CO Impact Days, March 3-4, 2016, is the first attempt to develop a statewide marketplace for impact investing; identifying, connecting, and celebrating Colorado's top social ventures and impact investors from the Western Slope to the Front Range. CO Impact Days’ education, symposium, marketplace, awards, and celebration is designed to bring together Colorado’s top 50 social ventures, 200 impact investors, and 500+ community members in a first of its kind 2-day inspiring event to Learn. Connect. Invest.

The CO Impact Initiative, which includes CO Impact Days, is the larger 3-year strategy to elevate and accelerate impact investing in Colorado, catalyzing the flow of $100 million in investment capital into Colorado social ventures that deliver positive impact on the state’s communities, economy and natural environment.

WHAT: Call for Deals for CO Impact Days

WHO: Any entity seeking investment capital that also produces a positive impact on the state’s communities, economy and natural environment, including but not limited to nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies, funds and independent projects seeking capital. Agencies and community partnerships are also welcome. We collectively refer to all of these organizations as social ventures.

DEADLINE: January 10, 2016

WHERE: Colorado. If you can make your case how your investment opportunity has a positive impact on the Colorado’s communities, economy and natural environment, then you can apply.

HOW: Complete the 2-page application:https://app.valideval.com/coimpact_2016/signup/team_signup.php

• Types of investment: All types of investment including, but not limited to debt to equity.
• Stages: All stages, including, but not limited to concept, startup and expansion.

FAQ WEBINARS: FAQ Webinars will be held, you can sign up here: http://www.meetup.com/COimpactventures/

TRACKS & AWARDS:

1. Education and Early Childhood
2. Arts, Culture, and Creative Enterprise
3.  Economic Development & Social Justice
4. Energy
5. Environment, Water, Transportation & Agriculture
6. Health, Wellness & Food

Potential Awards: Women-led, Disabilities, Veterans, Intrapraneurship, Technology, or specific Geographic Awards.

TIMELINE:

• Call for Deals Deadline: Jan 10th, 2016
• Notification of Accepted Social Ventures*: January 27th, 2016
• CO Impact Days Marketplace: March 4th, 2016

*Accepted social ventures will have to pay the CO Impact Days conference fee of $195 per person (Limited 2 invitations per social venture for the investor portion of the marketplace because of space limitations).

Sign up here to join our mailing list for Q & A webinar session, and CO Impact Deal Doctor Events.

We are pleased to announce that the Rose Community Foundation is the official fiscal sponsor of CO Impact Initiative and CO Impact Days. Additionally, we have received support from the Ford Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Gary Community Investments, LP Brown Foundation, Colorado Trust, Closed Loop Foundation, and Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. We are also excited to report that the Colorado Association of Funders and the City of Denver have become formal partners. Finally, we are also continuing to add to our CO Impact Days Founders Circle, which includes community leaders and entrepreneurs such as Praful Shah, Jim Davidson, Jane Miller, Linda Appel Lipsius, Mark Newhouse, Andrew C. Currie, Rich Hoops, Douglas Smooke, and Jenn Vervier and Corporate Supporters such as New Belgium Brewery, US Trust, Aravaipa Ventures, Innovest, and Bank of the West.

KEY DISCLAIMERS:

1. CO Impact Days, Impact Finance Center and its affiliates are not Investment Bankers/Advisors making fees off deals submitted.
2. Communication: You will be notified: 1. To confirm your deal was received for consideration 2. If your deal was reviewed and advanced to be part of the CO Impact Days Marketplace on March 4th.  No other communication is to be expected on review status. Submitting your deal does not in any way guarantee funding.
3. Be bold and creative, share enough to garner excitement among potential investors or organizations, but do not share sensitive intellectual property, AKA your "Secret Sauce" as this information will be evaluated during the application process.
4. Example Social Ventures for each of the track can be found here: www.coimpactdays.org