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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

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We are a field building organization dedicated to increasing the practice of impact investing in the United States. impinvalliance.org

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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
An economy for the few puts American democracy at risk. @franseegull.bsky.social explores the “economic determinants of democracy” and what investors can do to restore them in @impactalpha.com: impactalpha.com/investing-in...
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Investing in the economic determinants of a healthy democracy
For 250 years, the American Dream has centered on the promise of economic mobility and agency. When that promise is repeatedly broken, the ...
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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Grateful to have co-hosted the 5th Annual Symposium on System-Level Investing with TIIP, PRI, @iccr.bsky.social, @ien-online.bsky.social and For the Long Term last week, and very honored to receive TIIP’s 2026 Systems-Level Investing Catalyst Award! #impinv @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Tune into @georgesdyer.bsky.social and @franseegull.bsky.social's conversation on the urgent trends impact investors should be following, including system-level investing, community investing policies and corporate management primacy. Listen here: pod.link/1793610181
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
A company’s workforce is its greatest asset, but investors need clear data on how companies invest in their people. Illinois’ #WISERAct is a first step toward better workforce disclosure. Check out @franseegull.bsky.social's op-ed today in @impactalpha.com : impactalpha.com/with-wiser-a...
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With WISER Act, Illinois looks to lead on workforce transparency
Fran Seegul argues for the financial materiality of The WISER Act, a proposed workforce disclosure law in Illinois.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
In 2025, we secured meaningful wins, defended our core principles and advanced long-term change. As we enter 2026, our commitment to a more sustainable and equitable economy remains strong. Read our Annual Highlights here: impinvalliance.org/2025-annual-...
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2025 Annual Highlights — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The @financialtimes.com reported on efforts that weaken shareholder oversight in favor of the consolidation of boardroom control. In her letter to the editor, @franseegull.bsky.social warns that corporate “management primacy” threatens healthy markets. Read here: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The impact investing landscape is rapidly evolving, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. The @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social team has outlined 8 key policy areas that could shape the future of impact and sustainable investing. #impinv Read the full article at @impactalpha.com
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Eight US policy battles that will shape impact investing in 2026
Uncover the key developments in impact investing policy that will shape economic and climate action in 2026.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The rise of management primacy all but ensures structural inequality and facilitates value extraction at an accelerated pace. The priorities of stakeholders are systematically ignored, suppressed and sidelined. Instead, corporate managers and boards expect and receive extreme deference and control.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Impact investing is at a crossroads and in the crosshairs, says @franseegull.bsky.social in an episode of Women Changing Finance. Tune in to hear about the future of the field and where we can lay the groundwork for transformation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Women Changing Finance
Careers Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Women Changing Finance isn’t just about finance—it’s about the people transforming it to create a better world. Host Krisztina Tora, a global leader and changemake...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is a must read! Be sure to check out a new report from @tiiproject.bsky.social on Rockefeller Brother's Fund mission-aligned investment strategy www.rbf.org/news/new-tii... #impactinvesting
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New TIIP Study Shows RBF Mission-Aligned Investing Outperformed Market, Shaped Field
The Investment Integration Project released a review of the RBF’s investment strategy a decade after it divested from fossil fuels.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Celebrating the well-deserved recognition of impact investing leaders like @palfrey.org, @darrencwalker.bsky.social and many more. Be sure to check out the #Time100Philanthropy list: time.com/collections/...
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TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2025
TIME’s inaugural list featuring new leaders in philanthropy that are eager to see impact and see it now
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We’re proud to endorse the bipartisan American Ownership and Resilience Act (AORA), which supports employee ownership as a pathway to shared prosperity and local economic resilience. Read more: impinvalliance.org/news-updates...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Endorses Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Employee Ownership — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance celebrates the introduction of a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will help catalyze employee ownership across the United States. 
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We are proud to support the bipartisan introduction of the American Ownership and Resilience Act, an exciting proposal to support American economic competitiveness by creating more opportunities for firms to transition to employee ownership. Read more: www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Van Hollen, Moran, Moore, Trahan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Employee Ownership of Businesses | U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Representatives Blake Moore (R-Utah) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.)...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
ICYMI: The Administration’s budget proposes cutting funding for the CDFI Fund. Given the CDFI Fund’s track record of bipartisan support, we're hopeful Congress will continue to champion the critical program. More from @franseegull.bsky.social in @impactalpha.com: impactalpha.com/bipartisan-l...
