Jasjit Singh

Impact Investing

How to Overcome ‘Warm Glow’ and Other Barriers to Effective Impact Investment Decisions

Impact investing, with its goal of delivering both financial value and social benefits, is particularly vulnerable to cognitive biases. Here are a few ways to overcome them. Part of the Impact Investing Today and Tomorrow in-depth series.

Philanthropy & Funding

Kiva Reinvents Itself

By Jasjit Singh 4

Kiva’s new strategy extends far beyond the organization’s original mission and legacy as a crowdfunding platform for microfinance. Can it succeed and still retain its original spirit? A Case Study from the Fall 2019 issue.

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