Private Investing with a Climate & Gender Lens

Invest for Better (IFB) is delighted to once again partner with Heading for Change (HfC), a unique grant-based investment fund established by Suzanne Biegel, one of the founders of the Gender Lens investing movement. This course is designed to showcase the investments HfC has made, explain the due diligence undertaken, and engage in a private investing learning circle. Unlike our typical courses, this offering will cost $1,100 for the full 9 months of sessions.

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Course Structure

IFB and HfC have created a 10-session virtual course that is designed to showcase the investments HfC has made, explain the due diligence undertaken, and engage in a private investing learning circle.

Outcomes

Accredited investors attending the course will:

  • Dive deep into a fund-of-fund structure and acquire an understanding of how HfC developed its investment thesis, criteria and portfolio design with a gender and climate lens
  • Use an interactive learning experience to understand HfC investment in both the private debt and private equity funds in which it invests
  • Participate in a group learning circle to discuss how to work with financial advisors and others to make private fund investment decisions
  • Share investments they are exploring and gather input from one another and investing experts from HfC and other funds

Prerequisites & Level of Effort

This course is designed for accredited investors.

Time Commitment

This interactive course begins on Tuesday, March 25th from 9:00 – 10:15am PST and will run for 5 consecutive Tuesdays at the same time. Afterward, there will be 5 Learning Circle sessions, each focused on showcasing investments, meeting monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of May, June, September, October, and November.

Each facilitated session will last 75 minutes, with up to 30 minutes of pre-work required before each meeting.

Course Creators

Tuti Scott

IFB Partner and author of Moving Money for Impact; A Guide to Gender Lens Investing

This course is produced and facilitated by Tuti Scott, an IFB Partner and author of Moving Money for Impact; A Guide to Gender Lens Investing, the course is designed to move participants from interest to knowledge to action.  Sana Kapadia, HfC Catalyst, Natalie Schriber, HfC Head of Investments, Rose Maizner, HfC Director of Investments will present throughout the sessions along with guest appearances of additional experts.

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