#agfinance team lead @USAID (tweets my own) ex-Investment Officer @calvertimpcap. First name pronounced sing a SONG, BAY of water. #impinv #SilverSpring
Washington, DC
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How the collapse of the Soviet Union started my eventual career path to #impinv huffingtonpost.com/entry/son… via @HuffPostBlog @PeaceCorps @ChicagoBooth #SOCAP @calvertimpcap
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We've been selected to the @ImpactAssets 50 2023 as an Emerging Impact Manager! We're proud to be among a diverse group of impact fund managers recognized for our demonstrated potential to create positive impact: bit.ly/IA502023 #IA50 #IA50EIM #Impactinvesting
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Drinking beer, eating #pizza & preparing to walk into the wilderness of twitter exile EOD tomorrow - not cutting all ties, but staying away and hoping it returns some day in some form of semblance. Move to "X" was last straw. You? (Thx to @americanaslices for easing transition.)
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I’ve been waiting 9+ months for this: first slicing tomato from the garden w bagel and cream cheese.
Younger daughter: why do we eat dessert after dinner when it makes us hyper before bed? We should eat dessert after breakfast.
#thingskidssay – at North Bethesda, MD
“Mobilizing private capital is central to @DFCgov's mission and is in the first clause of the BUILD Act,” impactalpha.com/to-catalyze-… @aidtransparency via @impactalpha
"Formal sector and Agri-tech companies typically target mid and large farmers . . . The research will help prototype, propagate, and proliferate solutions for #smallholder #farmers" @RockefellerFdn rockefellerfoundation.org/ne… #agtech #climatechange #India h/t @ImpactAlpha
In the DFI definition of #blendedfinance, the emphasis is on crowding in commercial (not private) financing. That in turn helps mobilize private capital (pp 16-17)
convergence.finance/resource… @GAC_Corporate via @ConvergenceBF
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If the suit still fits… This year, we’re bringing Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking 1984 Talking Heads concert film STOP MAKING SENSE (newly remastered in 4K!) back to theaters worldwide. #StopMakingSense2023
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Is the #Development Finance Corporation (@DFCgov) – the newest US foreign policy agency – succeeding?
@LaurenSCochran & @HRBrocato (DFC alums) unpack how it should define success to be more responsive and impactful:
justsecurity.org/86951/whith…
From maximizing profits to private capital mobilization, better inter-agency coordination, and requiring additionality, a brief history of the @DFCgov by @LaurenSCochran & @HRBrocato justsecurity.org/86951/whith… via @just_security
Some believe "the measure of success for #blendedfinance is how much private $ flows for every public dollar. However, an overemphasis on this leverage ratio in transactions will likely result in bad investment decisions." devex.com/news/opinion-blend… @MattPegon @the_IDB via @devex
"In 1900, just under 40 percent of the total US population lived on farms, and 60 percent lived in rural areas. Today, the respective figures are only about 1 percent and 20 percent."
jaysonlusk.com/blog/2016/6/2… #agriculture via @JaysonLusk
Regenerative Agriculture: Good for Soil Health, but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change wri.org/insights/regenerativ… via @WorldResources @JRanganathanWRI @waiterich @TSearchinger @JessZionts
Luxembourg commits $25mm to @BlueOrchardLtd #fundoffunds "focused on climate #adaptation and #mitigation, water protection, and biodiversity in emerging markets" impactalpha.com/blueorchards… via @ImpactAlpha
#jobalert Senior #ClimateChange Advisor @USAID
tldr;
o Analyze climate-related issues in #Africa
o Must be a U.S. citizen
o $155,700 – $183,500 (per year)
o Apply by July 26, 2023
careers-zemitek.icims.com/jo… @USAIDAfrica via @ZemiTek_LLC @Zemi_Tek
“[With the Trade Hub grant,] AMAATI (@DimFonio) will leverage fonio to regenerate and monetize degraded land" westafricatradehub.com/agric… #Gana @YoleleFoods via @WestAfricaHub
#jobalert Director, Investments at @ImpactAssets
tldr;
o Lead investment due diligence
o 10 ys+ experience
o $150,000/yr - $225,000/yr
o Candidates must live in the US
linkedin.com/jobs/view/36636… #impinv #privateequity #privatedebt #investmentbanking h/t @ImpactAlpha
In Mexico, @USAID INVEST partner @AceliAfrica provided support to @nuupagro, a nonprofit working to create more sustainable and inclusive food systems, to accelerate the launch of the Coa platform coa.framer.ai/ (Spanish) @DalbergTweet @nature_org @WK_Kellogg_Fdn
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🗓️ Mark your calendars!
On Thursday, August 3 at 9:30 AM EDT, learn how @USAID INVEST has successfully engaged transaction advisors to mobilize over $800M in investment capital for renewable energy, agriculture, financial services, & more.
RSVP here ➡️ ow.ly/2vI150Pii6v
