The term “impact investing” was only coined in 2007, but today the phrase is ubiquitous. But not all impact investments are alike—and not all impact investing provides the type of financing required to meet community housing needs.  

In this 90-minute Shelterforce webinar, we will look bring together two community-based lenders with two of their community-based borrowers and affordable housing builders, along with Shelterforce’s own investigative reporter Shelby King, to explore the mechanics of impact investing, including what works, where and why impact investing often falls short of its goals, and how to apply the principles of the forms of impact investing that are effective to better meet people’s housing needs.

Panelists:   Betty Francisco, Boston Impact Initiative Kate Khatib, Seed Commons Shelby King, Shelterforce Meridth Levy, Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust David Lidz, Rising Housing (Baltimore)

This webinar will explore: What is impact investing, what is the promise that it offers, and how can realizing that promise make affordable housing available to more people?  What are some promising approaches to “de-risk” community-based projects? What does it mean to use non-extractive finance? How much subsidy is required for impact investment in housing to be effective?  What are the scaling challenges involved in making non-extractive financing the norm?  What needs to change for impact investing to meet its goals? What are local public policy levers that can shift who bears business risk? Are there specific steps housing advocates and impact investors can take to change the field of impact investment to realize its promise? 

Learn more: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tlP_vsh9SSGl5X9Jm5fjCQ#/registration