tHOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES
Data has shown that women and indigenous communities are key to ending poverty and tackling the climate crisis, yet they are often still seen merely as beneficiaries as opposed to change agents.
These discussions highlight some of the funding biases and gaps women and indigenous social enterprises face, why it matters and new models of finance centered on social and environmental justice, by empowering those most affected to be a part of the solution.
These discussions highlight some of the funding biases and gaps women and indigenous social enterprises face, why it matters and new models of finance centered on social and environmental justice, by empowering those most affected to be a part of the solution.
Breaking the Funding Gap
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On March 22nd, Angels of Impact hosted a webinar to discuss gender lens investing in line with the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day: “break the bias”.
Laina Greene underscored that the whole reason why we have the gap in the first place is due to extractive finance which seeks to make money for money. At Angels of Impact, we see that there is a cognitive dissonance that occurs between an investor who wants a financial approach and a philanthropist who looks at social impact, so it is often easier to as philanthropist to consider a non-extractive form of finance than an investor. |
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