​Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5 (1:00 pm - 3:00 PM ET)

​Presenters: Joanne Norris and Michelle de Cordova, de Cordova Consulting

​Price: $200/participant. A payment link will be sent to you after a team member confirms your registration.

​Max participants: 15

​In this introductory session, explore the fundamentals of impact investing and how it balances financial return objectives, operates within an external investment management context, and supports the alignment of investment portfolios with long-term sustainability commitments.

​What you will learn about impact investing:

• ​Where it fits on the responsible investment spectrum

• ​How it relates to financial return objectives and fiduciary duty

• ​How it works in an external investment management context

• ​How it helps align overall investment portfolios with sustainability commitments (e.g. climate action, Indigenous economic reconciliation)

​Who is this introductory session for?

• ​Anyone curious about impact investing

• ​Individuals, executive leaders, staff teams, board members, trustees, investment committee members (e.g. foundations, endowments, pensions, family offices, faith communities)

​By end of the session, participants will have gained:

• ​High-level, practical understanding of impact investing and;

• ​Be able to initiate conversations within their organization about developing or strengthening impact investing strategies

​Tools and templates will be introduced for participants to use in internal discussion.

​Participants also have option for a 30 minute follow up call to discuss practical application of session’s learnings.

​Support the Future of Impact United Academy

​​Courses like this are made possible by donations from institutions and individuals who support our goal to help grow the social finance and impact investing sector in Canada through education and knowledge-sharing.

​Make a contribution to the Academy through our donor-advised fund with Makeway.

​​*Makeway will provide tax receipts directly to organizations and individuals for donations received.

​Learn more at impactunited.ca/donate/