The impact investing firm Candide Group launched the Olamina Fund last October, before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the globe and forced businesses to shutter, causing millions to lose their jobs.
The US$40 million fund—which invests in nonprofit financial institutions, private funds, and social enterprises—is well positioned to address the racial and economic disparities that the pandemic has laid bare in communities across the country.
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