Impact Investing
What is it?
As the Topeka Community Foundation works to create a community that is resilient, prosperous, and equitable for generations to come, we are expanding our thinking and our tools. Impact Investing is a tool that the Foundation is now using to create sustainable and transformational change. Impact Investing provides a loan, equity investment or guarantee to non-profits, for-profits, and intermediary partners, with the central purpose of social good that also provides a financial return.
Tara Dimick, Local Impact Investment Committee Member
“Impact Investment is an opportunity for donors to be a part of something bigger than what one person or one fund can achieve. Together we can serve our community by investing in those that see a need and can fill a need but need someone to invest in them and their idea. Together we can make transformational and lasting change for the people of Topeka.”
Investing in House to Home with Topeka Habitat for Humanity
How it started….
At the Topeka Community Foundation, we are committed to creating lasting, positive change in our community. That’s why we partnered with Topeka Habitat for Humanity through an Impact Investment Loan to support their House to Home program.
Through this investment, we empowered Topeka Habitat to expand its reach, improve housing stability, and enhance the quality of life for homeowners. Watch the videos below to see the impact of this partnership in action.
How it’s going.
Leslie Fleuranges, Local Impact Investment Committee Member
“My entire career has focused on thinking differently and innovating new ways to positively impact the lives of consumers via products and services. Being a part of the Impact Investing Committee continues that work. In this instance I have the opportunity to focus on my community of Topeka to transform the lives of families and businesses otherwise overlooked via innovative thinking, planning and funding.”