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Mission Possible: How Foundations Are Shaping the Future of Impact Investing

There's been a groundswell of interest in impact investing in recent years, evidenced by new investment tools and on-ramps, larger financial commitments, and a more supportive regulatory environment. Philanthropy, for its part, has been a leader in the field, ensuring a laser focus on impact and providing catalytic capital to attract other types of investors. Today, seeing the potential of impact investing for achieving transformative change, many foundations are looking to invest even greater resources in this new approach.

This 11-week series, produced in partnership with Mission Investors Exchange, will explore what’s next in impact investing and what we can learn from some of the most innovative foundations. Throughout the series, foundation leaders—starting with Carol Larson of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Rip Rapson of The Kresge Foundation, and Julia Stasch of MacArthur Foundation—will share their unique experiences, strategies, and vision for their organizations and the broader impact investing ecosystem.

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    Now Is the Time for Foundations to Invest for Mission and Impact

    The Mission Possible series is a call to action for philanthropy to fully embrace impact investing as an essential tool to drive meaningful social and environmental change.

    By Matt Onek | 3

  • Unleashing the Power of Endowments: The Next Great Challenge for Philanthropy

    Ford Foundation commits $1 billion to MRIs.

    By Darren Walker | 8

  • Strengthening the Impact Investing Movement

    Segmenting the field to better align expectations of risk, returns, and impact; increasing the rate of adoption with important stakeholders; and stepping up work in the United States—a look at Omidyar Network’s priorities in advancing the movement.

    By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman | 1

  • Increasing Impact: People and Place at the Center

    For impact investing to realize its true potential, we must change the mindset and narrative related to there being a “lack of pipeline” in underserved communities—rural and urban—to a perspective that people in communities create the environments in which outside investments can thrive.

    By Kelly Ryan | 6

  • Arriving at 100 Percent for Mission. Now What?

    In the coming years, the Heron Foundation will emphasize “connective investing” in US communities, providing financial and other forms of capital. It will continue to seek allies and build connections with those who have muscle and capital market reach.

    By Clara Miller | 1

  • Fueling the Momentum of Impact Investing

    Three trends that will drive scale and take impact investing to the next level.

    By Jean Case | 6

  • When Impact Investing Is All About the People

    Impact investing strategies often focus on returns, but one family foundation’s sights are set on building human capacity, collaboration, and diversity in the field.

    By Jesse Fink

  • Leveraging All Assets for Social Good

    To bring more resources to bear on the challenges facing children and families, funders can step outside their traditional grantmaking role to invest in innovative and mission-focused efforts.

    By Patrick McCarthy | 2

  • Taking Our Rightful Seat at the Institutional Investor Table

    Most foundations have endowments with invested assets—but many don’t see themselves as institutional investors. As a result, they are leaving behind some of their influence.

    By Kate Wolford | 8

  • Market Making for Mission

    Foundations have an important role to play in impact investing—in building platforms and products that efficiently mobilize capital, mitigate risk, and improve liquidity.

    By Julia Stasch | 1

  • Constancy and Thoughtful Realignment: The Next Era of Social Investing

    The changing US political playground requires that foundations both focus on what works and actively explore what might work in uncertain times ahead.

    By Rip Rapson | 4

  • Amplifying Impact with Mission Investments

    How foundations can reimagine a proven philanthropic tool to more effectively address today’s social and environmental challenges.

    By Carol Larson | 1

  • Philanthropic Pioneers: Foundations and the Rise of Impact Investing

    As impact investing expands in scope and sophistication, foundations are leading the way.

    By Matt Onek | 5

 
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