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Impact Investing

 

Socially responsible investing that produces triple bottom line results

 

Impact Investing

Do No Harm: Subsidies and Impact Investing

Part IV in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.

By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman | 1 | Sep. 28, 2012
 

Impact Investing

Gaps in the Impact Investing Capital Curve

Part III in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.

By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman | Sep. 27, 2012
 

Impact Investing

Embracing the Full Investment Continuum

Part II in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.

By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman | Sep. 26, 2012
 

Impact Investing

Sectors, Not Just Firms

Part I in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.

By Matt Bannick & Paula Goldman | 7 | Sep. 25, 2012
 

Foundations

Real World Impact Measurement

“Good enough” = simple enough to do, but rigorous enough to mean something.

By Kevin Starr & Laura Hattendorf | 1 | Sep. 24, 2012
 

Impact Investing

Life Bonds: Linking Returns to Life Outcomes

Proposed new life bonds represent one potential mechanism for leveraging the power of financial markets to reduce poverty.

By Jamie Attard | 1 | Sep. 12, 2012
 
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Impact Investing

Social Media Won’t Drive a New Economy

Social media investments will not drive a new economy powerful and pervasive enough to employ millions of people.

By Jigar Shah | 1 | Aug. 30, 2012
 
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Global Issues

The Three R’s of the London Summer

An update on social innovation news and events from England's capital.

By Charmian Love | Aug. 13, 2012
 

Impact Investing

Investing with a Purpose

Impact investing can meet the needs of society’s most disadvantaged, whether they are cocoa farmers in Sierra Leone or the hard-to-employ in New York.

By Willy Foote & Tracy Palandjian | Aug. 6, 2012
 
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Philanthropy

Exploring Philanthropy and Impact Investing in China

A look at best practices between the US and China, and reflections from a recent Phoenix Global Impact trip.

By Jenna Nicholas | Jul. 27, 2012