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Dear Impact Collective Community,
Happy New Year! As we welcome 2025, we find ourselves reflecting on a year of profound impact and growth at the Impact Collective. In 2024, we expanded our reach—connecting individuals, fostering deeper conversations, and supporting action toward closing the racial wealth gap. Through our retreats and workshops, Collective Conversations, and partnerships, we’ve strengthened our ability to activate more individuals and families to align their resources with justice and community needs. With gratitude for all we’ve achieved together, we look ahead to 2025 with optimism, determination, and a renewed focus on place-based investing and community-building as tools for resilience and transformation.
This commitment comes at a critical moment. In times of political upheaval and increasing wealth disparities, place-based investing is not only an economic strategy but also an act of resistance and hope. By directing resources into communities where they are most needed, we fortify the connections that bind us and cultivate the power to change systems.
Our upcoming workshops and retreats are designed to equip us all with the tools and clarity needed to take meaningful action to build an inclusive economy. There’s something for everyone! To kick off the new year, I invite you to join our first Collective Conversation of 2025 this Friday, January 10th with Betty Francisco, CEO of Boston Impact Initiative (BII). Through their integrated capital funds, BII has channeled financial resources into local entrepreneurs of color and community-controlled real estate—preventing displacement and fostering sustainable economic opportunities. Betty’s work highlights how intentional local investments can drive racial and economic justice while building resilience in the communities that need it most.
Thank you for being part of our community. Together, we will continue to shift systems, strengthen communities, and move boldly toward the future we envision.
Privilege & Purpose: A Transformative Retreat for Women Spring 2026, Schedule TBA
One in-person weekend retreat in spring 2026 is the cornerstone of a 3-part hybrid experience that will guide you from awareness to action and empowerment. Designed to fit your life, family, beliefs, and financial situation, Privilege & Purpose is for those with more than enough money to thrive and a curiosity about their role in the financial system. Each woman will leave the workshop with a personalized action plan that aligns her money with her values.
Money & Values in Action: An Introductory Workshop for Men with Ethan Kerr, Founder of Breaking the Mold Spring 2026, Schedule TBA
This 3-session virtual workshop with Ethan Kerr from Breaking the Mold will guide you from awareness to action and empower you to align your resources with your values. Within a community of white men learning together, explore the complexities of race and money—and how to drive action. Through a range of modalities, including contextual learning, group discussions and personal reflection, you’ll gain tools to make a tangible impact and promote equity.
Money Talks: Aligning Finances & Values in Relationship Spring 2026, Schedule TBA
This workshop will offer a unique opportunity for couples to explore some of the challenges and opportunities of aligning their money with their values. We will explore our relationship dynamics through lenses of race and gender, and consider some of the implications for our partnerships, our money, and our impact on the world.
A Conversation with Betty Francisco CEO of Boston Impact Initiative & Co-Founder of Amplify Latinx Friday, Jan 10, 12-1pm ET Plus bonus time for networking! Register Now Join us for an inspiring Collective Conversation with Betty Francisco, CEO of Boston Impact Initiative (BII) and Co-Founder of Amplify Latinx. Under Betty's leadership, BII has been at the forefront of closing the racial wealth divide by investing in entrepreneurs of color and community-controlled real estate. In 2022, BII launched its second integrated capital fund, a $20 million initiative aimed at supporting enterprises owned by entrepreneurs of color and preventing displacement through community-owned real estate investments.
Betty will share insights from her extensive experience in impact investing and community leadership, discussing how BII's innovative approach blends financial, social, and political capital to foster economic and racial justice.
A Conversation with Breaking The Mold with Co-Founders Ethan Kerr & John Poore Friday, Feb 7, 12-1pm ET Plus bonus time for networking! Register Now Join us for an engaging Collective Conversation featuring Ethan Kerr and John Poore, co-founders of Breaking the Mold, an organization committed to empowering white male leaders to actively contribute to equity and inclusion in workplaces and communities. Through its national leadership program, Breaking the Mold is transitioning white men from passive observers to active participants in the equity field and building a national network of capable and visionary white male equity partners.
