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BUILDING A
BLUEPRINT
FOR IMPACT
A replicable framework to finance community impact
We bring organizations, finance & storytelling together to create collective impact within communities.
The Blueprint in Action! Enjoy a sneak peak of our Documentary Blueprint Appalachia
Blueprint Appalachia is a documentary that follows our model in motion—
telling the story of regional recovery and regenerative innovation across sectors.
HURRICANE HELENE DEVASTATED OUR REGION
Without timely investment, full restoration could take years—intensifying wildfire risk, degrading soil and food systems, and weakening the regional economy.
40% CANOPY LOSS
Hurricane Helene demolished the region’s forests, increasing wildfire risk and habitat loss.
FRENCH BROAD RIVER IN DANGER
One of the oldest rivers in the world is now ranked the 3rd most endangered in the U.S. (2025).
3.8 BILLION ECONOMY AT RISK
The French Broad River Basin supports an annual economic impact of $3.8 billion, with 6.9 million visitors and 38,554 jobs tied to river-related activities.
SOIL & WATER DEGRADATION
Deforestation and runoff have led to sharp increases in sediment pollution and nutrient loading.
THE
BLUEPRINT
We are a team of financial and storytelling experts focused on financing collaborative regional impact projects. We bring together organizations, funders, and storytellers to accelerate projects that restore ecosystems, strengthen local economies, and build lasting resilience.
Collaborate
We connect cross-sector partners to co-design regenerative solutions.
Finance
We build collective funding packages that mobilize investment faster.
Amplify
We produce storytelling campaigns that attract visibility and support.
OUR BLUEPRINT IN ACTION
We create Collaboration Portfolios -
multi-stakeholder projects supported by:
Impact Stories & Documentary
Our short-form Impact Stories and our feature documentary, Blueprint Appalachia, spotlight real projects from our Collaboration Portfolios, bringing visibility, trust, and funding to regenerative solutions. It’s storytelling with purpose: designed to inspire action and show the Blueprint in motion.
This first Collaboration Portfolio is currently in development bringing together land stewards, water protectors, tourism professionals, educators, and recreation businesses to co-create a healthier, more connected, and more resilient Outdoor Commons.
As this portfolio takes shape, it will serve as a Blueprint we can adapt and apply to other key sectors to support ripple effects across housing, health, food & farming and culture.
Our First Focus Area
We believe community thrives when we address the full ecosystem of daily life: from housing and food systems to education, business, and the environment. To build something truly impactful and replicable, we know we must start with one area of focused collaboration.
That first area is our Outdoor Commons.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene and through conversations with hundreds of local leaders, businesses, and organizations, it became clear that protecting, restoring, and expanding equitable access to our shared outdoor spaces is both urgent and widely supported.
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Why Bioregions Matter
Bioregions reflect the natural systems that sustain life—watersheds, ecosystems, and communities that are ecologically and culturally connected. By working at the bioregional scale, we can design solutions that are more responsive, resilient, and rooted in the realities of place.
We are based in Asheville, North Carolina at the heart of the French Broad River Basin: a region deeply impacted by Hurricane Helene. The storm revealed a powerful truth:
what happens upstream affects everyone downstream. This is why our work, while centered in Asheville, is designed to serve the entire bioregion.
Impact is the new ROI.
We follow the globally recognized 4 Returns model, rethinking “return on investment” as a return on impact to build systems that are regenerative, not extractive.
Return on Inspiration
Giving people hope and a sense of purpose
Return on Ecology
Restoring biodiversity and soils for healthy and resilient landscapes
Social return
Bringing back jobs, education and social connections
Financial return
Realizing long-term sustainable income for communities
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We're actively learning innovative financing frameworks to bring to our bioregion.
WE'RE A PART OF THE
2025 BIOFI CULTIVATOR.
Blueprint for Impact is honored to have been invited to be a part of the first-ever 2025 BioFi Cultivator, a groundbreaking initiative that brings together 21 bioregional teams across South, Central, and North America and Hawai’i. We will collaborate with other visionaries to design and implement the world’s first Bioregional Financing Facilities (BFFs) - innovative systems reconnecting funding to the communities it serves.
This five-month program will deepen our capacity to address systemic challenges in the French Broad Watershed bioregion, leveraging collective expertise, funding networks, and regenerative principles. Our participation underscores the significance of our work and empowers us to co-create a model for ecological and economic resilience that can ripple across the globe.
Our Partners
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