Nonprofit Investor Club

May 26, 2021  9:00 - 11:00

(GMT -8:00) Pacific Time

Event URL:  https://www.linkedin.com/events/nonprofitinvestorclub6785598498629853185/

For those who are interested in impact investing! 

IFC is piloting a Nonprofit Investor Club with the primary goal of providing education and investment opportunities.

Project Description:
In partnership with TechSoup, Impact Finance Center is hosting the Nonprofit Investor Club.

While the nonprofit sector has long relied on philanthropy as its primary source of funding, increasingly nonprofits as well as impact investors are unlocking the benefits of directing investment capital into nonprofit organizations. Impact Finance Center, in partnership with TechSoup, is working to build the infrastructure to get more investment capital flowing to the nonprofit sector. We have created the Nonprofit Investor Club to act as a marketplace to directly connect investors with the projects they care about.

Nonprofit organizations need patient flexible capital to invest in building their capacity. It can be hard to find this type of capital from grant funding alone, which is often restricted for certain programs. When appropriately structured, investments into nonprofits can bring benefits both the nonprofit organization as well as for funders and investors. Nonprofits with earned revenue streams can take on debt to invest in growth, paying back investors over time with a modest interest rate. For funders, the return of capital plus a small amount of interest has the potential to be more impactful than a grant because the money can be reinvested or granted out at the end of the loan term.

Join the Nonprofit Investor Club to learn how you can invest in the nonprofit organizations that are working to solve society's most pressing problems. In this presentation, nonprofit impact investors will share their stories, we will dive deep into innovative nonprofit investment models with TechSoup and other social ventures, and finish by hearing some quick pitches from other nonprofit organizations. You will have the opportunity to ask questions from leaders in the field, as well as gain access to live deals so that you can begin activating capital right away.

About TechSoup:
Over the last 30 year, TechSoup has built the largest network of civil society organizations in the world, with a shared commitment to solving the world’s most pressing problems. This network includes over 1 million organizations in total, serving nonprofits locally and globally across all mission types. Cumulatively, TechSoup has helped deliver $14.4 billion of resources to nonprofits globally. TechSoup has structured a Direct Public Offering to help achieve its goal of further scaling its services while giving its community an opportunity to invest. By 2023, TechSoup intends to have the scale and capacity to annually distribute $4.8 billion worth of resources to 1.7 million nonprofits; helping nonprofits locally and globally better achieve their missions. For more information on TechSoup’s impact, go to https://yearinreview.techsoup.... Impact Finance Center:
Impact Finance Center is a multi-university nonprofit academic center that identifies, trains, and activates individuals and organizations to become impact investors, helping them better align their assets with their values. We are working to move more money to social good projects by creating the infrastructure for a Nationwide Impact Investing Marketplace by 2030. Our center is dedicated to delivering world-class education and expert advisory services.