Mass. Women of Color Coalition marks 10 years, urges civic participation
This Worcester Magazine article recaps MAWOCC’s Annual Meeting and Celebration, which was held on January 25, 2025. CEO Betty Francisco served as the event’s Keynote Speaker.
BII advances economic and racial justice by building a sustainable and inclusive economy where entrepreneurs and communities of color have financial, social, and political power.
With our recently launched BII Fund II, a $20 million integrated capital fund, we are doubling down on our commitment to close the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts and the Northeast.
Our fully deployed BII Fund I invested $6.9 million in 50 for-profit businesses, cooperatives and nonprofits in Eastern Massachusetts.
Integrated capital is a catalyst for economic and racial justice. It is central to every aspect of our work, from our investing strategy and impact management to our field-building work and fund structure.
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of portfolio companies are owned by people of color
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This Worcester Magazine article recaps MAWOCC’s Annual Meeting and Celebration, which was held on January 25, 2025. CEO Betty Francisco served as the event’s Keynote Speaker.
By Steve│Nonprofit Quarterly What does impact investing—that is, investing with social benefit in mind—demand of investors? Many in the field have long held it demands virtually nothing, that…
This Boston Globe article covers the release of BII’s State of the Cohort report on December 18, 2024. It was produced by the Globe’s Money, Power, Inequality team.
Whether you are an investor or a philanthropic donor, your support of BII will have a transformative effect in closing the racial wealth gap and creating an economy that works for everyone.