Best Dfi Podcasts (2026)

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Latin American impact investors start to map a way forward + Working capital for emerging managers 19:37

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8h ago19:37

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Impact investors chart a path for Latin America after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Why working capital might be the biggest barrier for next-gen fund managers (6:15). And, why some insurers are looking for new risk transfer tools in t…

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Latin American impact investors start to map a way forward + Working capital for emerging managers 19:37

5h ago19:37

19:37

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Impact investors chart a path for Latin America after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Why working capital might be the biggest barrier for next-gen fund managers (6:15). And, why some insurers are looking for new risk transfer tools in t…

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Robert Raben: The arc of business and finance bends toward diversity 41:30

1h ago41:30

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Robert Raben, of the Raben Group, a Washington DC-based consulting firm that champions diversity and social justice, joins David Bank to discuss the resilience of diversity, equity and inclusion, if not the acronym DEI, and where the movement for an inclusive economy, society and asset-management industry is headed. Let’s jump right in to our conve…

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Why LP stands for leadership potential + building the playbook for shared prosperity 24:20

18d ago24:20

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why LP might stand for Leadership Potential, in addition to limited partner, as asset allocators contend with an increasingly complex world; how new approaches to the ownership economy are helping to both increase and share the pie; and, amid a pullback in off…

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Why LP stands for leadership potential + building the playbook for shared prosperity 24:20

18d ago24:20

24:20

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why LP might stand for Leadership Potential, in addition to limited partner, as asset allocators contend with an increasingly complex world; how new approaches to the ownership economy are helping to both increase and share the pie; and, amid a pullback in off…

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Sierra Club Foundation's system-level strategy + 1803 Fund backs ownership opportunities in Portland 24:06

25d ago24:06

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How the Sierra Club Foundation is leaning into system-level investing with its $200 million endowment; the 1803 Fund’s ambitious plans to restore historically Black neighborhoods in Portland; and, how financial advisors can meet clients’ demand for impact inve…

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Sierra Club Foundation's system-level strategy + 1803 Fund backs ownership opportunities in Portland 24:06

25d ago24:06

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How the Sierra Club Foundation is leaning into system-level investing with its $200 million endowment; the 1803 Fund’s ambitious plans to restore historically Black neighborhoods in Portland; and, how financial advisors can meet clients’ demand for impact inve…

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Stackwell seeks to help young investors start to compound their wealth early 25:22

30d ago25:22

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Stackwell founder Trevor Rozier-Byrd joins David Bank to talk about how public financial markets can become a real wealth-building tool for people who’ve historically been left out. Stackwell’s model: culturally resonant education, behaviorally informed nudges like recurring deposits, and seed investment programs that help “multicultural emerging w…

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Transforming oil revenues into renewable energy investments in New Mexico + cities and solar providers respond to a rollback of federal support 19:14

1M ago19:14

19:14

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The ambitious strategy behind New Mexico’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund; How the residential solar industry plans to stay competitive by eliminating dealer fees; And, how cities are building durable capital stacks for climate action, as federal support ev…

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Transforming oil revenues into renewable energy investments in New Mexico + cities and solar providers respond to a rollback of federal support 19:14

1M ago19:14

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The ambitious strategy behind New Mexico’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund; How the residential solar industry plans to stay competitive by eliminating dealer fees; And, how cities are building durable capital stacks for climate action, as federal support ev…

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How New Mexico’s $67 billion fund is using oil and gas revenues to build a clean energy economy 24:22

1M ago24:22

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David Bank chats with Bruce Brown of New Mexico’s State Investment Council, a $67 billion sovereign wealth fund of sorts that helps pay for child care, schools, college and other services for the state’s residents. Brown is using funds generated from oil and gas production on state lands to invest in climate funds and attract clean energy projects …

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Weaving gender into sustainable fashion investing with Steph Stephenson 17:50

1M ago17:50

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The Cordes Foundation's Steph Stephenson joins Amy Cortese to talk about her family foundation’s evolution over its twenty years, from early support for social entrepreneurs to a focused push for gender equity throughout the global fashion industry. Check out all of ImpactAlpha's sustainable fashion coverage.…

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Unlocking Indian solar power with catalytic capital + pensions eye responsible defense investments 16:57

2M ago16:57

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Beyond investments and guarantees, how Encourage Capital assembled the necessary pieces to unlock capital flows for the global clean energy transition; The missing markets for local builders and buyers of health, wealth, and vibrant communities (09:30); And, h…

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Unlocking Indian solar power with catalytic capital + pensions eye responsible defense investments 16:57

2M ago16:57

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Beyond investments and guarantees, how Encourage Capital assembled the necessary pieces to unlock capital flows for the global clean energy transition; The missing markets for local builders and buyers of health, wealth, and vibrant communities (09:30); And, h…

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Alternatives to Trump's 50 year mortgage + $54 billion in DFI climate financing goes missing 24:14

2M ago24:14

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Instead of 50 year mortgages, actual solutions to make homeownership affordable; The case of the missing $54 billion in climate finance; And, highlights from this week’s call, on plugging the financing gap for growth businesses in Africa. Story links: “⁠From a…

