COVID-19 Weekly Briefing - Impact Investors' Responses to COVID-19
During the May 1, 2020 Weekly COVID-19 Development Finance Briefing, listeners heard how four prominent leaders in impact investing are responding to both the economic crisis and the public health crisis, learned about the types of solutions and partnerships they are actively engaged in, and how philanthropic impact investors can realign their strategies to help with recovery efforts.
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Agenda
Opening Remarks - 0:00
Katie Kramer,
Moderator
Vice President
Council of Development Finance Agencies
Covering:
Philanthropy and COVID-19 - 4:38
Kimberlee Cornett
Director of Impact Investments
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Fran Seegull
Executive Director
Impact Investing Alliance
Cynthia Muller
Director, Mission Investments
WK Kellogg Foundation
Monique Aiken
Vice President of Programs
Mission Investors Exchange
Covering:
Panel Discussion & Audience Questions - 43:49
Katie Kramer,
Moderator
Covering:
- How are impact investors responding to the COVID-19 crisis
- How do they view the economic crisis vs. public health crisis
- What kinds of solutions are impact investors engaged in?
- Are they realigning their investment priorities?
- Examples of creative partnerships to help local communities
- How can state or local governments work with impact investors to create meaningful and proactive responses
About the Weekly COVID-19 Development Finance Briefings
CDFA hosted weekly briefings about development finance COVID-19 news and resources. These one-hour phone calls featured legislative updates, news from our members, state and local financing strategies, and lessons learned from previous development finance responses to disasters. The briefings were held every Friday at 1:00 PM (Eastern) from March 27 - May 15, 2020
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