Bridge Building: LegacyWorks Group Featured in Impact Finance Center’s Webinar Series on Impact Investing
Over the past six months, LegacyWorks Group Executive Director Carl Palmer appeared in two webinars for Impact Finance Center’s National Intermediary Landscape Scan, an initiative to identify, interview, and map the landscape of intermediaries within the impact investing ecosystem. The initiative’s goal is to help foundations, community foundations, impact investors, and other key social sector players connect with advisors who can help them unlock new impact investing opportunities for their communities.
Impact Finance Center identified eleven key intermediaries in the space playing important roles, serving impact investors and developing the field of impact finance. The newly released National Intermediary Landscape Scan Report and the accompanying webinar series highlight each organization’s mission and services, its development and deployment of innovative financial instruments, and its critical role as a connector between capital stewards and enterprises or projects seeking funding.
Tim Freundlich of Impact Assets noted that the initiative goes a long way towards making the system we’re all part of much more visible, adding, “I count us as lucky to be in such good company of fellow travelers, building toward a capital market that we all want to come into existence.” We very much feel the same way. “LegacyWorks Group is honored to be featured in the National Intermediary Landscape Scan. This is another important contribution to the field by the Impact Finance Center Team as they work to identify, activate and educate potential investors and build the infrastructure needed to scale impact investing,” shared Reggie Hall, LegacyWorks Group’s Director of Conservation Finance.
In the September and March webinars, Carl shared LegacyWorks Group’s multifaceted approach to fostering community-driven change through its array of advisory, consulting, and financial services. He described LegacyWorks Group’s impact finance services, which connect donors and investors with high-impact opportunities while helping community organizations access needed capital.
He also shared the team’s progress in developing the Conservation Loan Collaborative, a platform that LegacyWorks is building with and for the conservation community. This platform aims to expand access to bridge financing, enabling coalitions, partnerships, and organizations to establish their own revolving funds. “The Conservation Loan Collaborative combines the back office of a fund management company with the support services organizations need to raise and deploy capital in service of their missions,” adds Michelle Heaton, Chief Operating Officer of the Conservation Loan Collaborative. “It is a great example of how the amazing team at LegacyWorks Group brings deep expertise and experience in service of local, regional and national initiatives seeking to accelerate and deepen their impact.”
“It is a great example of how the amazing team at LegacyWorks Group brings deep expertise and experience in service of local, regional and national initiatives seeking to accelerate and deepen their impact.”
If you would like to learn more about the other ten intermediary roles and offerings, visit Impact Finance Center’s intermediary page, where you will find links to download the full report and to view the webinar series. To explore possibilities with LegacyWorks Group’s Impact Finance services or the Conservation Loan Collaborative, please reach out to Michelle or Reggie michelle@legacyworksgroup.com and reggie@legacyworksgroup.com
Big thanks from all of us here at LegacyWorks Group to Steph, Alexis, and the whole Impact Finance Center team for always leaning into collaborative opportunities and stitching the sector together. We are better and stronger together!