Advancing economic opportunity, Community engagement, Gender equity, Investors, Racial equity

Why invest with a racial or gender equity lens?

Posted by Wilda Wong
On March 24, 2021

We need more individuals thinking and acting in ways that take into account the dynamics of intersectionality—a framework that civil rights activist and lawyer Kimberlé Crenshaw coined—to provide a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects.

Advancing economic opportunity, Borrowers, Community engagement, Investors, News, Racial equity

Local Impact Investment Firm Mission Driven Finance Marks 5th Anniversary with $11 Million Milestone; Calls for New Funding Applicants In Order to Double That Amount by End of 2021

Posted by Wilda Wong
On March 2, 2021

Marking two major milestones, we are celebrating our fifth anniversary this month as well as having disbursed $11 million in assets to the small businesses and nonprofits dedicated to social change in the region.

Advancing economic opportunity, Borrowers, Community engagement, Investors, News, Racial equity

Living Cities Announces Capital Investment in Mission Driven Finance To Increase Access to Growth Capital and Support For Social Impact Small Businesses and Nonprofits

Posted by Wilda Wong
On March 2, 2021

Living Cities’ Blended Catalyst Fund (BCF) announces a $2 million commitment to Advance, a regional, inclusive place-based fund managed by impact investment firm Mission Driven Finance.

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Mission Driven Finance Selected as an ImpactAssets 50 2021 Emerging Impact Manager

Posted by Wilda Wong
On February 23, 2021

Mission Driven Finance has been named as an Emerging Impact Manager in ImpactAssets' IA 50 2021, the first publicly available database that provides a gateway into the world of impact investing for investors and their financial advisors, offering an easy way to identify experienced impact investment firms and explore the landscape of potential investment options.

Advancing economic opportunity, Early childhood, Gender equity, Immigrant and New American rights, Investors, News, Racial equity, Resources, Social determinants of health, Sustainable systems

Our fund is a “myth-buster and courageous innovation”

Posted by Wilda Wong
On February 17, 2021

We are proud to be a part of Integrated Capital Investing's The Transformative 25 List, funds that are transforming finance for people and the planet.

Advancing economic opportunity, Community engagement

How Lauren Grattan thinks about risk

Posted by Wilda Wong
On December 28, 2020

Shoutout Socal recently checked in with our Co-founder and Chief Community Officer Lauren Grattan in its local stories series and asked her how she thinks about risk.

Advancing economic opportunity, Affordable housing, Borrowers, Community engagement, Early childhood, Immigrant and New American rights, News, Social determinants of health

First $1.5M Deployed to San Diego County Nonprofits Hit by COVID-19

Posted by Wilda Wong
On October 5, 2020

San Diego-based impact investment fund manager Mission Driven Finance has deployed $1.5M in loans to San Diego County nonprofits that have been impacted by COVID-19, thanks to $5M in seed funding from The San Diego Foundation as part of the San Diego County COVID-19 Small Business & Nonprofit Loan Program.

Advancing economic opportunity, Affordable housing, Community engagement, Early childhood, Investors, News, Social determinants of health, Sustainable systems

Real Estate for Early Care & Education: A Promising Venture

Posted by Wilda Wong
On September 29, 2020

We're honored to share that David—along with early care and education expert Laura Kohn and community finance fellow Essence Rodriguez—has joined the 2020 cohort of the Promising Ventures Fellowship to explore using real estate and finance to improve access to quality early child care.

Advancing economic opportunity, Borrowers, Community engagement, Investors

Building a New, More Equitable Normal for Small Business and Nonprofits

Posted by Tyana Smith
On June 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated the effects of centuries of racist policies. If we don’t act fast, this crisis will rob our communities of vibrancy, diversity, and strength for many generations to come. The current global recognition of the deep roots of racism reinforces how critical it is to use all the tools in one’s toolbox to advance racial justice. As such, finance can and should be used as a tool for change in advancing economic and health equity in our communities. Together, we can turn the tide.

Advancing economic opportunity, Community engagement, Community Finance Fellowship, News, Team

How the Community Finance Fellows are learning during a pandemic

Posted by Wilda Wong
On April 29, 2020

While sheltering-in-place during a pandemic, we welcomed five Community Finance Fellows to our team in March to begin learning in a virtual environment: Louise Jordan, a renewed San Diegan with a legal background who moved back from Virginia to join us; Andrew Moncada, a financial analyst from Florida who wants to run his own impact investment firm one day; Benson Ochira, a refugee from Uganda with a degree in business management; Essence Rodriguez, an undergrad research fellow with the U.S. Immigration Policy Center; and Crystal Sevilla, an executive assistant from San Diego with a deep interest in economics and finance. See how they are learning during a pandemic.

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