In the second episode of Voices of Impact, Jacqueline Ward, a Foundation Board member, talks with Tom and Mary Avery, Foundation donors, about expanding economic opportunity through impact investing.
Tapping into their expertise as entrepreneurs and community members, the trio elaborates on the importance of accessible capital in supporting neighborhood businesses and how philanthropy can play a part.
Through their conversation, they look at ways the Greater Milwaukee Foundation is investing in community through small businesses and how everyone can support a business and be part of creating positive change neighborhood by neighborhood.
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Thanks to the staff at the Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy for the opportunity to film at their high school in Bronzeville. HFCA is an impact investing loan recipient.