COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses and Nonprofits

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On March 18, 2020

[Updated April 6, 2020] We’re sharing with you—our community—the same message and COVID-19 resources for small businesses and nonprofits that we provided to our active borrowers. During this challenging time, stay true to your values and support each other. None of us will come out of this unchanged. This is rapidly evolving. We will update […]

Investors, News

AdvanceHER: Unlocking Opportunities for Women and Girls in San Diego and Abroad

Posted by Tyana Smith
On March 3, 2020

In our quest to increase economic opportunity for underestimated groups, we knew we’d want to emphasize supporting women and girls. With a diverse and largely female team, empowering more women has always felt natural to us. We’ve long wanted to connect the resources and needs of our community in new intentional ways that make a […]

Investors, News

Mission Driven Finance Selected as an ImpactAssets 50 2020 Emerging Impact Manager

Posted by Wilda Wong
On February 25, 2020

ImpactAssets Releases Ninth Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Manager Showcase with New Emerging Impact Category FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Wilda Wong | 858-880-0252 x708 | wilda@missiondrivenfinance.com (SAN DIEGO)—February 25, 2020—Mission Driven Finance has been named as an Emerging Impact Manager in ImpactAssets‘s ImpactAssets 50 2020 (IA 50), a publicly available, online database […]

Community Engagement, Resources

Support Local Black-owned businesses in San Diego and watch our communities thrive

Posted by Tyana Smith
On February 20, 2020

The best way to celebrate Black History Month this year? Shop at local Black-owned small businesses. Economic power is the fundamental building block of healthy and thriving communities. With it, communities flourish—with improved health outcomes, educational opportunities, and the accumulation of wealth to support health and happiness for many generations to come. Unfortunately, a recent […]

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We’re striving for progress, not perfection in 2020

Posted by Tyana Smith
On January 23, 2020

“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With 2019 officially behind us, […]

Community Engagement

What is the price of freedom?

Posted by Tyana Smith
On January 17, 2020

When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Washington Monument, he saw a country seared with painful injustices and hate. But he also recognized the great potential for equality, love, and freedom. Now more than 45 years later, how are we doing as a nation in realizing […]

Community Engagement

Eight impactful San Diego businesses for all your gift-giving needs

Posted by Tyana Smith
On December 17, 2019

Are you still finishing your holiday shopping list? Don’t worry, we waited until the last minute, too. Luckily, these local San Diego businesses are here to save the day. The following handpicked businesses are sure to satisfy everyone on your list while supporting local business owners who care about our community. For that friend who […]

Community Engagement, News

Changing the face of finance through the Community Finance Fellowship

Posted by Wilda Wong
On December 17, 2019

To build an inclusive economy, we must transform the world of finance. Communities need good businesses, and good businesses need access to affordable capital. But our financial systems, structures, and policies have restricted access to capital and opportunity—whether intentionally or not. We believe the lack of diversity in finance perpetuates unequal access to capital and […]

Community Engagement, News

Making Funding Accessible in the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Community

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On November 22, 2019

AdvanceAPI: A Partnership with the Asian Business Association of San Diego Doing your taxes. Buying a house. Raising a family. Some things are, by nature, challenging. Entrepreneurs in underestimated communities would also add finding investors and accessing startup capital to this list. As an entrepreneur, sourcing start-up capital can be time-consuming. Add in the factor of […]

Community Engagement, News

Community Finance Fellowship

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On September 29, 2019

Changing the Face of Finance One of the fairy godmothers of impact investing Morgan Simon likes to say, “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good—we all know that one. But also, don’t let good be the enemy of perfect. Keep striving to do better.” We take that advice to heart. We started with a […]

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