We imagine economically thriving communities powered by residents who are benefitting from this prosperity equitably.
Mission
Community Impact Investments (CII) is a venture philanthropy and impact-first fund that partners with local leaders and social entrepreneurs, providing catalytic capital and coaching necessary to scale effective solutions that address economic mobility and impact policy.
We Connect…
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Context + Solution Kinship
We search for and curate solutions that have a kinship strategically connecting and building on one another to achieve transformational goals in communities.
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New Narratives
We believe scaling social solutions requires shifts in systems and policies and partner with solution leaders to develop narratives that bring nuanced perspectives to the forefront.
Our Approach
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People-Centric Design
Design non-financial resources and catalytic funding around the assets and needs of scalable community-based solutions and the leaders who drive them.
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Place-focused Lens
Embrace community context. Focus on ecosystems to create environments for effective solutions to grow and maximize community impact.
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Policy Vantage Point
Our investments are in solutions that aren’t just good ideas, they are good ideas with systemic and policy impact locally and potentially, nationally.
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Real-time Data to Inform
Use real-time, actionable research and lived experiences in communities to inform investment choices and position solutions for success.
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Leverage capital + capacity
CII actively works to leverage its investment in solutions by connecting leaders to other potential funders and investors in our network.
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Restore and Upcycle
We share in the financial returns of our investments, restoring and recycling dollars without extracting, redefining “exits.”
The Problem
Capital and investments are not flowing directly to community-based solutions and leaders who are best positioned to scale things that work in their communities.
Lack of actionable, real-time data and analysis + technical supports that help community leaders, social entrepreneurs, and policy makers scale solutions.
The mechanisms and actionable information needed to harvest, share and bring community-based solutions to scale + increase pace of change at the local level don’t exist.
