Impact Investing
Paying for Public Failure Isn’t Always Charity
A response to Kevin Starr on the "philanthropy" of impact investing
Tag: Investment
Impact Investing
There Is No Such Thing as Impact Investing
There is philanthropic investing, and there is commercial investing, and there is nothing in between.
Impact Investing
Why Impact Investing Might Collapse and How to Stop It
The current paradigm of viewing impact in isolation from the systems surrounding investments is not sustainable. Applying a systems lens helps investors make better decisions related to sourcing, management, and measurement that lead to lasting positive impact.
Impact Investing
The Limitations of Investing in Universal Solutions
Systemic investing requires embedding investments in their context.
Excerpt
Impact Investing
Impact Curious?
An excerpt from The Little Book of Impact Investing on impact investing for everyone
sponsored
A Mission-Aligned Investing Approach
Private-sector capital must be brought to the table in a more deliberate way to catalyze social innovation.
Philanthropy & Funding
Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy
There are many reasons why philanthropists still haven’t supported SMEs at the scale we need. They need to get over it; the opportunity to leverage impact is enormous.
Philanthropy & Funding
Systems Change Isn’t One Thing. Financing Should Reflect That
From experimentation to redesign to optimization, the interconnected processes by which systems are changed require distinct forms of funding.
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Business
Follow the Money
An excerpt from Business on the Edge about using business principles to solve big problems
Impact Investing
Why Investment Funds Don’t Have Enough High-Quality Impact Data
Despite widespread acceptance in impact investing of the need for reliable impact data, funding for producing it lags behind.