In a new podcast from Women Changing Finance, C3’s Urmi Sengupta discusses the importance of catalytic capital, including how it attracts even more financing for climate justice, place-based investing and small business development. She also […]
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Grant Guidance With this call, the C3 Grantmaking program seeks to support practical, action-oriented solutions that address persistent, field-wide challenges in both the supply and deployment of catalytic capital across sectors and geographies. The goal
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We asked some of our partners what is energizing their participation in C3 and how they view the role of catalytic capital in an increasingly uncertain world. The Lemelson Foundation points to the “urgent need
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As part of a series of comments from C3 funding partners, Blue Haven Initiative explains its support for C3 and for field-building, while also pointing to opportunities for impact investors, particularly family offices, to support
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In the third of a series of comments from some of C3’s newest partners, Builders Vision offers insight on C3 and what is needed from impact investors at this moment. Why join C3? At Builders
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In the second of a series of comments from some of C3’s newest partners, Soros Economic Development Fund offers insight on C3 and on what is needed from impact investors at this moment. Why join
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2025 has presented a new set of challenges (and opportunities) for investors, fund managers and organizations focused on impact. We asked some of C3’s newest partners to offer their insight on how impact investors should
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The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) is the latest funder to add its support to the Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3). SEDF joins 10 other philanthropic investors that are helping C3 strengthen the global community of
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C3 recently sat down with Priya Krishnamoorthy, founder and CEO of 200 Million Artisans, to talk about how catalytic capital is helping grow the handmade sector in India. She notes that lessons learned in India
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Three new funders have joined the Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) to accelerate momentum around the building of a stronger community of practice for the field of catalytic capital. The Ford Foundation, the Sorenson Impact Foundation,
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A recent episode of the Money + Meaning podcast features a conversation with several C3 partners discussing the initiative’s progress and future plans for building the field of catalytic capital. Participants include Urmi Sengupta (MacArthur
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CHICAGO (October 24, 2024)—Leaders of the Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) today announced the next chapter of the C3 Grantmaking initiative: the extension of a collaborative program working to build the catalytic capital community and increase
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C3 and Impact Europe recently hosted a webinar to illustrate how investors and other asset owners can maximize the power of catalytic capital. The event featured research projects that strengthen the evidence base for catalytic
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As part of a research project supported by C3, Open Capital analyzed financing gaps for small and growing businesses (SGBs) in the agriculture and health care sectors in sub-Saharan Africa, quantifying the impact and need
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For catalytic capital leaders, climate impact and social impact are often intersecting objectives. In the U.S., that awareness is acute right now, as the federal Environmental Protection Agency and a range of community investment
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In a webinar hosted by AVPA and C3, impact investing leaders with deep experience in the region share their insights on how patient, flexible capital can fill financing gaps. Hear from Impact Investing Ghana, Open
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The Urban Institute recently released its C3 research project on the impact of place-based investing activity and the role that catalytic capital plays in the work. Brett Theodos, senior fellow and director of the Community
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In a webinar hosted by Mission Investors Exchange (MIE), C3’s Urmi Sengupta joins four of our Strengthening the Evidence Base grantees to discuss their research on catalytic capital investments in racial equity, Indigenous businesses, employee
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As part of a research project funded by C3, I&P analyzed its large pool of investments in SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa. C3 recently checked in with I&P’s financial director, Alexis Thirouin, on the findings.
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The Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) is funding three new projects designed to make the catalytic capital market more efficient and effective, helping unlock more of this vital form of impact investing to address social and environmental issues.
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Fostering solutions that fuel progress The Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3) today announced funding for nine projects that will bolster the infrastructure for the catalytic capital market and help accelerate the flow of this vital form
