SPECTRUM21 Archives - SOCAP Global

From SPECTRUM21: Leveraging Capital to Help BIPOC-Owned Businesses and Local Communities Grow Financial leaders who are addressing the racial wealth gap are doing more than increasing capital to local BIPOC-owned businesses and their surrounding communities — they are encouraging entrepreneurs

At SPECTRUM21, Museum Leaders Share How Their Work with Diverse Fund Managers Helps Drive Systemic Change Several American museums were among the organizations making public statements of solidarity during summer 2020 for the Black Lives Matter movement and pronouncing their

Watch this SPECTRUM21 Session Featuring Everytable, a Mission-Driven Food Company Tackling the Racial Wealth Gap Women and entrepreneurs of color have the talent, acumen and lived experience to be lucrative business owners. However, the lack of equitable investment capital often

In the wake of Covid-19 and a long-overdue national reckoning on racial injustice, the call for all sectors to address structural racism has never been stronger. Corporate leaders across the nation are making bold commitments in response to increased demand

With a goal of making “exclusive groups more inclusive,” the Cleveland Avenue venture fund and accelerator is investing in a specific group of actors — purpose-driven entrepreneurs in historically underserved Chicago neighborhoods — and providing support and access critical to their

In the fight for a more equitable and just economy, local governments are important allies alongside purpose-driven businesses and others. Local governments have the power to set critical policies and enact laws that can support equitable job opportunities, address chronic

Addressing racial inequality in our economy must include investments in BIPOC-owned businesses. By empowering founders and business owners of color with the monetary tools needed for success, impact investors can help advance racial justice and create more financial resiliency within

To transform the economy into a more equitable system, members of the impact community can look to examples of success abroad. At SPECTRUM21 Virtual, a panel looked at transforming the economy with an international lens, sharing their insights and experiences

One of the most powerful ways investors can help make the economy more equitable is by investing in communities, especially marginalized ones, across the country — and around the world. Community investments can help people build financial resiliency at the

Members of the Impact Economy Discuss How to Provide Crucial Support to Southern Communities in the U.S. Businesses in the south have been historically underfunded and underbanked by almost every metric, so it was unsurprising they received a disproportionately low

In the Wake of Intersecting Crises, the Need for Intentional Investments in Communities of Color Has Been Heightened The societal faults and systemic inequities that were more greatly exposed by the coronavirus pandemic have many people asking: How can we

Yusuf George Shares How Corporate Leaders Can Move from Racial Equity Commitments to Action We’ve now marked more than a year since the murder of George Floyd, a devastating event that has since sparked a national reckoning with systemic racism