Join us for an event to connect around where our city is going in terms of arts and culture. We invite investors, culture-bearers, arts practitioners, and all other local community members who are interested in connecting on this thinking for a social in a center city art gallery.

Join us for our first in person event in 2024! This happy hour welcomes the impact community - impact investors, family offices, philanthropists, financial professionals, social entrepreneurs, and others who want to align financial assets with values in order to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient regional economy.

Please join us for a casual social and cash bar happy hour to connect with investors, businesses, practitioners, and other leaders that have participated in or are interested in the work of PAGE Capital, The Hurdle Fund, and - more broadly - connecting capital for racial justice and equity in the Greater Philadelphia region. If you’re interested in applying for a Hurdle Fund grant or contributing to the fund, please reach out to Melina Harris at mharris@economyleague.org.

This discussion will focus on the impact of impact investment on accelerating minority-led enterprises. We’ll look at case studies on the catalyzing effect of impact investment capital, why it is important for promoting racial and economic equity, and how to deploy more capital for maximum benefit.

Learn how corporations are reshaping their business strategies, in reaction to the expansion of regulatory mandates for sustainability-related disclosures, growing concerns over climate change, and the political backlash against ESG.

Join As You Sow and ImpactPHL for happy hour to learn more about shareholder advocacy, aligning your investments with your values, and inspiring change through corporate action. Come for a lively discussion on climate, clean energy transitions, and ways you can make a difference with Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow.

In our August ImpactPHL Conversations session, we will explore fair chance hiring practices, returning citizen entrepreneurs, and the importance of networks as tools that can be used to positively change the outcomes highlighted above.

In our July ImpactPHL Conversations Session, we will focus on Philadelphia Green Capital Corporation (PGCC), a non-profit spinoff of the municipal Philadelphia Energy Authority, that is finding ways to use financing layer models and tools to support the clean energy transition in the City of Philadelphia.

This ImpactPHL Conversations panel will share their insights on the state of place-based investing, their experiences and learnings in cultivating local impact investing ecosystems, and critical assets that other ecosystems builders would need to do the same in their respective places. 

Hear from leaders working across U.S. geographies on the importance of blended finance as a tool, their own experiences and needs, and what lessons they’d share with investors considering blended investments.

Join us for our first in person event in 2023! 

In the first installment of the 2023 ImpactPHL Conversations Series, Ryan Bowers of Activest, speaks with Adriana Abizadeh of the Kensington Corridor Trust, and Nia Evans of the Boston Ujima Project. Learn how these leaders are building a reimagined future of shared local culture, places, and economic determination by focusing on and pioneering neighborhood engagement alongside collaboration strategies to problem-solve for community growth.

There is currently a movement, in Philadelphia, that believes crowdfunding is a critical financial element in the financial success and stability of socially impactful businesses. Our panelists, George Cook, Brian Nagendra, and Peter Leone will investigate whether groups that have historically been underrepresented in capital markets gain additional access to capital markets through crowdfunding.

We have received a commitment from four of the most prominent impact-related organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area to gather one hundred (100) investment professionals, endowment/foundation leaders, and impact investors, at The Racquet Club of Philadelphia, to discuss the use of blended finance and how it can be used to move dollars from the balance sheets of endowments/foundations to affordable housing projects and Black, Brown, and women-owned businesses.

As fall approaches, we invite you to join us for a drink to reflect, make new friends, and catch up with old ones. This happy hour welcomes the impact community - impact investors, philanthropists, financial professionals, social entrepreneurs, and others who want to align financial assets with values in order to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient regional economy.

Fashion is a $3B industry ripe for disruption. As the demand for sustainable products continues to rise, global preference and greater investment in sustainable business have an opportunity to meet that demand. Hear from 2 founders from the Greater Philadelphia region who are paving the way and proving that sustainability can actually result in more profit for a investors.

Over 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels. Learn about the unintended risk investors have in their investment portfolios as well as the companies in the Greater Philadelphia area that are turning the tide and making a difference in this space. Our panelists will show how you too can make a difference.

ImpactPHL just wrapped a successful Total Impact Summit and we are still embracing the momentum. So please join us for a drink to reflect, celebrate, meet new friends, and reconnect with old ones. This happy hour welcomes the impact community - impact investors, philanthropists, financial professionals, social entrepreneurs, and others who want to align financial assets with values in order to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient regional economy.

In honor of Earth Day and our collective imperative to invest in our planet, ImpactPHL and the CFA Society of Philadelphia have joined forces to offer a free virtual program around investing to revitalize water systems. The session will provide helpful insight into both the big picture of the water crisis and examples of investable solutions locally, nationally, and globally.

We are hosting an informal (virtual) conversation focused on faith institutions interested in exploring how to engage in impact investing strategies here in the Philadelphia region, and how to put their capital to work for positive outcomes in the communities they serve and care about. If you are involved with a faith-based institution (for example, a church, congregation, synagogue, mosque, etc.) please join us.

Our panelists, will share their collective experiences and discuss the importance of investing in women-owned businesses.

The Annual PACT Foundation Breakfast is moving back to an in-person event.

Across the U.S. and in Greater Philadelphia, Black and brown businesses need access to capital across the capital continuum. So, what are the solutions? Local ecosystem initiatives are moving to create and connect the infrastructure necessary for capital to move.

Please join us for the 2022 PAGE Summit, to be held VIRTUALLY. If you are a procurement professional, institutional leader, or business owner committed to building a more inclusive regional economy throughout Philadelphia’s institutional supply chain, be sure to register today!

Our speakers, Jackie Rantanen and John Moore, will discuss the due diligence necessary to select, implement and monitor place-based investments. We will also explore the spectrum of impact investing and why allocating dollars to private equity can be the most meaningful investment an investor can make.

Join ImpactPHL and Impact for Breakfast for a discussion that will explore how companies are reshaping their policies to generate “quality jobs” that are secure, equitable, and flexible in a post-COVID world.

In the face of a global pandemic, rapid climate change, increasing wealth gaps, and calls for racial justice, faith-driven institutions and individuals are increasingly exploring ways to put their capital to work for positive outcomes in the communities they serve and care about. Join us to explore how faith values and impact investing intersect and learn how these faith-inspired investors are activating their assets for impact.