Philanthropy & Funding
The Urgency to Fund Early-stage Social Entrepreneurs
Why early-stage entrepreneurs are essential building blocks for profound social change—and why they need greater investment.
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Impact Investing
Widening Our View of ESG Investing
Two strategies that can create greater environmental, social, and governance change than divestment while improving investment returns.
Health
China’s Emerging Role in Social Innovation for Global Good
Growing support for multilateral development and expanding R&D capacity make China increasingly important in the quest to advance global health.
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Economic Development
Gender Lens Investing: Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns, and Impact
How gender lens investing can contribute to economic prosperity and equal rights.
Foundations
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.
Impact Investing
Fueling the Momentum of Impact Investing
Three trends that will drive scale and take impact investing to the next level.
Social Enterprise
Market-Oriented and Mission-Focused: Social Enterprises Around the Globe
Social enterprises contribute significantly to the economy, and simultaneously are fiercely social mission-driven.
Impact Investing
Social Impact Bonds: What’s in a Name?
Why so-called social impact bonds should be renamed—and re-formed—as debt securities.
Philanthropy & Funding
Investing in Global Refugee and Migrant Integration
George Soros’s $500 million investment announcement following the first-ever UN summit on migrants and refugees sets an example for how all investors could engage in “migrant lens investing."
Economic Development
What’s Holding Back Entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa?
To develop an ecosystem that is more friendly to entrepreneurship in the MENA region, we need to invest more in human capital.