DUKE IMPACT INVESTING GROUP
Duke Students Focused on the Intersection of Business and Impact
At A Glance
$250,000
Impact Fund
>120
Analysts
>80
Completed Projects
Hear from Our Clients
“We were incredibly impressed with the Duke Impact Investing Group. The data analysis was very thorough and presented professionally. We are excited to begin our third project with DIIG and feel confident that the results will be equally exceptional.”
– The Produce Box: Supporting 100+ NC Farmers
How We Can Help You
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Students
A Rare Opportunity
At DIIG, students will be educated by our team on social impact investing. These students will also have opportunities to gain hands-on experience with consulting for and investing in a business through our state-of-the-art education system, which is fully supported by Duke University's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department.
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Businesses
Grow Your Business
DIIG will provide capital, mentorship, and access to a plethora of resources for any business that needs or desires it. Businesses that are a part of our portfolio will have access to capital, top-notch consultants, and mentors at their disposal for help with anything ranging from getting a website up to scaling their business.
What We Do
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Empowering Impact
We seek to make impact investing opportunities more accessible and available to startups and small businesses across the Research Triangle Park area. By harnessing the enthusiasm of Duke undergraduates, we aim to allow for the efficient and socially beneficial distribution of capital, mentorship, and support to startups and business who need/desire it to grow their social impact.
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A Helping Hand
We seek to provide 100% free business strategy and solutions consulting services for socially-minded businesses in the local community as well as for businesses that we have invested capital in. We aspire to set up businesses with capable and trained undergraduate consulting teams to help businesses grow and scale, with a major goal of generating significant positive social impact.
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Creating a New Generation of Impact Investors
We spread awareness about the power of social entrepreneurship and impact investing. We make it easy for undergraduates to learn about these fields and get hands-on engagement. With a curated curriculum, speaker series, and more, we give students the tools they need to learn about and contribute to the growing impact investing movement.
Our Five Divisions
Investment
We choose potential investments for our $100k impact fund. After deciding which social impact startups fit our investment philosophy, we conduct due dilligence and decide on projects by voting in our investment committee meetings.
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Consulting
We provide pro-bono consulting to high-impact community startups across various industries (healthcare, consumer retail, energy/sustainability, fintech, etc.). We interact directly with clients on a biweekly basis and initial client presentation at the semester's end. We grow relationships between DIIG and potential clients.
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Education
We teach a fellowship for new analysts and a House Course on Impact Investing. We develop the curriculum and invite community speakers to expose students to real-life examp[es of impact investing.
Data
We conduct data analysis projects (customer segmentation, data visualization, machine learning, data engineering, and dashboard building, Python, R, etc.). We work for a startup/impactful organization to tackle real-world data-related business problems.
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Business Development
We manage all sourcing, outreach, and relationships with potential Fortune 500 clients and news/media for DIIG (i.e. Google, Facebook, NYT, WSJ, etc.). We lead the annual DIIG Case Competition. We brand and publicize DIIG's outward facing assets and events.
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