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Mission Driven Investing

FADICA’s Mission Driven Investing Member Group creates space for members to collaborate on and clarify their values at the heart of their investment practices.

At FADICA, we believe Mission Driven Investing (MDI) is central to our identity as Catholics and philanthropists. In response to the call of the Gospel, the MDI movement is a response to the structural problems of the global economy. Through Catholic Social Teaching, we are invited to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, and actively respond in our unique capacity as asset stewards.

What is MDI?

Double Bottom Line

Mission-Driven Investing (MDI) is the art of placing our values and purpose at the heart of our investment practice. It’s about seeing how we invest – and what we invest in – as central to the way we live out our faith and mission in the world.

Mission driven investments are made with intentionality and are designed to generate both a financial and social return. These investments come in a variety of shapes and sizes and exist across all asset classes.

MDI asks the questions:

  • What values and purpose are we most committed to? How do these value commitments impact the way we steward our assets?
  • What are creative ways we can positively invest according to our mission and purpose, rather than merely screening out companies and opportunities that are opposed?
  • How can we embody mission across the full spectrum of our assets?

FADICA's MDI initiative seeks to:

  1. Create space for members to do the kind of formation work needed to clarify and commit to their values.
  2. Build a bold community of members who collaborate, share best practices and learnings, and accompany one another along their own MDI journeys.

“Mission Driven Investing is my passion. It’s a way for foundations to use all their assets to affect their mission, not simply the income they earn. When this happens on a global scale, we are going to unlock an extraordinary amount of potential to do good.”

John O’Neil

Trustee for the W. O’Neil Foundation
Chevy Chase, Maryland

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FADICA is the leading philanthropic peer network serving as a catalyst for a vital Catholic Church, Catholic ministries, and the common good. We promote the growth and effectiveness of Catholic philanthropy inspired by the joy of the Gospel and the Catholic social tradition. FADICA supports its members through education, exchange, fellowship and faith, research, joint funding opportunities, and interaction with Catholic leadership.