Employee Ownership

UPDATE: click here to see a video recording of this webinar that took place on 11/9/21.

Social Venture Circle (SVC) and American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) – Transforming Ownership for Social Justice webinar series. Erin Axelrod of The Next Egg / LIFT Economy, Marisol Lazo-Flores of Main Street Phoenix Project, and Blake Jones of Kachuwa Impact Fund will talk about why individuals, family offices, and foundations should consider investing in employee ownership (EO), EO conversions, and the growing EO ecosystem, and about how individuals can do so utilizing their retirement accounts. Register here for this webinar on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:00am MST (75 minutes). Please access resources and previous sessions - and provide input - via SVC's and ASBC's Transforming Ownership for Social Justice webpage.

Creative Financing

Transformative 25 Funds – Creative Financing Integrated Capital Webinar: join fund managers Lolita Nunn of Fair Food Network, Jeff Batton of Homestake Venture Partners, David Lynn of Mission Driven Finance, Janice St. Onge of Flexible Capital Fund, and Blake Jones of Kachuwa Impact Fund for a lively discussion about creative financing strategies. Moderated by Esther Park, CEO of Cienega Capital and team member with the #NoRegrets Initiative, this Transformative 25 interactive webinar will cover: (1) what are creative financing strategies they find effective and why, (2) what investors need to know about funds using creative financing, and (3) strategies for growing this work. Register here for this webinar on Wednesday, June 2nd at 11:00am PST (75 minutes) to learn how these funds are leveraging their knowledge, community networks and partnerships to make finance available in, for and by communities and businesses.

Co-Hosting 2021 Founders of Color Showcase

Kachuwa Impact Fund proudly co-hosts the second annual 2021 Founders of Color Showcase to provide visibility to impact companies across the country with founders of color and to provide a syndication platform for them to raise capital. Unfortunately, less than 5% of venture capital in the USA goes to companies with female and BIPOC CEOs, but we believe that we can work together with a wide range of stakeholders to help change this. We are looking for like-minded company champions, sponsors, and investors that share our investment thesis of investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs that are driving social impact.