Building our Shared Future
Shared perspectives on what impact investing is, the differences between traditional and impact investing, and the significance of building community power.
Introducing BII’s new Executive Assistant, Chardae Golding
Chardae Golding joined BII as Executive Assistant and Office Manager in December 2023. With over 10 years of experience in administration management […]
Introducing BII’s new Development Director, Ellie Brown
Ellie is a multifaceted professional with a diverse background spanning the nonprofit, fine art, communications, and education sectors. Notably, as the Executive […]
BII Plays Integrated Capital Card Game at CWE Women of Color Business Summit
We hosted an Integrated Capital Card Game at the Center for Women & Enterprise Women of Color Business Summit! Our CEO, Betty Francisco and Impact Director, Aliana Pineiro got to play alongside amazing entrepreneurs and talk about the different types of capital that can support their businesses.
Building Our Shared Future
On October 18th we hosted our first Community Investor event series, Building Our Shared Future: Why Impact Investing Matters. Through this event […]
BII Plays Integrated Capital Card Game at Entrepreneur Funders Network Convening
We had the honor of leading a Boston Impact Initiative Integrated Capital Card workshop at the 2023 Entrepreneurship Funders Network (EFN) Convening in Los Angeles, CA.
Introducing our 2023 Emerging Fund Manager Cohort!
This summer (May-August), we hosted our third emerging fund manager cohort program with 13 participants representing eight place-based funds in six cities. […]
Nonprofits as impact investors: Aligning our finances with our mission
In a new op-ed in Boston Business Journal, BII CEO Betty Francisco and Eric Leslie, founder and lead organizer of Union Capital Boston, discuss how investing in an impact fund that is aligned with a nonprofit’s mission, as UCB did with BII, can be a way to enhance its impact while achieving financial returns to support other programs.
Investing in Small, Diverse Businesses Is Good for the Economy
This article by The Good Men Project highlights BII’s Fund II and its impact on women and POC entrepreneurs with insights from […]