Philanthropy & Funding

A Checkup on PRIs

By Margaret Laws

For one leading health funder, program-related investments promise to help underserved populations.

IMPACT INDIA

Philanthropy’s New Frontier—Impact Investing

By Michael Etzel 5

Philanthropists should become more active impact investors, focusing on building sustainable social enterprises often overlooked by private investors who seek market-rate returns.

Impact Investing

Impact Investing: Time to Unleash PRIs

By Jeff Chidester 2

How government can liberate philanthropic foundations to extend billions in critical risk capital for mission-driven startups—and help push impact investing into the mainstream.

Impact Investing

Next-Generation Social Impact Bonds

By Jasper Kim 11

How financial engineering can improve SIBs, convert greed to good, and spur social investments worldwide.

Impact Investing

Unpacking the Impact in Impact Investing

By Paul Brest & Kelly Born 1

A longer version of "When Can Impact Investing Create Real Impact?" from the Fall 2013 Up for Debate feature.

Social Innovations

Live from CoF: How to Break Down the Firewall

By Perla Ni

What sparked life-time trustees, who once saw investments only in terms of financial returns, to embrace program-related investments?