Let's build what's missing in finance

The financial system wasn't built with positive social and environmental impact in mind, but we believe that can be changed.

The Innovative Finance Initiative is a five-year field-building project supporting the people, tools and ideas pushing the boundaries of how capital flows towards impact.

Together, we're creating practical infrastructure for funders, technical experts, and innovators to learn, explore and build what's needed – together.

Hands-on infrastructure for a better funding future

The Innovative Finance Initiative is a space where ideas meet structure, and where new models find the support they need to grow.

That includes:

  • A dynamic resource hub of public tools, guides and frameworks
  • A growing expert directory for tax, legal and technical experts
  • Trainings, events and workshops rooted in practitioner experience
  • Collaborative experiments, research briefs and co-authored outputs
  • Emerging AI tech tools trained on trusted sources and data
  • Community-led missions that deepen understanding and relationships and guide the work that we do together.

Our members shape everything and share a common goal: to accelerate the global adoption of innovative finance models that work.

Learn. Explore. Build. Together.

We create the structure and space for good people to do important work together.

When you gather the right people and give them room to think and build, new ground gets covered quickly.

Our members decide what gets built, what gets shared, and what gets tested.

That might look like

A question that sparks a learning group

A challenge that becomes a shared resource

An idea that turns into a public good for the broader field

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IFI is designed for people already building, testing, or rethinking how capital can do better. We ask that you bring your perspective, your challenge, or your idea and join others doing the same.

We'll help you:

→ Connect with others working on similar tools or questions
→ Create space for collaborative learning or building
→ Contribute to the resources and ideas moving the field forward

Step into a working space with structure, intention and room to grow.

Apply to be part of the IFI community