A global community · In-person gatherings in the San Francisco Bay Area
Good neighboring,
together.
The Amita Network is a community of people around the world who are already doing good things — giving time, donating money, investing with intention — and who want to find each other.
In the normal flow of life, extraordinary things go unshared. A cause someone has championed quietly for years. An investment that’s changing lives halfway across the world. A volunteer project that needs one more committed person. The Amita Network creates the space to share those things — and to act on them, together.
We gather in person a few times a year in the Bay Area, and online for members wherever they are. We listen to each other. We get inspired. And sometimes, something sparks.
What we believe
We are a network drawn to a particular kind of wisdom: collaborative by instinct, capable of holding many things at once, oriented toward others — toward children, communities, the generation coming up behind us. The kind of thinking that asks not just “what do I gain?” but “what do we build?”
These values don’t belong exclusively to women. But the evidence keeps pointing in the same direction: if you want to know where to look for outsized impact, look at what happens when women and girls are resourced, supported, and trusted. That’s not a restriction. That’s a lens — and it’s the sharpest one we’ve found.
This network is not just for people with large budgets. It is for anyone who has more than enough of something — time, money, expertise, connection, care — and wants to put it to work. Ten dollars given with intention matters. So does an hour of mentorship, a board seat, an introduction, or simply showing up.
Why “Amita”
amita
In Latin, amita means aunt — the family member who shows up, who connects, who cares without condition. In Sanskrit it means boundless, infinite. In Hebrew, truth. We chose it because neighboring, at its best, is all three: showing up for each other, believing there’s no limit to what we can do together, and being honest about what the world needs.
How we gather
We come together in person in the Bay Area and online for members around the world. Each event has a loose theme — the real value is what happens in the conversation.
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Bay Area · In person
Salon dinners & drinks
An evening where one or two members share something they’re passionate about. Low-key by design. Conversation follows naturally.
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Bay Area · In person
Hikes & picnics
Some of the best conversations happen outside. A morning walk in Marin, a picnic in the hills above the Bay — no screens, no slides.
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Global · Online
Webinars & conversations
When a member has something to teach — about impact investing, giving effectively, a cause they know deeply — we create a space for the whole global network to join.
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Bay Area · In person
Informal meetups
Drinks, a casual evening, no structure. A chance to connect with members you haven’t met yet, or catch up with ones you have.
What members share
Members come from different worlds — business, philanthropy, medicine, education, the arts. What they share is a habit of generosity: with their time, their resources, or simply their attention. Nobody is here to impress anyone. Everyone is here to be useful.
Causes & nonprofits
Work that deserves more support
An organisation doing extraordinary things that not enough people know about. A campaign at a critical moment. A community transformed because someone showed up.
Investment & grant opportunities
Capital with intention
Impact investments, philanthropic opportunities, or blended structures — shared by members who want others to participate if they’re moved to.
Volunteer projects
Time as a resource
Initiatives that need skills, hands, or presence. Board seats, mentorship, pro bono work, community projects that need one more committed person.
Personal stories
What’s actually changed things
The honest account of a decade of giving, or the thing that quietly shifted how you think about your impact. Sometimes that’s the most useful thing of all.
How it works
The Amita Network is open to anyone who cares about doing more good. No fees, no committee, no minimum. Just sign up, show up, and share what you care about.
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Sign up — tell us a little about yourself and what you’d like to get from the network
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Come to a gathering or join a webinar — meet people, see what it’s about
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Share what you care about, when you’re ready — your cause, your project, your question
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Bring in the people in your life who belong here too — the network grows one good person at a time
Good neighbors
start here.
Sign up to hear about events and initiatives — or let us know you’d like to be added to the member directory. Everyone is welcome.
The Amita Network · Global community · In-person events in the San Francisco Bay Area · Any investment or grant opportunities shared by members are shared in a personal capacity and do not constitute investment advice. ·
sam@xanhimpact.com
Our story
We bring together people who are giving, investing, volunteering, and advocating — and let the connections do what connections do. The name says it all: amita, the aunt who shows up, who connects, who cares without condition. Boundless in what we believe is possible. Honest about what the world needs.
