Networks

The 100% Impact Network was created in response to demand from asset owners who are increasingly seeking to align their investments with their values. Members collaborate with a trusted network of peers and the world’s leading impact investors to share their own portfolio approach to impact investing. The network allows investors to validate their approach and inspire others.

Confluence Philanthropy advances mission-aligned investing. We support and catalyze a community of private, public and community foundations, families, individual donors, and their values-aligned investment managers representing more than $76 billion in philanthropic assets under management, and over $3 trillion in managed capital. Members are committed to full mission alignment when prudent and feasible. Based in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada and Puerto Rico, our members collectively invest around the world.

The EFN works to establish greater awareness around existing activity in entrepreneurship and on developing knowledge sharing amongst the members of the community. It aims to strengthen our individual and collective efforts to engage with our entrepreneurs, support our larger entrepreneurial ecosystems, and work toward a more inclusive and diverse community of entrepreneurs.

The Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle (YLC) includes intellectually curious, motivated and philanthropic young professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who support the Milken Institute and its mission to increase global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs and improve health. The YLC consists of 300+ members in Los Angeles, New York, London and Singapore.

Founded in 2011, Nexus is a global movement to bridge communities of wealth and social entrepreneurship. It works to unite young investors, social entrepreneurs and allies to catalyze new leadership and accelerate global solutions.

Impact Investing Working Group

The Nexus Working Group on Impact Investing brings together Next Gen philanthropists, impact investors and social entrepreneurs. It aims to inspire, educate, empower and collaborate through the broad spectrum of developing topics and trends in impact investing, including the environment, gender lens investing, human rights, financial inclusion, education, real assets and base of the pyramid, among others.

Lab on Ethical Fashion

The Nexus Lab on Ethical Fashion was born from the desire to challenge the waste and abuses of the fashion industry and educate and connect leaders who are creating a new ethical fashion paradigm.  It is a platform for the Nexus community to explore and collaborate on forward thinking ideas revolutionizing the business of fashion through sustainable innovations. Its mission is to educate consumers, empower designers and companies, and spark collaborations through exciting innovations and breakthroughs in ethical fashion.

Toniic is a global action community for impact investors serving individuals, family offices, foundations and funds. It increases the velocity of money and services into impact investing to address global challenges and its members commit to discover, evaluate, nurture and invest in financial products – in all asset classes – that promote a just and sustainable economy.

The Tri-State Area Africa Funders was created to provide a consistent informal gathering of like-minded funders—including individuals, foundations, corporations, and consultants—based in the Tri-state Area who fund throughout Africa. Through bi-monthly gatherings providing both learning and networking opportunities, the Tri-State Area Africa Funders aspire to increase capacity for engaged and thoughtful partnership. By sharing and learning best practices about philanthropy and Africa, we gather together to create a supportive community and to improve relationships with grantee partners.

US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment is a leading voice advancing sustainable, responsible and impact investing across all asset classes. Its mission is to rapidly shift investment practices toward sustainability, focusing on long-term investment and the generation of positive social and environmental impacts.

Women Moving Millions‘ mission is to catalyze unprecedented resources for women and girls. It is a community of women (and a few good men) who have committed a million dollars or more to initiatives that advance the lives of women and girls. They achieve their purpose through strategic alliances, knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer outreach.