The Water Is Fine: Debunking Common Investment Fears

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Bob’s Background and the Best and Worst of Running a Coffee Shop (0:11)  
• Transition to Nonprofit Work (1:59)  
• Formative Experiences in Finance (3:47)  
• Transforming Nathan Cummings Foundation (5:43)  
• Shifting Organizational Culture (7:36)
• Convincing Skeptics of Impact Investing (11:53)
• Defining Impact Investing (15:03)  
• Mission-Aligned Investing Toolkit (16:28)  
• Insider Segment: AI Solutions for Today’s Financial Institutions (18:43)
• Custom AI Solutions (20:36)
• Multi-Channel Strategies (22:39)
• Investment Team Reflection (25:02)
• Due Diligence 20 Pledge (27:49)
• Accountability in Search Processes (32:02)
• Impact America Fund Investment (35:53)  
• Understanding Allocator Decisions (37:26) 
• Pay It Forward Mindset (38:02)  
• Encouragement for Impact Investing (39:17)
• Flexible Capital Initiative and Parting Thoughts (41:38)

Nathan Cummings Foundation is a multigenerational family foundation, rooted in the Jewish tradition of social justice, working to create a more just, vibrant, sustainable, and democratic society. We partner with social movements, organizations and individuals who have creative and catalytic solutions to climate change and inequality. Learn more: http://nathancummings.org

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Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. 

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