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Bipartisan lawmakers are rallying for CDFIs, investors need to do the same
Understand the threats to community investing policies under Trump and how they affect essential financial support for communities.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
ICYMI: @fordfoundation.org, @sorensonimpact.bsky.social & Surdna Foundation have joined the Catalytic Capital Consortium! C3 continues to grow momentum for patient, flexible & risk-tolerant investing strategies. Congrats to these fantastic leaders! Read more via @impactalpha.com: bit.ly/3GC1NJK
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Ford, Sorenson Impact, and Surdna foundations join the Catalytic Capital Consortium
Learn how the Catalytic Capital Consortium is shaping investments to tackle social and environmental challenges through collaboration.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Tonya Allen, Deepak Bhargava, @jpalfrey.bsky.social and other philanthropic leaders are raising their voices to defend core freedoms: freedom to speak, freedom to give and freedom to invest. Now is the time to protect how we invest in a more equitable future. nonprofitquarterly.org/unite-in-adv...
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Unite in Advance: Philanthropy Coalition Launches Solidarity Campaign - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
We’re announcing a public sign-on statement to support philanthropy’s freedom to give. We are united to protect our freedom to express ourselves, to give, and to invest in our communities. Join us by ...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
CDFIs provide affordable capital to local businesses & families, strengthening Main Streets. A recent EO threatens this work, but bipartisan lawmakers are pushing back. Investors must raise their voices too. Read more from @franseegull.bsky.social: impactalpha.com/bipartisan-l... #impinv #econdev
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Bipartisan lawmakers are rallying for CDFIs, investors need to do the same
Understand the threats to community investing policies under Trump and how they affect essential financial support for communities.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Congrats to @sorensonimpact.bsky.social on their new report: 5 Impact Investing Trends to Watch in 2025 The report features insights from leaders, including @franseegull.bsky.social on the importance of staying focused on real-world outcomes. sorensonimpactinstitute.com/impact-inves... #impinv
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The disconnect between financial markets & the real economy is exacerbating systemic risks. A new paper offers recommendations to actors across capital markets to overcome roadblocks to a more resilient & inclusive economy: www.clubofrome.org/publication/... @pdiviews.bsky.social @earth4all.life
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
An executive order threatens to undermine the CDFI Fund to the detriment of economic development in local economies across the country. This article covers the impact, bipartisan response & calls to reverse course, including our take. Read here: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #econdev #CDFI
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Trump order threatens to ‘cut legs out from’ CDFI Fund, say campaigners
Campaigners shocked as one of the US president’s latest executive orders could slash work of community development financial institutions, which offer capital to underserved entrepreneurs and business...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Congrats to The Shareholder Commons on the launch of the 3rd edition of Portfolios on the Ballot! Proxy voting is a powerful tool & POTB helps investors identify initiatives that protect the social & environmental systems supporting all companies in a portfolio. theshareholdercommons.com/potb/
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Portfolios on the Ballot 2025 - The Shareholder Commons
A proxy voting guide flagging shareholder actions to protect the social and environmental systems vital to diversified portfolios.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The CDFI Fund has a proven track record of expanding opportunity and fueling local economies. A new Executive Order threatens this critical resource. We must act to protect and expand it. Read our full statement here: impinvalliance.org/news-updates... #econdev #CDFI
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Calls on Policymakers to Support the CDFI Fund — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
The Alliance advocates for shared prosperity, accelerated by investments in robust pathways for economic mobility and opportunity. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are essential t...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
ICYMI: Bernstein’s latest fund w/Impact Engine shows continued demand for impact, despite political shifts. As @jmlcochrane.bsky.social put it: "Investors are redoubling efforts to state their objectives clearly rather than relying on collaborative commitments." www.fundfire.com/c/4774694/64...
