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We need integrated solutions, not just investment capital, to address social problems.
We need integrated solutions, not just investment capital, to address social problems.
The CEO of the largest merged community foundation in the world reflects on the changing interests and identity of its donors.
As the impact investing landscape becomes more fertile, how do we stay focused on the forest before the trees, considering ROI in the context of problems we wish to solve?
The Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS) has been created to change investor behavior and unlock sidelined investment capital.
Impact investors must build consensus around standards and best practices.
There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Acumen Fund uses impact investing to tackle global poverty. It's approach has garnered attention, but does it change aid?
Voluntary carbon offsets allow people to invest in projects that allegedly counteract their greenhouse gas emissions. But can voluntary offsets help slow global warming? Or are offsets a way for consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?
A longer version of "When Can Impact Investing Create Real Impact?" from the Fall 2013 Up for Debate feature.