Support for Communities During Crisis and Recovery
Calvert Impact Capital is dedicated to ensuring that we not only help communities recover and rebuild from the COV-19 crisis, but that we build back even better. To do this we have kept two key questions front of mind to guide our response:
- How can we help our borrowers stay strong and address needs in their communities, while remaining good stewards of our investors’ capital?
- How can we leverage our market position and resources to partner with others and help build the infrastructure for capital to move quickly to communities in need?
We are part of an industry built to address enduring problems and to move capital into the communities that need it most. It has never been more important for us to be part of a global solution to our shared challenges. Our most recent strategy continues to serve as our roadmap for the future, but we will remain flexible and action-oriented to meet the needs of communities as we move from crisis to recovery.
Find our resources and responses to COVID-19, as well as information on the responses of our borrowers, below.
The Future of the Small Business Finance Industry Webinar
The Future of the Small Business Finance Industry Calvert Impact’s new report, Small Business Community Finance: Scaling with Integrity
Our 2023 Impact Report, "Demonstrate, Educate, Transform"
Our 2023 Impact Report features the impact we and our portfolio partners have had on markets, the environment, and communities around the world throughout 2022 and 2023.
A Theory of Change for the Small Business Finance Sector
Calvert Impact, Ascendus, and NDC share the co-created Theory of Change for the Small Business finance sector and how they have tested and implemented this theory of change in their own work.
Learning from the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund - Webinar Recording
60 Decibels, Calvert Impact, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, and LISC share insights from new research on the small business recovery programs launched in response to the pandemic.
Celebrating Small Businesses Every Week
Calvert Impact reflects on our long-standing history of supporting small businesses during Small Business Week 2023
Southern Opportunity And Resilience (SOAR) Fund Insights
60 Decibels partnered with CRF USA and Calvert Impact to understand the impact of the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund on small businesses in 16 partner states.
Our 2022 Impact Report, "Responding to the Need for Transformative Change"
Our 2022 Impact Report features the impact we and our portfolio partners have had on markets, the environment, and communities around the world throughout 2021 and 2022.
California Rebuilding Fund Insights
60 Decibels partnered with CRF USA, Calvert Impact, and Kiva to understand the impact of the California Rebuilding Fund on small businesses.
Inclusive Support for Small Business: Insights from the New York Forward Loan Fund (Webinar Recording)
60 Decibels, Calvert Impact Capital and Community Reinvestment Fund, USA share insights from new research on the small business recovery programs launched in response to the pandemic.
New York Forward Loan Fund Insights
Calvert Impact Capital, CRF USA and USC partnered with 60 Decibels to understand the impact of the New York Forward Loan Fund on small businesses.
Race and finance: America’s segregated banking sector
After the murder of George Floyd, lenders pledged to help communities of colour. But many are still struggling to get cheaper loans
Our 2021 Impact Report, "Making Markets Work for People and Planet"
Our 2021 Impact Report features the impact we and our borrowers have had on the environment and communities around the world throughout 2020 and 2021.
External resources
- Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Response to COVID-19
- US Small Business Administration Coronavirus Relief Options - The SBA has several programs for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), Express Bridge Loans, and SBA Debt Relief.
- Economic Innovation Group - EIG has a repository of resources related to coronavirus including, reports, briefs, and blogs.
