Announcing the Innovative Finance Initiative
A bold, five-year effort to scale what works and unlock whatβs next
It started with the Innovative Finance Playbook, a much needed repository of case studies, term sheets, templates, explainers, you name it. Led by the Catalyze crew, this was the first step on a march.
This week, another big steap, or leap possibly, was taken.
Led by Aunnie Patton Powers, the Innovative Finance Initiative is a five year collaboration between practitioners, service providers, ecosystem builders, and anyone who wants to play an active role in bettering our economy.
The initiative itself is informed by input from 400+ starting members. It is designed by those doing the innovating, with an eye towards how to enable more and better innovating. The backing came from by an A-team of funders who saw the need for a concerted community of practice and multi-year horizon.
Here is how Aunnie puts the work ahead:
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So now what?
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