Georgia Social Impact Collaborative

Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC) is a statewide collaborative working to create a healthy, high-functioning impact investing ecosystem across Georgia. GSIC's mission compels us to activate, organize, and marshal Georgia's many capitals - financial, intellectual, human, and more - for the betterment of communities across the state. Helping to connect organizations and people in our impact investing ecosystem is part of our work! We connect people searching for impact investing-related job opportunities to roles in our ecosystem - new improvements coming to our website soon! But for now, check out our job board... https://lnkd.in/evb52NeD

📰 Follow ecosystem activities with GSIC's October Roundup: New Blog, Job Board, Ecosystem Celebrations & Upcoming Events - https://lnkd.in/eWdsABvU

LAST CALL for the Federal Reserve's 2024 Small Business Credit Survey, which is still open for responses, but only for a few more days. Please share your recent experiences. In this survey you will share whether and how you use debt, what financial conditions you face, and more.   Answers to these questions contribute to data that directly inform the Fed, federal government agencies, service providers, policymakers, and others—a public good ultimately benefiting your business and others like yours. Take the 12-minute survey now HERE --> https://lnkd.in/e2Dy9Jtv.   The survey is open to businesses currently in operation, those recently closed, and those about to launch. All responses are confidential.   The survey closes November 1, 2024.

Are you or someone you know a Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) leader or ally leading a place-based collaborative with a strong commitment to equity? Seeking opportunities to strengthen your/their leadership? Looking to connect with other leaders doing similar work?   My wonderful FSG colleagues at the Collective Impact Forum are excited to announce their new program, Collective Leadership Advancing Racial Equity (CLARE). This 10-month leadership accelerator is designed to invest in the capacity and wellbeing of 20 individuals leading collaborative work in place (e.g., “backbone leaders”) by focusing on healing and wellness, collaborative leadership, and building social networks and collective power to advance systems change.   Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort through Tuesday, November 12th. To learn more, use this link: https://lnkd.in/gRWrgC-x   Take your leadership to the next level and apply today! Courtney Williams Robertson, Jennifer Splansky Juster, Tracy Timmons-Gray

📰 Impact Investing Job Opportunities 📍 Georgia-Based ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs is hiring a Director of Strategic Partnerships and an Accounting Manager - https://lnkd.in/eYPTPx6M U.S. Bank is looking for an Impact Finance - Affordable Housing - Asset Manager to join their team in Atlanta - https://lnkd.in/ePzNrJFX Habitat for Humanity International is hiring an Associate General Counsel, Market Development and Impact Investing. This role is based in Atlanta, GA - https://lnkd.in/eXrFKcf8 📍 Remote Justice Climate Fund has six open opportunities covering Communications, Partnerships, Reporting, Research & impact, and Development & Capitalization - https://lnkd.in/eaQ8hnnb The Center for Community Investment is looking for an Initiative Director for Climate Programs, and an Executive Assistant - https://lnkd.in/gHe-aGJu Main Street America is seeking a skilled program manager to serve as the program lead and launch a two-year pilot capital absorption initiative in mid-sized cities in the Main Street network - https://lnkd.in/gj_Qx87W

**Virtual Learning Opportunity** Affordable housing isn't just a topic of conversation here in Atlanta. Leaders across the state are trying new approaches to ensure that all Georgians can access safe, affordable housing. This includes foundations who, as impact investors, play critical roles in helping advance affordable and diverse housing opportunities. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and Star-C are hosting a virtual learning opportunity for foundations interested in learning more about how they can use impact investing to tackle housing challenges and opportunities in their communities. Register here > https://lnkd.in/eG2uwDkt

In response to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene, ACE is launching Emergency Disaster Relief Loans for businesses in South Georgia. With power disruptions, internet outages, and other challenges affecting the region, many businesses are struggling to recover. Our goal is to provide immediate financial assistance with loans of up to $50,000, focusing on the original 32 South GA counties we serve. ACE is committed to stepping in when others can’t, ensuring businesses have the support they need to make it through this challenging time. If you know of a business in need, please share this program with them. For more information, visit our website or reach out directly. Together, we can help rebuild South Georgia! #SmallBusinessSupport #ACEClients www.aceloans.org

Way to go, Michael Belles! Georgia's impact investing ecosystem is better for your leadership and Catalyze's work! #SOCAP24

In finance and economics spaces, an “exchange” is an open and organized marketplace for commodities, stocks, securities, derivatives and other financial instruments. Mission Investors Exchange’s annual conference is a vital, field-building event where practitioners "exchange" the lessons learned, models, and tools allowing them to advance impact investing in their institutions, communities, and sectors. We’re thrilled that Atlanta will host MIE’s community in 2026! Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC) has been working since 2016 to organize, grow, and promote Georgia’s impact investing ecosystem. We know there's innovation happening here! Looking forward to centering some of our practitioners and lessons learned in this event and beyond. #placebasedimpactinvesting #MissionInvest2026

October is Employee Ownership Month! Why should Georgia’s impact investing community care? 1. Alternative business structures - like cooperatives, ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans), and more - promote sustainable, inclusive, and community-focused growth. These businesses prioritize long-term economic stability, fair wages, and more equitable wealth distribution and share power with employees and the broader community, leading to increased productivity and loyalty. 2. Often, businesses with alternative ownership structures strengthen local economies by driving more dollars into local suppliers and supporting business partners. This can foster a sense of community ownership and shared prosperity, which can lead to greater social cohesion and economic resilience. 3. These businesses generate obvious social benefits in terms of quality job creation and economic resilience, but they are also tools for investors seeking to invest in the climate transition as well as racial justice and wealth building. Interested to learn more about employee ownership and access helpful resources to support your business or organization? It’s not too late to join a conversation! October 24th: Georgia Center for Employee Ownership (GACEO) Ownership is hosting a series of concurrent workshops followed by the 2024 Georgia Employee Ownership Celebration. Concurrent workshops will feature voices from Profitable Purpose Consulting, Aegis Trust Company, LLC, Georgia Cooperative Development Center, and Zolidar. October 30th: Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative is convening an immersive learning experience to discuss how alternative ownership structures can work for Black businesses. This half-day workshop will feature some of Georgia’s existing black-led cooperative enterprises like Pecan Milk Cooperative, Gangstas to Growers, and The Guild. Participation is limited. Interested persons should reach out to Kim Addie.