A Unique and Exciting Challenge for Weatherhead Students
The Fowler Center is pleased to host an annual Impact Investing Competition for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students.
The inaugural Impact Investing Competition was held in February 2020, in partnership with , a local purpose-driven investment bank, and Cleveland-based law firm . The competition was open to all Weatherhead students and required students to use various business skills to analyze and value a .
The purpose of the competition was to connect and engage students with the Fowler Center's mission and teach them about impact investment through a unique exercise and networking opportunity.
Participating in the Impact Competition gives students the opportunity to:
- Network with employers in the Cleveland investment and impact investment field
- Gain insight into social enterprise and sustainable value creation
- Apply valuable academic skills to a real world investment situation
- Connect with Weatherhead students from different programs
- Enhance presentation and teamwork skills
- Win meaningful rewards including cash prizes
Competition Goals
We hope to continue to teach students at the Weatherhead School and ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ about impact investing and social value creation. Goals for the competition include:
- Continued promotion of the value of impact investing, social value creation, and business for good education in a novel way that interests our students
- Providing additional resources before, during, and after the competition in order to help students develop presentation and business communication skills
- Working with and involving local impact-oriented financial and asset management professionals in order to better communicate to students the changing demands and evolving nature of the impact investing industry
- Provide networking opportunities for students who participate in the competition
- Explore expanding the reach of the competition into other areas that also have roles in social value creation