MFIF Schedules Second Investor Close
The ASI Multi-Family Impact Fund (MFIF), formed by Alliant Strategic Investments (“ASI”) and CommonGood Capital, recently made some exciting progress as the second investor close was announced to occur on January 16th. The MFIF sources, acquires, enhances,...
Michelle Campbell Joins CommonGood as Director of Operations/Compliance
We are proud to announce that Michelle Campbell has been hired as Director of Operations/Compliance for CommonGood Capital. Michelle is a Regulatory Compliance Consultant and Financial Services Professional with a 13 year proven track record in leading, training and...
We are coming to a city near you!
CommonGood Capital and Alliant Strategic are planning on-site housing visits in Q1 & Q2 of 2023 in 5 cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Cleveland, and Dallas. These on-site visits will last about 3 hours, and will allow you to see first-hand what...
CommonGood Capital Awarded the ADISA Distinguished Service Award
In a strong sign that the financial services industry continues to recognize the importance of Impact to the future of the industry, CommonGood Capital was given the Distinguished Service Award by ADISA during the welcoming ceremony at the organization's 2022...
Whitepaper: The Renter’s Dilemma
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) estimates there is a shortage of at least 7 million affordable housing units in the U.S. today. There is no single definition for affordable housing, but a rule of thumb in law and practice is affordable housing must...
ASI Multifamily Impact Fund, LP Acquires Oak Hill Village Apartments
The ASI Multi-Family Impact Fund, LP, which is focused on providing Affordable and Workforce housing primarily serving minority populations and lower income residents, recently acquired Oak Hill Village Apartments - an affordable, 181-unit multifamily property...
Businesses Transformed By Impact
Momentum in integrating impact into business continues to transform businesses both small and large. Recently the founder of Patagonia, a US leader in Outdoor clothing that operates stores in 10+ countries globally, decided to give away his company to help fight...
Capital Has Power through the Hands that Steward It
Growing up, my dad would always tell me, “What makes you good can also make you bad.” I never gave much thought beyond his gentle reminder, but as the years have rolled by, I now know what he was referring to. At the time, I was an overly-driven teenager working...
Bridging the Disconnect
One of the central missions of CommonGood Capital is to bridge the disconnect between the growing number of investors wanting to see their investments making a positive impact in the world and wealth managers struggling to incorporate these relatively new ideas into...
Impact Investing: From Talking to Doing
After 5 years of relationship building, we can now assemble a room of over 25 top RIAs from across the country who are trying to figure out how to implement Impact investing into their service offerings. This was not even possible 2 years ago. The rationale for this...
The Scale of the US Affordable Housing Crisis
There are numerous human and financial factors pertaining to affordable housing. As of the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, over 30 U.S. states, including Florida, California, and Texas – the three largest by population - have at least 5% of adults...
It Starts By Asking Questions and Then Listening
At the beginning of my Impact Investing journey, I was humbled and overwhelmed as I sat in meeting after meeting trying to learn as much as I could about the industry. With a passion for Impact Investing and a vision to go after, I realized that in order to get to a...
Stephen Hester Joins CommonGood as New VP of Investments
CommonGood Capital is proud to announce the addition of Stephen Hester to our team. Stephen serves as the VP of Investments. He leads CommonGood’s Due Diligence and Investment committee for our Impact Investment Platform. Stephen’s capital markets career began in the...
The Values Of Older And New Generations Are Increasingly Difficult To Reconcile
Wealthmanagement.com recently published a great article on how family offices are seeing new challenges in succession planning due to the increasingly wider investment values differences between older and younger generations... "In particular, succession...
Impact Investing is Way More Innovative and Creative than I Imagined
In the first half of my career, I had the pleasure of working with some of the largest and most prestigious firms in the investment world like KKR, CBRE, and Macquarie. They were impressive, ever challenging and increasing my knowledge regarding investing. When I...
Announcing – Virtual Summit: AFRICA
CommonGood Capital is proud to announce Virtual Summit: AFRICA, an informational webinar featuring 9 guest speakers gathered to share their experiences of Impact in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. With one of the fastest-growing regional economies...
Advisers who ignore ESG do so at their own R-I-S-K
Investment News wrote a great article detailing how as interest in ESG investing grows over time, advisers are rapidly reaching an inflection point with clients who want their assets to line up with their values… A FlexShares survey last year of 285 people who work...
Celebrating 5 Years of Impact
At 40, as an executive at a leading alternative asset management firm, a back surgery forced me to slow down and become acutely aware of my own limitations physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Five weeks into that journey I sat at my couch and watched a DVD...