How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Engage in Blended Finance

Blended finance is emerging as a powerful approach to mobilize private investment by combining it with catalytic capital to address market gaps and scale impact. While philanthropists and investors are increasingly looking to leverage blended finance models, many remain uncertain about how to engage effectively. 

Organized by Roots of Impact in collaboration with the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth, this webinar brings practitioners and investors to explore how different actors across the capital spectrum can engage in blended finance. What value does it bring from a de-risking and impact enhancement perspective? How can it be used to unlock capital for high-impact companies and projects that would otherwise be difficult to finance? What role can the different actors play in facilitating blended finance models? 

This session will also explor opportunities beyond investing in standardized blended funds, and deep dive on the importance of aligning incentives for better outcomes.

What you'll learn: 

• The different types of blended finance and the various opportunities for philanthropists and private investors to engage. 
• Alternative ways to engage, beyond standardized blended funds
• How to define success and the factors that drive it