Activate Your Impact: Meet our cohort of entrepreneurs
Twelve social enterprises were selected to take part in Activate Your Impact, the four-week Mini-Accelerator offered by Boston Impact Initiative and Innovation Studio.
New report highlights most urgent needs for community funds to thrive
BII and Social Impact Strategy Group asked emerging fund managers, intermediary partners and legal partners what challenges they face and how best to address them, and identified six priorities for action.
BII chosen among 2023 ‘Transformative 25’ in impact finance
The Boston Impact Initiative (BII) has been included on the 2023 Transformative 25 (T25), a list that recognizes funds, banks and initiatives […]
Join our 10th anniversary celebration!
It’s been 10 years since BII began investing and building the field of solidarity finance. We’re launching a series of events to […]
Justice at the Center: Diverse Fund Managers Webinar
BII and the Impact Finance Center (IFC) are excited to host part 2 of our Diverse Managers Webinar Series, “Justice at the […]
SEC Seminar on Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Join us Tuesday, April 25, at 1 pm EDT for a timely discussion, “Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Laying the Groundwork to Support Small […]
AIM to honor BII with 2023 Lewis Latimer Award
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) has chosen BII as the 2023 recipient of the Lewis Latimer Award, which will be presented at […]
Spring 2023 Emerging Fund Manager Program
Apply by April 16 to join our third cohort of Emerging Fund Managers for a four-month program on integrated capital investment to close the racial wealth divide.
Small businesses run by people of color struggle to find financing as VCs’ priorities have shifted away from providing multicultural opportunities
The BII pilot fund, which only focused on Boston-based and Eastern Massachusetts businesses, is expanding, now on its third and largest financing round yet. Francisco said the next available round of funding, amounting to $20 million, will be available with a focus on immigrant populations outside of Boston growing and starting businesses. In Worcester, the fund is looking to build relationships with Latino-owned businesses.
BII named to 2023 ImpactAssets 50 List of Emerging Fund Managers
ImpactAssets, a leading impact investment firm and trailblazer dedicated to changing the trajectory of our planet’s future and improving the lives of all people, has included BII on its 2023 ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50) list of Emerging Fund Managers, which spotlights “newer fund managers to watch that demonstrate potential to create meaningful impact.”
Activate Your Impact: Apply Now for a New Mini-Accelerator by BII & Innovation Studio
Boston Impact Initiative and Innovation Studio have teamed up to offer a four-week Mini-Accelerator designed for small businesses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that want to start making an impact, or amplify their existing impact.
BII and IFC Strategic Partnership: Diverse Managers Series (March 15, 3:00pm ET)
March 15 at 3:00-4:00pm ET online BII is proud to announce we are partnering with Impact Finance Center, a nonprofit center that identifies, […]