Elaine Rasmussen is Founder and CEO of Social Impact Strategies Group (SISG) a Black/Native-led certified B-corp social enterprise. SISG provides futurism, social impact and economic development consulting, education workshops for investors and womxn entrepreneurs, and produces the annual ConnectUP! MN Summit that promotes and grows inclusive and equitable entrepreneur ecosystems that drive positive, sustainable social impact grounded in economic justice. She currently serves on the boards of MNVest, MDI, Nexus Community Partners, Swift Foundation and the Executive Committee for the Village Financial Cooperative, the first Black-led credit union in north Minneapolis. Rasmussen is a Cordes Fellow and RSF Social Finance Integrated Capital Fellow. Learn more at www.connectupmn.com and www.socialimpactnow.com.