Mark

Working to scale social impact investing in Atlanta and the region

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Earth Day in our backyard - 5 Atlanta startups working toward a sustainable future thru software, agtech, electrical vehicles and thermo-chemical tech https://t.co/oxx3OMcGUK via @AtlantaInno

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Our partner Enterprise leads HouseATL's Funders Collective, a unique collaborative of pubic, private and philanthropic partners bringing investment capital to affordable housing proj's in communities facing inequities and gentrification https://t.co/0OwZOdQQec via @saportareport

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Student-led Goizueta Impact Investors (GII) runs an impressive impact debt fund focused on filling gaps in Atlanta-area social enterprises - let's support these aspiring impact investors! https://t.co/tlsKGFKCj9

[Mark @ATLimpact]

As the pandemic has exacerbated inequities, gov's will need to harness private capital to build back better; one way is by using impact bonds to fund social services for job training, homelessness, and education in the areas hardest hit by the pandemic https://t.co/YvZnNL7xiZ

[Mark @ATLimpact]

ANDP, Atlanta's leading nonprofit developer and GoATL's first investment partner, plans to build or preserve 2,000 units by 2025 to close the affordability gap in mostly Black neighborhoods impacted by systemic racism in our housing delivery systems https://t.co/9QlmNSWvE0

[Mark @ATLimpact]

ABC Social Entrepreneur honoree, Atticus LeBlanc, CEO, PadSplit discusses how their innovative housing platform provided stable, affordable alternative housing and food amidst COVID https://t.co/kNly6pmNeE via @AtlBizChron

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Partnered with the Chamber, Russell Center and others, Fiserv Back2Business grants up to $10k are open to minority-owned small businesses in ATL. Helps with payroll, rent, technology, etc. Apply at https://t.co/L2d6nTIjgf https://t.co/rdujruHOsK

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Our city needs more "Block-by-block revitalization" by community-minded, locally-founded developers, as HDDC's Cheneé Joseph describes on her mission to revitalize Sweet Auburn https://t.co/5JfjJvpm8O via @AtlBizChron

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Atlanta's First Step Staffing uses an ‘income-first’ approach put more than 3,000 homeless men and women to work, earning more than $38.5 million in wages, and creating a new path toward stabilization and dignity https://t.co/EraAKaEH4s via @saportareport

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Thanks to Tom Glenn, Christina and Amelia for the conversation on impact investing and First Step’s great work

[ReinvestmentFund @reinvestfund]

.@ReinvestFund’s @SZCZATL will join @FirstStepATL & the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation for a discussion about funding social enterprises in Atlanta. https://t.co/EHGtcCKr65 Register today to attend #FORGINGFORWARD the Atlanta Edition.

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Hockey stick! Environmental, social and governance, or ESG, investment strategies have exploded 25-fold since US SIF began tracking it in 2005. Sustainable investing is here to stay. https://t.co/LxucpKuVew

[Mark @ATLimpact]

@AtlBizChron GoATL Fund is proud to win the Conscience Capital award. So cool that the Siggies hail impact investing alongside Atlanta’s other great startup investors.

[Mark @ATLimpact]

Small businesses owned by Black, Asian, and Latino families were hit hard by COVID - many only had 15 days' cash on hand. CARES helped, then partnerships of CDFIs, gov's and philanthropist stepped in, like this one in the Bay Area https://t.co/4aCui5VLYE

[Georgia Social Impact Collaborative @gasocialimpact]

Day 2 of Techstars Startup Week Atlanta is about to kick off! Here's just a taste of what to expect across our six exciting tracks today. Sign up for FREE at https://t.co/EmzWarQ4H1

#AtlantaSW #startupatlanta #startup

[Mark @ATLimpact]

The Siggie Awards are next Tues! Honoring Atlanta's favorite angel investor Sig Mosley, the Siggie's awarded to our most innovative early stage investors, including a Conscience Capital award for impact investing - won last year by @emoryimpact

[SiggieAwards @SiggieAwards]

Ahead of next week's Nov 10 Siggie Awards - virtual celebration and networking event of ATL early-stage investors and winners (free registration https://t.co/OvcL2VNzJN), Sig Mosley @secretsig discusses the bright spots in #ATLTech ecosystem @hypepotamus https://t.co/939QjVZPQe

[Mark @ATLimpact]

GA will see a rise in B Corps, a win for everyone

[Georgia Social Impact Collaborative @gasocialimpact]

With the passing of Benefit Corporation legislation in Georgia earlier this year, GSIC wanted to put together a guide to help social entrepreneurs across the state navigate the incorporation process. Check it out: https://t.co/f2KuzKxlcg

[Mark @ATLimpact]

@ACELoans is the gap for small business owners, by making loans of over $15.5M to businesses in need in this pandemic year; 80% has gone to entrepreneurs of color and women

[ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs @ACECapitalGA]

The fragility of small business — and why it matters by Martina Edwards https://t.co/7z2cdQ7MM5

[ReinvestmentFund @reinvestfund]

Today is #GregBlockDay. In honor of @FirstStepATL founder & innovative leader, join us in celebrating his legacy by donating today to #BlockOutHomelessness. #IfYouCanDo #YouMissAllTheShotsYouDontTake #FirstStepSecondChance https://t.co/HsZvimWtTw

[Mark @ATLimpact]

"It’s not enough to simply do more of what we’ve done before...we must bring all of our assets to bear...to build back better world". How to blend finance for CDFIs to advance economic and racial justice https://t.co/u08Bjj3aOL

[Mark @ATLimpact]

ATL's PadSplit raises $10M in series A to drive innovative model of affordable housing, now operates over 1,000 units https://t.co/7qsGfQTmg2 via @crunchbasenews