Impact Investing
Leveraging Expertise Across Asset Classes for Institutional Impact
TIAA-CREF traces its social impact investing to the mid-1980s when it invested in affordable housing for low- and moderate-income communities in New York.
Tag: Partnerships
Government
Taking Pay for Success Financing to the South
An analysis of the viability of pay-for-success initiatives in South Carolina shows that this new type of financing can work in more rural, "red” states.
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Nonprofit Management
The Brand IDEA
The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity offers a framework for nonprofits looking to more effectively mange their brands to further their missions.
Impact Investing
Impact Investments Show Promising Returns
Two new studies provide insights on good financial returns from a range of impact investments.
Impact Investing
The Social Impact Bond Market: Three Scenarios for the Future
SIBs hold great potential, but much remains to be done before they become a widely accepted tool for solving social problems in the US.
Social Entrepreneurship
Innovating in Development Through Accountapreneurship
How one organization is combining the best elements of accountability and entrepreneurship to redefine development paradigms of the past.
Philanthropy
Five Ways Funders Can Replicate What Works
A look at how funders can support effective implementation of evidence-based programs.
Collaboration
Converting Funder Collaboration into Collective Impact
A new report shares findings on the impact of funder collaboratives in Northeast Ohio and offers tactical suggestions for other regions interested in sparking economic growth.
Health
Extending Pro-Poor Health Care
Growth in developing country health markets is driving new health care solutions—an aggregate look at developments in pro-poor health care over the past year.
