Fish Matter

Next Webinar In Series:
Fisheries Webinar 2: Doubling Philanthropic Impact: Cash and Other Below Market Rate Investment Vehicles

October 9th at 12PM EST / 9 AM PT/ 5PM London

Learn how to harness the power of cash through mission-related investing in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI’s).  Our guest speakers will discuss the various cash vehicles for investment, including cash deposits, PRI, and how grants can provide capacity to these organizations. 

Speakers:

• Rachel Strader, Program Officer, Marine Conservation Initiative, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will moderate the call.
  
  
• Dana Lanza, CEO of Confluence Philanthropy will discuss and introduce cash as an investment vehicle. 
  
  
• Myla Reese, Regional Vice President and Managing Director of Louisiana Operations, SeedCo Financial will speak having increased the access to credit for local fishermen in the gulf coast region since the fisheries industry was decimated by recent disasters. Seedco has approved over 120 loans of more than $6.6 million to commercial fishermen and dock owners by leveraging than $8.5 million in State-funded grants to nearly 550 small business owners in the fisheries industry.
  
  

Confluence Philanthropy is pleased to announce the MRI in Sustainable Fisheries and Food Systems Webinar series, as part of a year-long initiative to build better understanding and collaboration among Foundations in this area of impact investing. Confluence Members believe that fisheries represent an important and underserved area with the potential for innovative mission-related investment. We will explore opportunities through four educational webinars, one during each quarter of the year. The first webinar will occur on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 1 PM EST. Experts will speak to the themes described below.  

       Concluded:

• Webinar 2-Doubling Philanthropic Impact: Cash and Other Below Market Rate Investment Vehicles: Learn how to harness the power of cash through mission-related investing in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI’s).  Our guest speakers will discuss the various cash vehicles for investment, including cash deposits, PRI, and how grants can provide capacity to these organizations.
  

• Webinar 3-Scaling up through Program-Related Investing: Explore how program related investments can provide desperately needed loans and debt capital to fisheries and food enterprises. How are these sorts of PRIs structured? What is the landscape for using intermediaries?  (January date and speakers to be determined)

• Webinar 4- What About Equity? Above Market Rate Returns in Sustainable Food and Fisheries: Many might believe that investors must sacrifice financial return for social impact in the sustainable fisheries and food systems market, however, there are some examples that contradict this notion. Let's learn more about existing investment opportunities, how these were constructed, and where markets may be headed. (April date and speakers to be determined)

For webinars 2, 3, 4 Confluence will distribute announcements and other information about the events as the dates approach.   

Dive Deeper in Regional Round Table Discussion:

In conjunction with the webinars, Confluence and partner organizations will host several regional round-table events to delve deeper into the question of financing in sustainable fisheries and food systems. Slated venues include the September EGA Retreat at Mohonk Mountain House; San Francisco; and Boston.  Additional locations may be announced. Please stay tuned for more information, or let us know if you would like to be personally notified of these events.

Special thanks to the MRI in Fisheries & Food Systems Steering Committee: Jason K. Babbie, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Scott Cullen, GRACE Foundation,  Lisa Monzon, The David and Lucille Packard Foundation, and Rachel Strader, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

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