Ms. Atwood is currently on the board of the Calvert Foundation, serving as Chair of the Advancement Committee. Calvert Foundation's goal is to maximise the flow of lending capital to disadvantaged communities in order to foster a more equitable and sustainable society, including support for sustainable enterprise in all parts of the globe. The Calvert Foundation's total loan disbursements over the life of the fund surpass well over one billion dollars that deliver a social and financial return to investors. Over the past 15 years the Calvert Foundation has financed 20,000 homes, 495,000 microenterprise jobs, 34,000 U.S. jobs and 26,000 nonprofits while maintaining a 98.8% repayment rate from borrowers and a 100% repayment rate to investors.
 
Ms. Atwood holds a number of other significant positions and distinctions.  They include:

 

  • Member of the board of Community Investment Partners (CIP).  CIP currently manages, among other separately managed accounts, the Communities at Work Fund, a loan fund exceeding $100 million dedicated to creating jobs in under-served communities within the U.S.

  • Chair of King Arthur Flour (KAF). KAF is the second largest branded flour company in the U.S., and was an early adopter of the “b corporation” principles.

  • Founding board member and angel investor of IW Financial, a web-based application that empowers advisors and money managers to identify ESG criteria.

  • Advisory board member of CSR Wire, the leading source of corporate responsibility and sustainability press releases, reports and news.

  • US advisory board member of the New Paradigm Fund, which serves as fiscal sponsor for the Ubuntu Institute in South Africa led by Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Prince Cedza Dlamini.

  • Former board member and co-chair of the sustainability committee for Social Venture Network (SVN), a nonprofit network committed to building a just and sustainable world through business. Ms. Atwood served on the steering committee of Harvard Kennedy School’s Initiative for Responsible Investing (formerly housed at Boston College).

  • Member of the Impact and Messaging Committee of the Social Investment Forum, and long-time partner and previous board member of Social Venture Partners. She also formerly owned and operated TMG Solutions, an international marketing company that developed programs for Fortune 500 companies.  In 1997, TMG was named Company of the Year by the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies and ranked among the top 100 women-owned businesses by Working Woman magazine.