Many of our team are on the spring conference circuit. If you see us, be sure to say hi!
Where to find the MDF team this 2025 spring conference season
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Talking regenerative agriculture at the RFSI Forum
We all have a role to play to activate different forms of capital for positive outcomes in regenerative food and agricultural systems.
Politifest 2022: What’s the Government’s Role in Child Care?
In October 2022, Laura Kohn spoke at Politfest 2022 to discuss the topic of the government’s role in child care. Check out this recap.
Letters from Lauren: September/October 2022
In the last few months, four strategies with client-partners made the first investments into the community, we welcomed new partnerships and portfolio companies, and the second cohort of community finance fellows graduated.
Where to find the MDF team this 2022 conference season
While COVID-19 continues to circulate, our team is fully vaccinated and getting back to conferences and convenings.
Thank you to our 2nd fellowship cohort!
Today concludes our formal year of learning together with the second cohort of the Community Finance Fellowship at Mission Driven Finance. Join us in extending a huge thanks to them for a fruitful year together!
Mission Driven Finance to Invest in San Diego Diverse-Led Businesses Through Partnership with Council for Supplier Diversity
Mission Driven Finance to Invest in San Diego Diverse-Led Businesses Through Partnership with Council for Supplier Diversity
Investing in Community Infrastructure to Support Thriving Economies
In March 2022, Laura Kohn spoke at the National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference attended by over 2,400 community development professionals.
Letters from Lauren: August 2022
This quarter marks a huge milestone in Mission Driven Finance’s history—we have now flowed over $50 million in “assets into community” (AIC) across more than 100 loan transactions!
Mission Driven Finance has flowed more than $50 million in assets into the community!
Our team is celebrating a huge milestone: We’ve flowed over $50 million in assets into the community as of July 31, 2022!
Letters from Lauren: July 2022
No summer slowdown here, we are seeing tons of activity across our various funds.
Regenerative Harvest Strategy Roadshow
The Mission Driven Finance team traveled throughout the United States to raise awareness of the Regenerative Harvest Strategy.
Letters from Lauren: June/July 2022
We’re welcoming summer, (safe) gathering, and new fund launches with our partners—and still mourning that the long battles against COVID-19 and systemic bias continue.
Seeing the impact in person
Our distributed team got together in real life in San Diego for a team retreat to connect with each other and our mission.
Letters from Lauren: May/June 2022
Reflecting on Memorial Day and the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, it’s easy to feel like we’re treading water as a society. But we believe in the power of freedom dreams and radical imagination to continue building a future that works for all.
Investing in positive community impact
The San Diego Workforce Partnership highlights Mission Driven Finance in their partner profile series. See how workforce development matters in our work.
Food Funded 2022
Food entrepreneurs and investors gathered for educational workshops and live investment presentations to catalyze funding for food ventures at this year’s Food Funded summit.
Innovative real estate that is a win for the local economy and the environment
Hilltop Crossing, a new development in San Diego, not only creates middle-income housing but also engages diverse subcontractors and includes energy-efficient features.
Mission Driven Finance supports Starbucks Community Resilience Fund mobilizing capital for racial equity
Mission Driven Finance and Next Street are partnering with Starbucks to advance racial equity and environmental resilience.
