Massachusetts Investor Club
Activating Full Spectrum Capital for Massachusetts.
Events
Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Financial Innovation and Impact Investing Workshop
Housing, Financial Innovation, and Impact Investing Workshop
In partnership with Gilson Family Foundation, Impact Finance Center is hosting the Massachusetts Investor Club to build the infrastructure to get more investment capital flowing to support the impact sector in Massachusetts. We have created the Massachusetts Investor Club to act as a marketplace to directly connect investors with the projects they care about.
The Gilson Family Foundation is a family foundation located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The Gilson Family Foundation is interested in connecting with Massachusetts impact investors, leaders, community leaders, and investment opportunities as they expand their Massachusetts strategy. The Gilson Family Foundation trustees have actively been training with Impact Finance Center through our Fellowship Program, participated in CO Impact Days, and started making direct investments such as a program-related investment into Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute and asked Impact Finance Center if we would be interested in partnering to expand the work we have done in Colorado to Massachusetts with a focus on Education, Health, and Human Services.
Nonprofit organizations need patient flexible capital to invest in building their capacity. It can be hard to find this type of capital from grant funding alone, which is often restricted for certain programs. When appropriately structured, investments in nonprofits can bring benefits both for the nonprofit organization as well as for funders and investors. Nonprofits with earned revenue streams can take on debt to invest in growth, paying back investors over time with a modest interest rate. For funders, the return of capital plus a small amount of interest has the potential to be more impactful than a grant because the money can be reinvested or granted out at the end of the loan term.
Join the Massachusetts Investor Club to learn how you can invest in the businesses and organizations that are working to make a difference for Massachusetts. In this presentation, impact investors will share their stories, the audience will hear discussions about the need of projects and social ventures in your community, and finish by hearing some quick pitches from other Massachusetts-based organizations. You will have the opportunity to ask questions from leaders in the field, as well as gain access to live deals so that you can begin activating capital right away.
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.
Impact Finance Center is working to catalyze unprecedented investment into Main Street by creating the infrastructure for a National Impact Investing Marketplace.
Direct investing marketplaces like our Investor Clubs are a critical part of that infrastructure.
Your support will help make it all possible!
Please note that IFC is not an investment advisor or broker – our investor clubs are for educational and networking purposes for investors to learn more about impact investing and what direct investing opportunities may be available in their areas of interest, identity, and place. IFC makes no investment recommendations or endorsements of investment opportunities or products. Consult your financial, legal, and/or tax professionals for how a particular investment may fit with your goals.