Impact Investing For Everyone [Episode 11]

Global Goals Project

Key Links:

• SoCap
• ImpactAssets
• ImpactHub
• Donor Advised Fund

If you’ve been a social entrepreneur or impact investor for more than two minutes, you’ve probably heard of the SoCap conference. In this podcast, the founder of SoCap and ImpactAssets shares his journey to bring impact investing into mainstream conversation. Tim also covers the new frontier of impact investment: democratized, curated impact investing through the ImpactAssets platform.

• 2:15 What is ImpactAssets? Tim talks about how impact investing works, and what differentiates it from regular investing and venture capitalism.
• 9:30 What Was Impact Investing Like Before? Although investors face the same problems in choosing companies to support, the biggest difference is in the mindset.
• 12:15 The Coolest Social Impact Events in the Country Time talks about the start of the social impact conference movement, and the ten years it’s taken to create social impact hubs all over the world.
• 25:00 Donor Advised Funds: A Big Pile of Accounts and a Tax Break Time breaks down how to create your own miniature family foundation, and why it’s a good idea.
• 38:30 Where Should I Invest? Interested in doing good with your investment dollars, but don’t know where to start? Here’s how to have advice and options brought to you.
• 48:00 The Secret To Investing Like a Millionaire Tim talks about democratizing investing, and how much impact is possible when small funds and personal funds are aggregated on the ImpactAssets platform.

Listen to this podcast if you’re curious how impact investing works, or if you’re looking for great options to make a difference with your wealth.