Boston Impact Investing Workshop Event

Join us in person to learn about direct ESG investing from Boston Impact Initiative’s CEO, Betty Francisco! Come for refreshments and participate in a workshop with other BASIC members!

LEARN HOW TO DEPLOY INTEGRATED CAPITAL TO BUILD FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND POWER

WHAT: BII's Integrated Capital Card Game

WHEN: Thursday, June 8, 5:30PM - 7:00PM

WHERE: Trillium Asset Management (Two Financial Center, 60 South Street, Floor 11)

We are partnering with our friends at Boston Impact Initiative (BII) to host an integrated capital workshop for the BASIC community. This is an experiential learning opportunity that will give you an understanding of creative financial tools to support for-profit and nonprofit social ventures, as well as broaden your view of how multiple stakeholders can solve problems together. BII will run the session using their Integrated Capital Cards, a deck made up of 121 cards in 6 suits that help match types of capital and transaction structures with startups, small businesses and nonprofits that are contributing to building regenerative and equitable economies. During the session, we will be using a case study to achieve these learning objectives:

· Discover the many forms of capital beyond bank loans that are available to entrepreneurs in your community.

· Identify the roles multiple stakeholders can play in providing financial and social capital to the entrepreneurs you support.

· Learn the role of social and ecological impact metrics.

About BII:

Boston Impact Initiative (BII) is a nonprofit impact investing fund working to build a future where entrepreneurs of color and their communities have the financial, social and political power to create a sustainable, inclusive and equitable economy for generations to come. We invest in the people, places, and enterprises in and beyond Massachusetts who share our vision of an equitable economy and need access to catalytic capital. In doing so, we’re helping communities of color build productive capacity, fuel entrepreneurial growth and wealth creation, share in decision-making, multiply impact, and together, help close the racial wealth divide.

About Betty:

Betty joined as CEO of BII in 2021. She is a business executive, impact investor and community leader with more than 24 years of experience. She is known as a powerful convener and changemaker. In 2022, Boston Magazine named Betty as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Boston and the Boston Business Journal named her as a 2020 Power 50 – Extraordinary Year Extraordinary People honoree. She is the co-founder of Amplify Latinx, a social venture that’s building Latino economic and political power in Massachusetts. Before joining BII, Betty was the General Counsel at Compass Working Capital where she oversaw its legal affairs, compliance, and risk management. She serves on the Boards of Directors of The Boston Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Roxbury Community College. Betty obtained her JD and MBA from Northeastern University, and BA in History from Bard College.

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