Socially responsible investing that produces both financial and social returns (more)
Twenty years ago, New Markets Tax Credits began transforming America’s underserved communities. While some question the federal program’s impact, one rural Oregon tribe has made them a cornerstone of better health and cultural restoration.
Foundations and impact investors need to face the ways they are complicit in perpetuating inequality through their capital allocations, and upend five structural investment barriers to better serve women and people of color.
Accountable calls for a new form of ethical capitalism. In the following excerpt, authors Michael O’Leary and Warren Valdmanis unpack the ethics of the trade-off.
Implementing a gender lens at an investment fund can be daunting. Start by assessing the gender diversity across four levels of your existing operations to reveal where change is most needed.
The Good Returns Cycle Program aims to supplement corporate philanthropy by unlocking profits to help social enterprises.
With pending changes to the federal grantmaking regulations promoting results-oriented accountability, now is a good time for grant makers and grantees to see how using fixed amount awards can promote performance over compliance.
How investors can gather more context and nuance about the social impact of their investments, and thus bridge the gap between impact investing theory and practice.
Development finance institutions, private foundations, and other types of investors have distinct questions about using catalytic capital. We must answer them help this branch of impact investing do more to solve pressing societal problems.
There is significant interest in impact investing in Latin America as a whole, but most of the financial activity occurs at the national level, providing an opportunity to develop diverse and country-spanning investments.
Over the past decade, the popularity and use of donor-advised funds have grown dramatically. How can they help nonprofits strengthen their operations? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Richard C. Shadyac, Jr., of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Fred Kaynor from Schwab Charitable. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