Membership is global. Gatherings are rooted in the Bay Area, with webinars and online conversations for members wherever they are. There are no fees and no minimums. Anyone who has more than enough of something — time, money, expertise, care — and wants to put it to work belongs here.
Members
Every member of the Amita Network is doing something worth knowing about. Here’s a window into that — updated as members join and share what they’re working on.
Founder
Sam
Impact investor · Venture philanthropist
Sam has spent thirty years at the intersection of capital, enterprise, and impact — from structuring billion-dollar syndicated loans at Citibank London, to building the first Western economics program in post-Communist Prague, to growing Advance Global Capital’s impact portfolio to $175M while facilitating $9 billion in working capital to small businesses across 65 countries.
Through Xanh Impact, she works with family offices and institutional investors to design portfolios that generate market-rate returns and durable social outcomes. She serves on the boards of Advance Global Capital and MCE Social Capital, and founded the Amita Network because she kept meeting people doing extraordinary things quietly — and wanted to build a place where those things could find each other.
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Your story here
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Member
Your story here
Member of the Amita Network
Sign up and let us know you’d like to be listed — Sam will follow up to collect a short bio and photo.
Member
Your story here
Member of the Amita Network
Sign up and let us know you’d like to be listed — Sam will follow up to collect a short bio and photo.
The Amita Network · Global community · In-person events in the San Francisco Bay Area
Current initiatives
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Amita SME Debt Fund I
Fund of funds · Emerging market SME debt · Shared by Sam, Xanh Impact · Launching May 1, 2025
A fund-of-funds built to illustrate evidence-driven portfolio construction across the full SME spectrum. Three specialist managers — covering informal micro-enterprises, formal main street SMEs, and high-growth VC-ready companies — are combined into a single diversified structure. Targets approximately 5% p.a. blended return, 3-year term, optional 5% annual distribution. Available via the CataCap platform from May 1st.
Private debt
Trade finance
Venture lending
~5% target return
3-year term
Gender lens
Portfolio coverage
Micro / informalMain street SMEVC-ready
MCE Social Capital
Micro & agricultural · 49 countries
Advance Global Capital
Invoice finance · 68 countries
Beyond Capital Ventures
Venture debt · India & E. Africa
This offering was identified and shared with the Amita Network by
Xanh Impact. Xanh Impact is a member of the network and is not a registered investment adviser. Nothing here constitutes investment advice. Members invest independently via
CataCap ↗.
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Your initiative here
Members are invited to share investment opportunities, grant candidates, nonprofits, volunteer projects, or campaigns
If you have something worth sharing with the network — a fund, a grant candidate, a cause, a project — get in touch with Sam.
Any investment or grant opportunities shared by members are shared in a personal capacity and do not constitute investment advice. The Amita Network and its members are not registered investment advisers. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Each member makes their own independent investment decisions. ·
sam@xanhimpact.com
Upcoming
Amita SME Debt Fund I — launch webinar
Online · Global · 2025
Join Sam for the launch of the Amita SME Debt Fund I — the network’s first shared investment initiative. Sam will walk through the fund structure, the three underlying managers, the evidence behind the gender lens, and how to invest via CataCap. Time will be set aside for questions. All are welcome — whether you’re curious about impact investing for the first time or a seasoned allocator.
Upcoming
Online · Global
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Bay Area spring gathering
San Francisco Bay Area · In person
Our first in-person gathering — a picnic or hike, date and location to be confirmed. Sign up to be notified when details are finalised.
In person · Bay Area
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How events work
In-person gatherings are held in the San Francisco Bay Area — typically a hike, picnic, salon dinner, or informal drinks, a couple of times a year. Webinars are online and open to the full global membership. Any member can propose a topic or offer to lead a session.
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In-person events are free and open to all members
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Webinars are recorded and shared with members who can’t attend live
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