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Jen: How was “Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund” Created?  Rebecca: The Fund was conceived of by Jeff Cyr and the leadership team at the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation in response to Raven's success in fund management, our unique role as the sole Indigenous...

Jen: How was “FINAPOP” Created?  Ana: FINAPOP is the result of the motivation and organization of cooperatives established in Agrarian Reform settlements to seek financing and credit alternatives for the development of healthy food production, integrated...

Jen: How was Afterglow Climate Justice Fund Created?  James: Climate justice has always been a focus for Candide, as is apparent from relationships like Posigen and Solar Holler, that date back to 2017. Our belief is that, as impact investors with a commitment to...

Jen: How was Fibers Fund Created?  Sarah: Fiber crops are an integral part of agricultural systems with critical impacts on land use, soil health, communities and economic development. The current global textile industry is built on exploitation of ecosystems and...

How was the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast Created?  Micha: During the mid-1970s, community-owned grocery stores (food co-ops) were launching and expanding healthy food access and food sovereignty across the region, but couldn’t access capital for upgrades and...

Jen: How was Foodshed Capital Loan Fund Created?  Michael: Michael Reilly founded the fund to help human-scale farmers access fair, patient and affordable capital Jen: How are your investment funds catalytic in a way that is different from other funds?Michael: We work...

How was IMPAQTO Capital Created? Justin: IMPAQTO Capital was created by Michelle Arévalo-Carpenter and Justin Schwartz as a spin off of IMPAQTO, an ecosystem builder based in Ecuador that has been a key player in the development of the social...

Jen: How was “Fund” Created?  Carolina:  In late 2018 Rodrigo Villar and Armando Laborde, founding partners of New Ventures realized the need for an investment vehicle that could help bridge the financing gap for missing middle entrepreneurs. With a grant...

How was Navajo Power Created? Brett: Navajo Power is a majority native owned company that was founded to help address the catastrophic economic impact of the decline of the coal-based economy on the Navajo Nation by developing utility-scale renewable energy...

How was “Fund” Created?  Michelle: Dishgamu Humboldt CLT and the Gouts Lakawoulh Hiwechk (money that makes us well) were both created by the Wiyot Tribal Council. The goal with the Gouts Lakawoulh Hiwechk Fund was to develop a source of funding to be used by the...