COAST SALISH TERRITORY and VANCOUVER, BC, November 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – About December 1, 2022, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners (RICP) will release the second-generation Raven Indigenous Impact Measurement Framework (RIM). The RIM is the culmination of a robust development process that reflects the knowledge, policies and practices that ground Raven’s work in Indigenous values and knowledge from across Turtle Island.
RIM will receive a traditional Indigenous Blessing during a virtual gathering with investors from Raven’s Indigenous Impact Funds, CEOs of Raven’s portfolio companies and other key partners. Guests will come together in a ceremony to witness Raven’s affirmation of core values and purpose to transfer measurable benefits to Indigenous peoples, strengthen collective relationships and create a shared understanding of impact in indigenous space. We invite asset managers and investors to also include Indigenous voices and methods in impact measurement.
“The RIM publication reinforces our commitment to serve Indigenous peoples and their well-being. We hold ourselves accountable to this goal and are honored to advance this work in a way that speaks to our mission to decolonize and reculturalize investment practices.
Paul Lacerte, Managing Partner, RICP
“It was an honor to witness Raven Capital’s journey of growth and innovation in the Indigenous impact measurement space. During our Impact Frontiers learning cohort, Raven blended measurement approaches of impact, such as those facilitated by the IMP, with indigenous wisdom, and achieves excellence in both. I’m so happy that the ‘general public’ now has the opportunity to learn from Raven, as does the Impact Frontiers community and me.”
Mike McCreless, Executive Director, Impact Frontiers
“Raven Capital has worked hard to ensure that every dollar invested is explicitly tied to improving the outcomes and well-being of Indigenous peoples. The RIM reflects the experimental learning and internal capacity we have developed to understand and measure the impacts of our investments.
Stephen Nairne, Chief Investment Officer, RCP
A key evolution in the impact measurement practice at Raven is the alignment of its impact measurement practice with one of 46 UN DRIP articles. Raven’s impact measurement approach includes support for portfolio companies to align their results with one or more of these items.
Founded in 2018, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is North America only Indigenous-led and owned social finance intermediary headquartered in Vancouver. Raven works in partnership with Indigenous businesses to accelerate their success by providing access to capital and capacity building support within an Indigenous cultural framework. Raven aims to have a positive and lasting impact on Indigenous and Canadian economies.
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SOURCE Raven Aboriginal Capital Partners
