Our initiatives
Our initiatives
From piloting to systems-level impact
Making finance work for positive impact on people and planet is an ambitious mission that requires collaboration, creativity and action. This is why we kicked off several initiatives that – in addition to our advisory services to catalytic capital providers -, empower the three pillars on which our Theory of Change is built: (1) Effective Financing Solutions, (2) Access to Finance for Impact Enterprises, and (3) Research & Education. If you would like to learn how exactly we strive to create impact, OUR LATEST IMPACT REPORT is a great source for details.
The following graph illustrates our current initiatives:
The Impact-Linked Finance Fund
Providing better terms for better impact
The IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE FUND (ILFF) is the latest addition to Roots of Impact’s initiatives. Established by Roots of Impact and IGRAVITY in 2021, the ILFF is the specialized service provider for Impact-Linked Fund Managers. As a plug-and-play implementation partner, it provides fund managers with an operational, legal, and financial back-end infrastructure that is compliant, reliable and tailored to the needs of Impact-Linked Finance programs.
The ILFF is structured as a Dutch foundation. Besides acting as a plug-and-play implementation partner, it also hosts a KNOWLEDGE CENTER for the practice of Impact-Linked Finance. For more information, please visit the IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE FUND’S WEBSITE.
The Social Finance Academy
We guide entrepreneurs on their impact journeys
The SOCIAL FINANCE ACADEMY (SFA) was initiated by Roots of Impact in 2017 with the valuable support from the SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION. SFA provides practice-driven knowledge and tools that empower impact entrepreneurs to access finance and professionalize impact management.
The Social Finance Academy works in partnership with funders, incubators, accelerators and other service providers to impact enterprises across the globe. We complement Impact-Linked Funds and other programs with targeted train-the-trainer and capacity-building components on impact measurement & management, impact investment readiness and impact-linked finance readiness, for example as part of the B-BRIDDHI PROGRAM. SFA’s latest offering is the READY FOR IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE program for impact entrepreneurs based in Germany. For more information, please check out the SOCIAL FINANCE ACADEMY’S WEBSITE.
The Initiative for Blended Finance
In 2019, we partnered with the CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND PRIVATE WEALTH (CSP) to create the INITIATIVE FOR BLENDED FINANCE (IBF). IBF engages in research and education for more effective blended finance approaches and brings together excellent academic, knowledge and practice partners.
One example of common activities is our IMPACT INVESTMENT & BLENDED FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES & FOUNDATIONS (IIBF) executive education program kicked off in 2018 and running under the new IBF home since 2019. If you would like to learn more about our state-of-the-art education and research programs with many renowned and like-minded partners, THE IBF WEBSITE HAS ALL THE DETAILS.
