2019 was a busy year for Upstart Co-Lab!

We launched our new Member Community

Closed the first Inclusive Creative Economy Fund with our strategic partner the Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Grabbed headlines in the Financial Times, Real Leaders, artnet, Artsy, The Art Newspaper, ImpactAlpha, CNBC, and NY1

Sparked dialogue at SOCAP19, Grantmakers in the Arts, Gratitude Railroad, Confluence Philanthropy, and the Sorenson Innovation Summit

Published ground-breaking research on impact investing in ethical fashion, sustainable food, and social impact media

Stay tuned for 2020 and Happy New Year!

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Hyperallergic: It’s Time for US Museums to Divest From Immoral Industries

American Alliance of Museums: Museums Discover Impact Investing

ImpactAlpha: Impact investments are beginning to show up in the endowments of U.S. art museums

Philanthropy News Digest: Cultural Capital: The state of museums and their investing

TheNonProfitTimes: Museums Late To Impact Investing Party

Fin News: Museums With Long Road To Reach Impact Investment Adoption Of E&Fs: Survey

artnet: Just a Third of Museums Are Investing Their Endowments in Socially Responsible Ways, a Study Found. Here’s How They Can Do Better

The New York Times: How Museums Invest

Barron’s: Most Museums Don’t Put Their Money Where Their Values Are

Worth Magazine: Museum Boards And Donors Need To Examine Where Endowments Are Invested

Americans for the Arts: How America’s Arts Organizations Can Invest Their Values

The Art Newspaper: How museums can ethically invest their money

American Alliance of Museums: Investing for Values and Mission

The Art Newspaper: ethical investment options should come easy

Financial Times: Museums should lead in socially responsible investing

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