As we celebrated our ninth birthday, we paused to appreciate both our journey and the vibrant community we’ve built together. Here are two events = opportunities to connect with community. Join us!
Letters from Lauren: April 2025
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Investing in the Care Economy, May 15, 2025
Care isn’t just a social necessity that touches all of us at some point in our lives—it’s a massive investment opportunity. Join us as we unpack the state of the care economy and investment opportunities reshaping how we think about care, capital, and community impact.
Where to find the MDF team this 2025 spring conference season
Many of our team are on the spring conference circuit. If you see us, be sure to say hi!
Mission Driven Finance selected as an ImpactAssets 50™ 2025 Manager
For the sixth year in a row, Mission Driven Finance is selected for the ImpactAssets IA 50 list, a list of private debt and equity impact investing fund managers representing a broad range of geographies and impact areas of focus.
Letters from Lauren: December 2024
Mission Driven Finance is entering a new era—we are at an exciting inflection point on the path to mobilizing $1 billion of assets into community and cannot wait to fill you in with more details in the new year.
Care Access Real Estate® celebrates 20 homes for child care providers
Care Access Real Estate® (CARE) has acquired its 20th property! This means 20 thoughtfully renovated child care hubs in neighborhoods, 20 houses for child care providers to live in with their families, 20 stable locations for women entrepreneurs to grow a child care business, and 244 more slots of quality child care.
Asset Funders Network webinar: Investing in Home-Based Childcare Entrepreneurs to Stabilize Their Businesses, Expand Childcare, and Build Wealth Through Homeownership
Asset Funders Network held a webinar about innovative work happening to address asset building for home-based childcare entrepreneurs. The panel explored main barriers these entrepreneurs are facing; ways groups are attempting to remove those barriers; policy opportunities to create systemic change; and ways philanthropy can be supportive.
Where to find the MDF team this 2024 conference season
Many of our team will be on the fall conference circuit again. If you see us, be sure to say hi!
Letters from Lauren: July 2024
Our team has had the privilege of presenting at roughly 20 convenings this year on topics as varied as public-private investment, access to capital for small businesses, investing in Indigenous economic development, innovative legal structures to activate philanthropic capital, financing community climate infrastructure, and the future of the care economy. This is what co-creating an inclusive economy looks like!
Letters from Lauren: April 2024
Across recent projects, our goal remains the same: Getting capital into the hands of social impact-minded businesses, nonprofits, and initiatives that don’t usually qualify for conventional capital. In other words—flowing capital where it doesn’t, but should.
Mission Driven Finance selected as an ImpactAssets 50™ 2024 Manager
For the fifth year in a row, Mission Driven Finance is selected for the ImpactAssets IA 50 list, a list of private debt and equity impact investing fund managers representing a broad range of geographies and impact areas of focus.
$1 Million from Prebys Foundation to Bolster Child Care
The Conrad Prebys Foundation announces a $1 million program-related investment (PRI) in Care Access Real Estate (CARE) as part of their landmark commitment to invest $100 million over the next ten years advancing the well-being of San Diego.
Letters from Lauren: February 2024
We’re planning to reach ONE BILLION DOLLARS over the next few years, after having crossed $100 million in AIC at the end of 2023.
Impact(ed) podcast: Foundations with Essma Bengabsia
Essma Bengabsia (The Annie E. Casey Foundation) talks about the untapped power and potential of philanthropy’s approach to investing, as well as how her community and identities have led her to be an impact investor at a $3 billion foundation.
Letters from Lauren: September 2023
Summer has wound down, and we continue to activate a bevy of intentional impact capital vehicles, including closing 5 homes for child care.
Where to find the MDF team this 2023 conference season
Many of our team will be on the fall conference circuit again. If you see us, be sure to say hi!
Collaboration to Catalyze Impact
Impact Charitable and Mission Driven Finance discussed how charitable capital can accelerate impact for community-rooted funds. See how this partnership can make capital more accessible.
Five properties in Clark County to become new ideal child care homes
Care Access Real Estate (CARE), a social impact specialty real estate investment trust (REIT) for child care operated by Mission Driven Finance, acquired five residential properties in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.
