Fundraising from "Impact Investors"
May 6, 2024
Hosted by Sharon Schneider
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Episode Description
Can your socially responsible business receive grants, loans or investments from "impact investors"? In this episode we'll talk about the different kinds of impact investors, the tools they use to support businesses, and how they evaluate opportunities through an impact lens. Understanding this field and how these investors think is critical to matching with the right type of investor and pitching them successfully.
Socially-Responsible Business
Monday at 10AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
Do you want to do well by doing good? If you are a business owner who wants to use the power of free enterprise to help not just yourself and your own family, but your employees, your community and the world at large - this show is for you. Host Sharon Schneider, a serial entrepreneur and impact advisor to some of the world's most prominent families, will help you uncover all the ways that you can use your business as a force for good. Every show will include practical ideas and tools that you can implement right away - and it's not about spending more money, it's about thinking, and spending, differently.
Sharon Schneider
With over 20 years of experience across entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and impact investing, Sharon Schneider is the founder of Integrated Capital Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm that helps founders and family offices create positive social change. She is the author of "Handbook for an Integrated Life: a Practical Guide to Aligning Your Everyday Choices with Your Internal Compass," a #1 New Release on Amazon that helps individuals live into their values. Sharon has a track record of building and leading innovative programs and organizations that integrate impact goals across philanthropy, investing, business, and household operations. She previously served as the Executive Director of the Telluray Foundation, the founding Director of the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group, and the co-founder and CEO of Moxie Jean, a for-profit social enterprise that was acquired by Schoola in 2015. She has also been recognized as one of the 100 top names in Chicago innovation, a Chicago Innovation Award winner, and a Who's Who in Impact Investing. Sharon is passionate about empowering and inspiring others to use their talents, resources, and every possible leverage point to make a more just world for all.