What We Need to Move from Knowledge to Action with Tuti B. Scott, Founder of Changemaker Strategies and Producer of "Women & Money - Making Money Moves that Matter" Friday, Mar 7, 12-1pm ET Plus bonus time for networking! Register Now Join us on March 7th for a Collective Conversation featuring Tuti B. Scott, a renowned advocate for gender lens investing and women’s leadership. Tuti, founder of Changemaker Strategies, will lead a powerful discussion on Moving from Knowledge to Action. Drawing from her decades-long career in women’s leadership, philanthropy, and gender equity, Tuti will share her journey in developing a gender lens mandate and discuss why it is vital for all women to take charge of their financial power.
This conversation will explore practical steps needed to transition from knowledge to action in philanthropy and investing, with a particular emphasis on the importance of women entering the financial arena and for funding women of color efforts. The conversation will also touch on how investing with intention through a gender and racial justice lens can increase economic security.
About Collective Conversations
Collective Conversations is our series of monthly opportunities to learn, take action, and build community. Please join us and bring friends on the first Friday of every month for a one-hour Zoom conversation with experts and activists from within and beyond our community. Upcoming topics include direct giving, investing to close the racial wealth gap, how to find the right investment advisor, Boston’s Black business ecosystem, and more!
As we reflect on 2024, we’re proud to share some highlights of our collective impact this year. There are so many ways we could measure and convey our growth and impact. Together, we’ve taken meaningful steps toward growing our community and advancing racial and economic justice. Here are just a few numbers to show how we've grown in the past year:
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Together, we’re building a stronger, more equitable future.
"The Embrace", a bronze sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas on Boston Common, recalls the hug between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Photo courtesy of Embrace Boston.
Embrace Honors MLK hosted by Embrace Boston Sunday, Jan 19, 2025 @6:30pm-12:00am ET Location: Big Night Live at 110 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114 Register Now
During the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Embrace Honors MLK offers a unique celebration of Black joy, an often-overlooked aspect of racial justice discussions. Through music, food, and fellowship, reflective of the Black diaspora, attendees can find solace and healing in a collective celebration of joy and freedom. Embrace Boston encourages guests to wear their best formal attire—tuxedos, gowns, and sparkles—paired with their favorite sneakers for a night of self-expression, food, and live performances from local musicians.
Move Money, Shift Power Workshop hosted by Sara DeLuca Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 @7pm ET Location: Virtual Register Now It's time to reset, renew, and re-energize how we move money to social justice movements. Whether you're starting from scratch, or just in need of an update, this is for you. Sign up for this FREE virtual workshop with Sarah DeLuca to help you make a plan that feels intentional and flexible. Plus, you'll get access to Sarah's spreadsheet template to track the gifts you make throughout the year.
Sarah DeLuca is a Money and Philanthropy Coach with Move Money Shift Power where she focuses on social change philanthropy with individuals, families, and foundations.
Freedom School for Philanthropy: Women Donors Cohort Tuesday-Friday, Feb 4-7, 2025 Location: Downtown LA Proper Hotel, Los Angeles, CA Express Interest
Freedom School for Philanthropy is a curriculum for high-net-wealth individual donors, families, and advisors keen to advance their equity-and justice-focused philanthropic journeys to move more resources faster to organizations and movements led by and for communities of color. We are inspired by the Freedom Schools of the Civil Rights movement, and we also articulate our own journeys into the collective work of building a truly pluralistic, multi-racial democracy on this land. Radiant built the Freedom School for Philanthropy curriculum based on the wishes and guidance of over a dozen movement leaders.
Radiant has hosted 6 cohorts since 2022 including one with a group of ultra-high net wealth DAF holders at Fidelity Charitable and the inaugural women’s cohort.
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