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, 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 […]

News

B Corp: Best For the World Honoree

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On September 22, 2019

A year ago, nonprofit B Lab certified Mission Driven Finance as a B Corporation—akin to organic or fair trade certification but for our whole company. We were delighted to join the B Corp movement with other folks using business as a force for good. Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of […]

Community Engagement, News

SPECTRUM reflections on expanding the impact economy

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On June 18, 2019

Building an inclusive, expansive economy is a daily practice. This work happens through big commitments and small actions as well. Prompted by Spectrum‘s conference moderator, Nadia Brigham, to find a partner for a listening exercise, a Black woman of a similar age to me a few rows up turned to scan the area and made […]

Community Engagement, News

Thoughts from the Road: Small Business Drives Strong Communities Across the Country

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On May 23, 2019

David and I spent National Small Business Week on the road in New York; Columbus, Ohio; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We spoke with stakeholders from different walks of life who all recognize the transformative power of small business from varied angles. Let me tell you. It was wild. Mental gymnastics at its finest, switching gears […]

Borrowers, Investors, News

New Financing Model Unlocks Millions to Build Affordable Homes

Posted by Tyana Smith
On May 16, 2019

Investors in non-traditional fund address San Diego’s housing crisis (San Diego)—May 16, 2019—Today, Mission Driven Finance announces that investors have contributed more than $1 million to a revolutionary fund that will support the construction of affordable homes for low-income families. Investors concerned about the region’s housing crisis contributed to Mission Driven Finance’s Homebuilding Investment Fund […]

Community Engagement, News

NPR: Breaking The Cycle Of Disinvestment In Lower-Income Communities

Posted by Tyana Smith
On April 11, 2019

Recently, our co-founder and Director of Community Engagement Lauren Grattan sat down with NPR to talk about discrepancies in access to capital for lower-income communities and how we can level the playing field. We’re delighted that national media is looking for bright spots of what’s working so we can scale inclusive community growth with sensible […]

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