ARC 2025–2026 Capstone Celebration & Showcase
Join us for the ARC Fellowship Capstone Celebration & Showcase, a virtual event spotlighting a national cohort of fund managers designing community-based, impact-driven investment funds.
Over the course of the ARC Fellowship, participating fund teams engage in an intensive learning journey focused on integrated capital, governance, impact, and fundraising strategy. This showcase marks the culmination of that journey and offers a window into what it really takes to build funds rooted in community, accountability, and long-term impact.
During the event, each fund team will have a short spotlight to share their work in a format that reflects where they are now. Some may present a fund pitch, while others may reflect on their fund development journey, key design decisions, or lessons learned along the way. Rather than a traditional demo day, this event emphasizes learning, transparency, and the diversity of pathways in impact investing.
This event is open to funders, investors, ecosystem partners, practitioners, and anyone curious about the future of community-centered finance. It also serves as an opportunity to learn more about the ARC Fellowship, with applications for the next cohort opening June 1st.
Graduating ARC Funds Class of 2026:
First Fire Fund by Turtle Island Community Capital - Alexander Sterling
Fund for Jobs Worth Owning by the ICA Group - Jonathan Ward and Chris Carley
Globeville Elyria Swansea (GES) Community Investment Fund - Shannon Hoffman
Hive Mind Community Investment Co-Operative - Imani Scott-Blackwell, Charli Coleman, and Matthew Epperson
Memphis Futures Fund by The Big We - Anasa Troutman, Younousse Boucher, and Robert Baker
Moore Philanthropy - Yvonne Moore and Monica Lewis
Working Within Fund for Social Entrepreneurs - Charlyn Moss
People's Network for Land & Liberation (PNLL) - David Cobb, Blair Evans, Edget Betru, Emily Kawano, and Kali Akuno
1st Sovereign Capital - Nicole Johnny
Resilient Southern Land (Legacy and Nature Defense) Fund - Christi Electris, John Fenderson, Stu Dalheim, and William J Barber III