Leadership for criminal justice reform from those most affected by mass incarceration (podcast). The overhauling of mass incarceration to advance justice in criminal justice requires the leadership of ...

U.S.-based fintech investor QED Ventures backed TeamApt, its first investment in Africa, from a new $1 billion fund. The size of the investment was not disclosed.

Creative financing to unlock COVID aid in Alabama. The financial strains the COVID pandemic has caused in many cities and states can be seen in sharp relief in Alabama’s Black Belt, originally named ...

On the first Capitol Gains podcast, Utah's Ben McAdams praises the power of local solutions in a time of national dysfunction.

Greetings! It was great to see so many Agents of Impact on yesterday’s Call, the last of our spring season. We’ll share the recap and replay in Friday’s Brief, and kick off our fall lineup of calls in ...

The Brief: Climate adaptation innovation, female food founders of color, sustainable textiles, lending to farmers in India, solutions at scale in Latin America ...

Dennis Price ImpactAlpha, Sept. 21 – Mastercard has committed $500 million over five years to reduce racial wealth and opportunity gaps.

Constraints breed creativity. Investors with the determination (or mandate) to keep capital flowing through the COVID crisis are turning physical constraints into opportunities to address ...

Featured: Impact Voices Corporate deposits in CDFIs are good. Equity investments would be even better. Community development financial institutions have become the go-to solution for corporations ...

ImpactAlpha’s deal news coverage for the week: Investing in health. Chile’s FarmaLoop raised $900,000 to curb pharmaceutical waste and help chronic disease patients reduce their drug spending costs ...

The Week’s Dealflow Spotlight: Commercializing fusion. Venture-backed fusion energy startups are amassing giant war chests to commercialize fusion, the elusive holy grail of clean energy. Cambridge, ...

Closed Loop, the New York-based circular economy investor, invested via its private credit arm, Closed Loop Infrastructure Group, which provides flexible or below-market rate loans for recycling ...