Foundation-Owned Social Enterprises: A New Way Forward?
A novel impact investment model can help social enterprises and foundations generate a high social return on investment.
A novel impact investment model can help social enterprises and foundations generate a high social return on investment.
A framework to make impact investing appealing to institutional investors and accessible to international nonprofits.
A new approach to unlocking institutional investments globally.
More foundations are deploying a full range of financial investment vehicles to yield positive social and financial returns, and using new tools to track impact data.
To build a thriving social enterprise sector, we need to rethink the purpose of capital and employ a new strategic funding approach.
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.