2021 is the United Nations Year for the Creative Economy in Sustainable Development.
Let’s get ready!

Impact Entrepreneur hosted Upstart Co-Lab, Conscious Endeavors, Fundación Compromiso and the HEVA Fund for a conversation on impact investing in the creative economy.

Tackling the Creative Economy Financing Gap:
How Short-Term Capital Can Unlock Long-Term Impact Among Artisan Businesses


GSG Global Impact Summit

Join Upstart Co-Lab on September 9, 2020

Upstart Co-Lab’s Laura Callanan will interview cellist Yo-Yo Ma at 10am EST on September 9th for the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing. The discussion will explore the role of creatives as problem-solvers, with a range of examples from The Bach Project.

September 9 at 8:30am EST tune in for a panel discussion, Harnessing the Creative Industries for an Impact-Led Recovery.

REGISTER HERE

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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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