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Socially responsible investing that produces triple bottom line results

 

Impact Investing

The Trouble With Impact Investing: P2

Impact investors—especially those who consider investing an alternative to grant making—need to step back and think about exactly what problem they want to solve.

By Laura Hattendorf | 12 | Apr. 18, 2012
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

The True Cost of Social Capital

We’re a long way from bringing the real cost of social capital in line with commercial capital.

By Timothy Ogden | 1 | Mar. 7, 2012
 
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The Responsible Hand: Overcoming the Shortcomings of Impact Investing

For impact investing to truly harness the power of the market, we need to directly align shareholders’ value with both social impact and profit.

By Alex Hamilton Chan | 2 | Mar. 6, 2012
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Avoiding the “Hope Bubble”

We must invest in the financial literacy of social entrepreneurs and in the social literacy of investors.

By Johanna Mair | 2 | Feb. 6, 2012
 
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The Trouble With Impact Investing: P1

There's only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.

By Kevin Starr | 24 | Jan. 24, 2012
 
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Government

Social Impact Bonds: Lessons from the Field

In piloting social impact bonds, governments have already yielded some lessons from the field.

By Michael Belinsky | 7 | Jan. 23, 2012
 
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Investing Beyond Exit

An important question that social entrepreneurs should also be thinking about when dealing with impact investing.

By Brian Axelrad | Dec. 1, 2011
 
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Constructing the Case for Impact Investment

What social entrepreneurs need to be thinking about when approaching impact investors and making the pitch for investment capital.

By Brian Axelrad | 4 | Nov. 30, 2011
 

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Investing in Impact

As entrepreneurs create more for-profit businesses with strong social missions, the opportunity for socially minded investors to invest in them grows.

By Eric Nee | 2 | Nov. 17, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Rahim Kanani is founder and editor-in-chief of World Affairs Commentary.

Impact Investing

Between Innovation and Development

An interview with Aleem Walji, practice manager for innovation at the World Bank Institute.

By Rahim Kanani | May. 11, 2011