Join a Working Group

Get more involved by joining one or more Exchange Working Groups. Working groups guide the activities of the Exchange with a strong action orientation. Members have an opportunity to engage in a variety of projects that help build the field and move high-impact initiatives to scale.

Exchange staff provide support to each working group, so that members can focus on leadership activities, develop strategies, build alliances and promote particular opportunities for investment and implementation.

Click on any of the groups below to sign up and specify projects you are interested in, if they are listed. Information will be sent to your email. Join a Working Group Now!

Investment Group - helps increase funding for demonstrated high-impact nonprofit initiatives that are ready to scale. It also provides strategic direction for the Exchange's collaborative investment activities, including:

• Investment Fair at the Annual Conference
• Social Impact Business Plan Competition
• Online Investment Clearinghouse

Knowledge & Research Group - provides strategic direction for the Exchange's education and knowledge sharing activities:

• Knowledge development and research
• National and regional trainings and seminars
• Online content & communication (due diligence, case studies, business plans, etc.)

Field Infrastructure and Development Group – develops field infrastructure to enable more effective and efficient scaling of successful social innovations. The group focuses on areas such as:

• Investment standards and ratings tools
• Developing efficient distribution infrastructure to networks of potential growth funders
• Supporting a network of high-quality growth intermediaries in different parts of the country

Conferences & Events Group - provides strategic direction for the Exchange's Annual Conference and other events

Funder Affinity Groups – participate in funder collaboratives in specific fields and geographies. Go to the Affinity Group page