Impact Investing
Elizabeth Littlefield
Elizabeth Littlefield heads up OPIC, a federal agency that helps steer billions of dollars of private investment capital to developing countries.
Tag: Government Programs
Innovations in federal, state, and local government programs
Measuring Social Impact
Get Feedback
It is essential to build direct consumer feedback into funding criteria for government and nonprofit programs serving low-income people.
Environment
A Big Deal for Conservation
A group of conservationists, former bankers, and management consultants have imported ideas from Wall Street to create a new way to protect large ecosystems.
Government
Opening the Door for Program Related Investments
Proposed new rules by the Treasury Department and the IRS would make it easier for philanthropies to make Program Related Investments.
Business
Mars’ Sustainable Cocoa Initiative in Cote d’Ivoire
The entire cocoa sector—exporters, NGOs, manufacturers, and governments—must help farmers boost their productivity and income.
Government
Something Republicans and Democrats Can Agree On: Social Entrepreneurship
A survey of policy initiatives that support the social sector.
Nonprofit Management
Five Levers for Social Change: Part 5
Practical Advice Series: Five basic “levers,” or strategies, to help businesses or nonprofits achieve social change.
Social Entrepreneurship
The Social Enterprise Emerges in China
Social enterprises are being shaped by cultural and linguistic history, new state approaches to economic and social development, and strategic framing.
Nonprofit Management
Why More Nonprofits Are Getting Bigger
A recent study found that the number of US nonprofits with annual revenues of more
than $50 million has increased dramatically.