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Bernstein Closes Second Impact Fund for Advisor Business
Bernstein Closes Second Impact Fund for Advisor Business
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Join our friends at The Shareholder Commons as they kick off the proxy season with a webinar for diversified shareholders looking to practice #SystemStewardship. You can also sign up to receive updates on proxy initiatives that address diversified portfolio value: theshareholdercommons.com/potb/
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Portfolios on the Ballot - The Shareholder Commons
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Reflecting on 2024, we’re more committed than ever to impact investing’s role in building a sustainable, equitable future. As we face new challenges in 2025, our lessons from last year guide us forward. See our 2024 highlights: impinvalliance.org/2024-annual-... #impinv
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2024 Annual Highlights — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance
Annual Highlights
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Excited to co-host the 4th Annual Symposium on System-Level Investing on April 8 with @tiiproject.bsky.social and PRI. This year’s focus is on practical implementation to help investors align strategies with systemic risk management. Learn more & register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
@franseegull.bsky.social shared predictions for the 2025 impact economy in @pioneerspost.bsky.social, including that impact investors need to focus on real-world impacts like clean air & thriving communities. Read more from Fran & other leaders here: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #impinv
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Impact leaders’ 2025 predictions: what will matter most this year
From the ‘Coca-Cola risk’ to AI, leading social entrepreneurs, impact investors and network builders from across the world tell us what they're keeping an eye on in 2025. Make sure to read their analy...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
As the year comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the drivers shaping the field of impact investing. Check out these recent pieces & thank you to everyone driving incredible work forward! @impactalpha.bsky.social is allowing subscribers to gift a limited number of articles. Need access? Let us know!
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We are proud to share our new public policy docket outlining where impact investors and policymakers can help to drive shared prosperity. Now is the time to double down, not disengage. Explore our recommendations: impinvalliance.org/privatecapit... #impinv
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Had a great discussion on investor case for addressing inequality w/ @oxfamamerica.bsky.social, Rights CoLab & UPP. We explored risks to investment portfolios, strategies for mitigating those risks & challenges in today’s polarized environment. Watch here w/ password AH=#X5We bit.ly/4fCtHBf #impinv
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ImpactAlpha @impactalpha.com · 16/12/2024
🎉 As the year closes, ImpactAlpha will preview opportunities to find, and drive, impact alpha in 2025. We begin our annual series of look-aheads with 10 compelling storylines to watch in the coming year. impactalpha.com/finding-impa...
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Finding impact alpha: 10 compelling storylines to watch in 2025
Stay ahead of the game in impact investing. Explore potential impact alpha opportunities in underserved markets in the year 2025.
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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Join us on 12/12 at 1pm ET for a discussion on the investor case for addressing inequality co-hosted by @oxfamamerica.bsky.social & @Rights CoLab. We’ll exploring how inequality poses risks to investment portfolios & strategies to address them. #impinv Register: oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Join us on Dec 12, 1-2 pm ET for a webinar with @oxfamamerica.bsky.social & Rights CoLab exploring why investors must address inequality. Moderated by @franseegull.bsky.social, panelists will discuss risks to portfolios & investor actions to drive change. Register here: oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why investors need to tackle inequality. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why investors need to tackle inequality. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Next week, @franseegull.bsky.social will speak at Responsible Investor USA on navigating fiduciary duty in a polarized environment. The panel will address systemic risks and how sustainability can be factored into fiduciary decision-making. Learn more here: www.peievents.com/en/event/ri-...
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U.S. Impact Investing Alliance @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today in ImpactAlpha: "Two weeks after the election, the field is leaning into economic justice and systemic change." @franseegull.bsky.social and others reflected on the how the field is defending critical progress in a challenging political environment: impactalpha.com/share-the-we... #impinv
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Share the Wealth: Agents of Impact lean into economic justice (video)
Agents of Impact explore the need for economic justice and systemic change – and to share the wealth – in the aftermath of the US election.
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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
“We need to double down on our work at this time, not disengage. There is no other path but to move forward with conviction, knowing that together we can confront the challenges before us and create lasting impact.” #impinv #socent @pioneerspost.bsky.social @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social
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What Trump 2.0 means for the global impact community
ANALYSIS: The effects of Donald Trump’s return to head of the world’s biggest economy will be felt beyond US borders – and his values can appear at odds with the concept of doing business for good. Im...
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