Outside investments
OUTSIDE INVESTMENTS WHERE IMPACT COMES FIRST
Regenerative investments aiming to actively repair and replenish ecosystems and communities.
Outside Investments are direct impact investments. that take you beyond traditional stocks and bonds — channeling capital directly into meaningful change. These catalytic, relationship-driven private investments diversify your portfolio while staying true to your impact priorities.
Opportunities may include notes from Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), stakes in innovative private companies, or mission-driven funds. Each is rigorously vetted and tailored in partnership with you — aligned with your values, your risk tolerance, and the change you want to see in the world.
Because sometimes the greatest return isn’t financial • Because sometimes the greatest return isn’t financial • Because sometimes the greatest return isn’t financial • Because sometimes the greatest return isn’t financial • Because sometimes the greatest return isn’t financial • Because sometimes the greatest return isn’t financial •
The oi difference
We evaluate all Outside Investments through the lens of our six pillars, seeking opportunities that channel capital to people and ideas long overlooked by mainstream finance. We focus on:
Fair Financing
We invest in models of fair, equitable capital that uplift rather than exploit, ensuring communities retain agency, dignity, and the benefits of their own successes.
Racial and Economic Equity
We direct resources to confront systemic barriers head-on, supporting entrepreneurs and enterprises that expand opportunity where it has long been denied.
Long-term Social Impact
We prioritize lasting, generational change over short-term gains, cultivating investments that strengthen communities and sustain progress well into the future.
NorthStar’s past OI recommendations have supported racial justice, regenerative agriculture, worker ownership, renewable energy, and sustainable forestry — and our approach continues to evolve with global challenges and client priorities.
INVESTMENTS THAT SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Each year, our 2023–2024 Activism & Impact Report reveals how we use capital to protect the environment, promote human rights, advance gender equity, level the economic playing field, and push corporations toward meaningful change.
We refuse to profit from for-profit prisons, extractive financing, fossil fuels, and weapons of violence. The question is: What do you want to profit from?