Aimee Minnich, Cofounder of the Impact Foundation, on Using Charitable Dollars for Impact Investing (Ep. 106)

Aimee Minnich is co-founder of the Impact Foundation, a donor-advised fund platform that enables givers to invest in world-changing companies with social, environmental, and spiritual impact. Aimee began her career in law followed by years of experience in the donor-advised fund space with the National Christian Foundation before eventually launching the Impact Foundation to enable streamlined impact investing with charitable dollars.

Aimee has been a central pillar in the impact investing space as it has rapidly grown over the last decade. She has a solid foundation in the full scope of what is available today as well as where impact investing is headed in the next 10 years. You won’t want to miss this one.

Major topics include:

• A primer on impact investing
• The story of the Impact Foundation
• Differences between impact investing strategy and traditional investing
• Risk vs impact in the context of investing
• Measuring success in impact investing
• The interplay between inputs, outputs, and outcomes
• The future of impact investing
  
  

QUOTES TO REMEMBER

• “The God of the universe is glorified when you and I are functioning at our best.”
• “God created us to be generous because He is generous.”
• “To be truly generous, you have to know God well.”
• “Business people can be used for more in the Kingdom of God than just giving money away.”
• “The currency of the kingdom of God is relationships.”
• “The right way to handle risk starts with ‘OK, God. What I have is yours. How would you lead us to steward this for your glory and the good of your people?’ And then go from there.”
  
  

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

• Impact Foundation
• Get Started with Impact Foundation
• K Life
• When Helping Hurts (see our interview with coauthor Brian Fikkert)
• God and Money (see our interviews with coauthors Greg Baumer and John Cortines)
• The Treasure Principle (see our interview with author Randy Alcorn)
• Heaven by Randy Alcorn (see our past interview here)
• Bill High, Legacy Advisor and founder of The Signatry (see our past interview here)
• National Christian Foundation (see our interview with President Emeritus, David Wills)
• Faith Driven Investor
• Faith Driven Entrepreneur
• Praxis Mutual Funds
• Eventide
• The Chosen
• Hope International (see our interview with founder, Jeff Rutt or CEO, Peter Greer)
• Best Christian Workplaces
• Launch Capital Partners
• Faith at Work Movement
• In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen
• The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
• The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group

BIBLE REFERENCES FROM THE SHOW

John 13:3-16 | Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet  

Isaiah 30:21 | Step-By-Step Obedience   

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.  

1 Corinthians 3:6 | Doing Your Part  

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

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