Impact Investing 101 – Doing “Good” in a Financially Sustainable Way

Your chance to learn all about the 101’s of impact investing and impact assessment is taking place in Hong Kong on 22 and 23 January 2015! Have you been hearing a lot about impact investing lately? Want to learn new ways of “investing” in your society and create a social impact? Or are you a Social Enterprise (SE) that wants to know how to raise capital to grow your organization? Now is your chance to learn how to invest for impact or raise capital for growth.

On 22 and 23 January 2015, IIX and Shujog will be conducting Impact Academy in Hong Kong in partnership with Social Venture Hong Kong (SVHK). This two days Impact Academy will focus on key areas in impact investing and social enterprises from the impact investor’s and social enterprise’s focus.

Day 1: 22 January 2015, Thursday (Social Enterprise Focus)
Trainers: Professor Durreen Shahnaz (Founder, IIX and Shujog), Mr Francis Ngai, Wah Sing (Founder & CEO, SVHK), Ms Rashi Agrawal (Manager, IIX and Shujog)

09.00am – 12.30pm: “Module 1: How to Raise Capital for Social Enterprise”

  • The world of raising capital: An introduction
  • Business plan and financial model: Key steps
  • Investor pitch exercise

13.30pm – 17.30pm: “Module 2: How to Measure and Report Impact”

  • Introduction to Impact Measurement
  • Impact Assessment for Social Enterprises
  • Conducting an Impact Assessment
  • Impact Framework Exercise

Day 2: 23 January 2015, Friday (Impact Investor Focus) Trainers: Professor Durreen Shahnaz (Founder, IIX and Shujog), Mr Francis Ngai, Wah Sing (Founder & CEO, SVHK), Ms Rashi Agrawal (Manager, IIX and Shujog) 

09.00am – 13.30pm: “Module 1: How to Be an Effective Impact Investor”

  • Introduction to Impact Investing
  • Investment framework overview
  • Getting ready to invest
  • Making an investment
  • Managing your investment
  • Investor simulation

14.30pm – 17.00pm: “Module 2: Impact Measurement for Investors”

  • Introduction to Impact Measurement
  • Impact Assessment for Investors
  • Conducting an Impact Assessment

Register here by 9 January 2015 to secure a limited slot for yourself! Find out more and contact Ms Rashi Agrawal, ragrawal@shujog.org for further questions. We look forward to you joining us on our Impact journey!

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