
Criterion’s 2020-2030 strategic plan will enable us to demonstrate how finance can be a tool for transforming structural inequality and systemic injustice. It aims to inspire others to imagine what is possible, to support them in understanding how to create systemic change, and to encourage them to take the first steps to turn their visions of a more just future into reality.
Swapping stories is how we make friends. It is also how we learn from one another and build community.
Interest is swelling in gender lens investing across the globe. With this swell is an increased use of gender-related terms and concepts.
The Union Church in Waban, Massachusetts, extended its first 1K Churches loan in October, 2017 to Sandra Okiror-Njoroge, owner of Wham’s Café in Lowell, MA.
Gender lens investing is the incorporation of a gender analysis into the systems of investing to make better decisions.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, FL conducted its first 1K micro-lending retreat in April, 2018. The retreat lasted 7 hours on a Saturday at the church.
On April 21st of 2018, Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida hosted a full day 1K Micro-lending retreat.
Most 1K Churches choose the simplest, most direct pathway for their loan to a small business.
Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Suzanne Biegel presented a generous group of investors, philanthropists, advisors and analysts from all sectors and asset classes.
Now is a critical moment to shape the terms of capital in Southeast Asia. More than ever, investments are being made in Southeast Asia by actors in and outside the region.
Our work depends on an ever-expanding community of team members, advisors, donors, and other partners who help us achieve our mission.