A Case for Giving Locally
A dollar might stretch further overseas, but it can still go far to increase welfare and tackle injustice closer to home.
Impact Investing - Most Popular
Socially responsible investing that produces both financial and social returns (more)
Taps and Toilets for All
Microfinance for water and sanitation enables people to find their own solutions.
IMPACT INDIA
A New Impact Investing Model for Education
School entrepreneurs in India have a new option, with loans that encourage better test scores.
The Promise of Private Sector Grants in an Impact Investing World
Private sector development grants can help reach people in communities where many investors won’t go.
Impact Investing Is Being Democratized—and Marginalized Communities Are Benefiting
The first comprehensive snapshot of community investing in the United States points to increased diversity and inclusion for startup funding. Foundations and impact investors should pay attention.
Podcast
Bridging the Climate Change Investment Gap
Investments in discovering and developing new solutions to address climate change are woefully low and have even been falling. Sarah Kearney and Scott Burger discuss how can philanthropists help.
Review
Keeping it Real
Simon's book warns against short-sighted impact investing that brings more benefit to investors than to the communities it supposedly supports.
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Building a Canadian Social Finance Fund
Government and its partners can achieve transformative change by taking a big leap.
Excerpt
The Case for Impact Investing by Small and Mid-Size Family Foundations
There is opportunity for private family foundations of all sizes, including small and mid-size foundations, to bring impact investing—particularly through program-related investments—more fully into their portfolios.