We are thrilled to announce that, beginning in 2024, the programming and community building of the Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative (CIIC) will be led by the Francesco Collaborative team.
We partner with faith-based investors to reimagine an investment practice anchored in Catholic Social Teaching.
Inspired by Pope Francis’ Economy of Francesco movement, the Francesco Collaborative gathers Catholic investors and close associates to explore practices of “faith-first investing” that nurture economic futures rooted in solidarity and embody the prophetic edge of Catholic investing.
Vision
Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, we seek to catalyze a practice of finance and investment that centers relationships and nurtures an economy of solidarity, justice, repair, and ecological flourishing.
Workshops and Formation
Deepening our faith and value commitments is essential to the work of transforming our economic and financial systems. Our flagship program, the Livable Future Investing workshop, gathers asset stewards and faith-based actors from around the world to pray, write, reflect, and collaborative discern our “most important work.” We’ve since accompanied 150+ workshop alumni on their journey to become protagonists of transformation.
Immersions and Encounters
Too often, the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor feel distant. We facilitate opportunities for asset stewards to see and experience the beauty of the solidarity economy and initiate relationships with the vital leaders of regenerative business ecosystems.
Capital Strategy
Adopting a practice of faith-first, values-aligned investing is hard work. With the help of a generous network of faith-based asset stewards and leaders in the field of Catholic investing, we accompany organizations as they work to take up a new course of action – whether it’s revising an investment policy statement or making a first impact investment.
Community and Movement Building
We cannot do the work of transforming our economic and financial systems alone. Our team is committed to mobilizing the individuals and organizations willing to unfold this work over the long-term. We aim to build trusted, sustainable relationships rooted in a vision that goes beyond any one organization or agenda. We currently collaborate with FADICA, FaithInvest, and others on initiatives related to faith and mission-driven investing.
