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@ BenefitChicago

Discover the potential for impact investments to generate social outcomes alongside financial gain. Learn why now is a crucial time with evolving demographics and capital needs in impoverished areas. Join the Impact Investing Community of Practice and be part of the solution.

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@ BenefitChicago

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  1. The Challenge of Impact Investing @BenefitChicago

  2. What is Impact Investing?

  3. Impact investments aim to generate specific beneficial social outcomes in addition to financial gain.

  4. Why now?

  5. The way things change haschanged.

  6. Informationis everywhere

  7. It’s a virtual world

  8. Demographicsare changing

  9. There is significant lack of capital across the areas that need it most.

  10. Areas of persistent poverty have a need for capital • More than 14% of the U.S. population has been living in poverty • Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 

  11. Many of these areas are rich with intellectual capital, social capital, and investor capacity.

  12. We need to bridge the gap between the areas of poverty and capital Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey  Chicago Capital Landscape

  13. Shared Opportunities

  14. @WilliamWTowns@BenefitChicago info@BenefitChicago.org

  15. Mark your calendars for the next… Impact Investing Community of Practice Call Thursday, June 7th 5 pm Pacific Look for registration e-mail soon! STRETCH | CONNECTION | EQUITY | ACCOUNTABILITY

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