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Alternatives to Trump's 50 year mortgage + $54 billion in DFI climate financing goes missing 24:14

2M ago24:14

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Instead of 50 year mortgages, actual solutions to make homeownership affordable; The case of the missing $54 billion in climate finance; And, highlights from this week’s call, on plugging the financing gap for growth businesses in Africa. Story links: “From af…

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The state of climate blended finance + Private credit jitters put impact investors on edge 23:37

2M ago23:37

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: In the lead up to the COP30 climate summit, the state of climate blended finance is a mixed bag; the private credit jitters that are putting even impact investors on edge (10:55); and, a preview of next week's Agents of Impact call on mobilizing growth funds f…

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The state of climate blended finance + Private credit jitters put impact investors on edge 23:37

2M ago23:37

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: In the lead up to the COP30 climate summit, the state of climate blended finance is a mixed bag; the private credit jitters that are putting even impact investors on edge (10:55); and, a preview of next week's Agents of Impact call on mobilizing growth funds f…

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At Beyond Capital Ventures, Eva Yazhari is rewriting the rules for investing in East Africa and India 30:51

2M ago30:51

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As a former hedge fund investor, Eva Yazhari is comfortable making the contrarian bet. While other VC investors are swinging for grand slams with AI startups, Yazhari’s Beyond Capital Ventures is knocking down singles and doubles around the west Indian Ocean, one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. “The gap is where the alpha lives,” Yazhari to…

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Allocators, investors and entrepreneurs gather at SOCAP + A dual lens for AI diligence and impact 24:22

2M ago24:22

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with CEO Dennis Price. Up this week: What was top of mind among innovators and investors at SOCAP; How community lenders are building rare bipartisan support to salvage gains for low income communities (09:35); And, a dual lens for due diligence and impact: investing with AI vs. investing in AI (1…

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Allocators, investors and entrepreneurs gather at SOCAP + A dual lens for AI diligence and impact 24:22

2M ago24:22

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with CEO Dennis Price. Up this week: What was top of mind among innovators and investors at SOCAP; How community lenders are building rare bipartisan support to salvage gains for low income communities (09:35); And, a dual lens for due diligence and impact: investing with AI vs. investing in AI (1…

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A resurgence of impact-first investing + How impact lawyers are working to simplify transactions 15:30

3M ago15:30

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The surprising resurgence of impact-first investing; How lawyers, yes lawyers, are working to simplify impact transactions: And, in Newark, new ideas surface for how to build a nation of owners. Story links: ⁠Impact-first call recap⁠ “⁠Building a nation of own…

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A resurgence of impact-first investing + How impact lawyers are working to simplify transactions 15:30

3M ago15:30

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The surprising resurgence of impact-first investing; How lawyers, yes lawyers, are working to simplify impact transactions: And, in Newark, new ideas surface for how to build a nation of owners. Story links: Impact-first call recap “Building a nation of owners…

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Trimtab goes all in on impact first + An affordable 'community of opportunity' in East Harlem 23:12

3M ago23:12

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank and reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: Trimtab's unapologetic impact-first pitch to wealthy families: outperformance on impact rather than financials; How the new Sendero Verde affordable housing development is bringing to life a vision for a community of opportunity in East…

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Trimtab goes all in on impact first + An affordable 'community of opportunity' in East Harlem 23:12

3M ago23:12

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank and reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: Trimtab's unapologetic impact-first pitch to wealthy families: outperformance on impact rather than financials; How the new Sendero Verde affordable housing development is bringing to life a vision for a community of opportunity in East…

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Big plans for the US International Development Finance Corp. + Debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa 24:28

3M ago24:28

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Ambitious plans for the US International Development Finance Corp., or DFC, are on hold pending congressional authorization; how debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa are tapping homegrown pension funds and family offices (11:20); and why youth co-creators …

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Big plans for the US International Development Finance Corp. + Debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa 24:28

3M ago24:28

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Ambitious plans for the US International Development Finance Corp., or DFC, are on hold pending congressional authorization; how debt and equity “growth funds” in Africa are tapping homegrown pension funds and family offices (11:20); and why youth co-creators …

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Broadening the impact tent with Impact(ed) podcast hosts Eric Horvath and Lucas Turner-Owens 28:14

3M ago28:14

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Impact(ed) co-hosts Lucas Turner-Owens and Eric Horvath join David Bank to reflect on the evolving landscape of impact investing. They discuss the pendulum between values and business case for impact, the push for broader accessibility, and the diverse voices shaping season two of their show. Check out season two of Impact(ed) wherever you listen a…

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AGENCY CASE STUDY: The Airtable Systems Behind Aashima’s “One-Click Onboarding” & Scalable DFY Delivery 28:18

3M ago28:18

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COACH CASE STUDY: How Aqura Used My Airtable Systems To TRIPLE Her Client Roster & Create A Group Program! 33:24

3M ago33:24

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4M ago21:06

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editors and journalists from our team. Up this week: Jessica Pothering discusses a new financing tool from Roots of Impact, Simple Agreement for Future Impact. Eric Stein joins from Medellín to talk about impact investing trends he's been seeing during recent travels across Latin America (8:3…