Community Economic Development Conference

Auckland 2010

Emerging international trends in best practice and social finance, social lending and social investment / social

finance

“Emerging international trends in best practice and social finance, social lending and social investment”.

Welcome to uncharted territory

Where Shared Vision and Shared Values determine our response

A changing world:

An aging populationWorld population increasingEnvironmental challengesUneven distribution of wealth

What can we do?

There is no one model…….

Different responses…. Similar objectives

•Forresters Community Investment Fund•Charity Bank•Community Sector Banking•Grammeen Bank•Triodos Bank•Micro Credit Funds•Demand aggregation models•Asset transfer initiatives •Community Development Financial Institutions •Philanthropic Funds •Trust funds• and traditional financial institutions

Collaborative partnership approaches will create greater outcomes

What do we need to?

Understand your market

Understand the risks

Determine how to mitigate the risks

Identify the opportunities

Identify potential partnerships

Identify the rewards

Aim for sustainability

What are the measures of success?

Justice

Equity

Social Inclusion

Community cohesion

Sustainability

And what don’t we need?

We do not need permission !!!!