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Community Partner: Invested Impact
Intern: Simone Robbennolt
Site Supervisor: Lindsey Henley
What is Invested Impact?
Invested Impact is a high-growth, nonprofit social enterprise that advances social change and
economic opportunity by; convening and mobilizing corporate partners, donors, and impact investors
to advance racial equity, economic inclusion, and social entrepreneurship; incubating equitable
approaches to corporate social responsibility, impact investing, and philanthropy; and directly
resourcing leaders and social entrepreneurs of color.
"I have taken multiple courses during my time at Hopkins that highlight all the blight that is present in our city. I
have researched extensively the poverty rates, homelessness, and lead levels present in some of the most
disenfranchised neighborhoods located in Baltimore. Even though I was living in this city and learning so much I
never felt fully immersed until this summer. Through my work at Invested Impact and interacting with other
members of the Impact Hub, I have finally felt like I was not only learning about inequality in our city but
actively trying to create a solution to it.
My main task each week was to find current articles that discuss the effects of impact investing, and either
expand on the topics discussed or respond in an organizational voice. Through reading various research studies
on the beneficial effects of impact investing I have slowly found myself becoming a huge advocate for the field.
One of my last articles was a “Myth Busting Tool Guide” in which I wrote a variety of snarky comments backed
up by evidence to respond to skeptics when they claim that you can not simultaneously create a positive social
impact and financial return by investing in women and minority entrepreneurs.
I have loved working and getting to know all of my coworkers at Invested Impact. It has been amazing to meet
people that are so passionate about what they are promoting. It is not uncommon for me to hear rants coming
from their office on how absolutely ridiculous it is that not more people are on board with the concept of
impact investing. Working with an organization that is just starting to get on its feet was also great because I felt
that they deeply valued my input and I never really felt like “just an intern”. I have also grown this summer to
be a more passionate and confident writer. My experience at Invested Impact has definitely made me excited
to go into some form of social justice advocacy after I finish my studies at Hopkins." -Simone
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Wrote weekly blog posts
on various topics to
promote impact investing.
Collected reading content
related to impact investing
for weekly
communications meetings.
Researched and suggested
most effective CRM
database for organization
to implement.
Created profiles of
subscribers to the monthly
newsletter .
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