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The Rise of Social Stock Exchanges
A new, innovative platform is helping more investors support social enterprises.
Do Impact Investors Expect Too Much?
The history of microfinance shows how far off-mission social enterprise can go under the weight of massive investment.
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Four trends that will reshape the nonprofit landscape.
Next-Generation Social Impact Bonds
How financial engineering can improve SIBs, convert greed to good, and spur social investments worldwide.
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Integrating Intentional Influence into Your Strategy
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The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.
The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1
There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.