact investing practitioners and experts, including:

• Caryn Sachs, Esq., The Erich & Hannah Sachs Foundation

• Kyle Reis, Reis Foundation

• Dr. Ben Bynum, Colorado Health Foundation

• Adeeb Khan, Delta Dental Foundation

• Dr. Stephanie Gripne, Impact Finance Center

Plus a panel discussion by CDFI and Nonprofit Lender Leadership Circle members:

• Mike O’Donnell, Executive Director, Colorado Lending Source

• Chrystel Cornelius, Executive Director, Oweesta

• Sean Doherty, Executive Director, Impact Development Fund

• Cass Walker Harvey, Executive Director, First Southwest Community Fund

Featuring quick pitches by 10-15 Colorado CDFI and Nonprofit Lenders!

• If you are a CO Main Street Lender and want to do a quick pitch, email [email protected] to set up a call

• All Main Street Lenders in attendance that serve Colorado have the opportunity to put their products in the catalog

• Check out CO Main Street CDFI & Nonprofit Lender Bucket Brigade

About the Main Street Lender Investor Club:

IFC has identified, educated, and activated more than 80 new impact investors over the last several years through our various education offerings, CO Impact Days, Who’s Who in Financial Innovation & Impact Investing, Fellowships, and more. Several of those activated have gone on to invest in Colorado CDFIs and Nonprofit Lenders. Multiple Colorado CDFIs and Nonprofit Lenders are formally or informally working with IFC to secure new investors. In response to a growing number of requests, IFC is piloting a Colorado Main Street Lender Investor Club with the primary goal of providing education and investment opportunities that activate more dollars to provide both investor and community value.

After this pilot Investor Club meeting, we will evaluate if there is sufficient investment opportunity and investor interest to convene a quarterly Main Street Investor Club with the goal of growing the Club to 100+ investors (e.g., individuals, private foundations, community foundations, endowments, family offices, corporations, banks, and life insurance companies).

Investor Benefits

• Education

• Access to investment opportunities

• Efficiencies

• Opportunities to find co-investors for those of which the Investor is lead

CDFI and Nonprofit Lender Benefits:

• Cost-effective fundraising

• More investors

Please contact us at [email protected] or 303-900-2060 to let us know if you would like to be included as a co-host or would consider sponsoring the event.

Learn more about Main Street Lenders with these resources:

The Federal Reserve of San Francisco says of CDFIs during the previous Great Recession, “Community development financial institution (CDFI) loan funds lent into this storm, acting as economic shock absorbers for these communities in the worst of the downturn. And remarkably, a new analysis reveals how their patience and commitment enabled them to dramatically outperform regulated commercial banks during the recession….However, without access to patient, flexible and reasonably priced capital, CDFIs can’t be nimble and patient as they were during the Great Recession.” (Read more.)

 

resources:

• Enterprise Integrated Full Spectrum Investment Calculator (coming soon)

Contact Us

E-mail
[email protected]

Phone
303-900-2060

Address
Impact Finance Center
1245 Champa Street
Denver, CO 80204