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January 28, 2013
Private equity firms increasingly investing in social impact
While the private equity industry may have developed something of a bad reputation in the past couple of decades, its role in funding non-profit organizations which fund charities of social enterprises in return, or funding social enterprises directly is one that cannot be denied given recent trends. And the number […]
January 28, 2013
Is impact investment like Occupy Wallstreet?
This post reviews the position of impact investment in the world, as compared to the mainstream investment, as the Occupy Wallstreet movement equivalent of the financial services industry. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
Raising capital through impact investing
This post by the Social Business enlists the trends in impact investment across the world, and how they ensure that impact investment is available for social enterprises as seed funding, and most must be financially sustainable on their own soon after. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
What is impact investment and how does it work
Impact investment, as explained by Professor Cathy Clark in a Fuqua Q&A session. This post explains what impact investment really is, complete with a few examples, when it worked, and best practices. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
It shows a market based growth in impact investments and an increased level of satisfaction among impact investors. Read more here.
It also says that the impact investment industry is going to grow up to a total worth of US$9 billion in 2013. Read more here and here.
January 28, 2013
Perspectives on Progress
This is a research report released by JP Morgan and the GIIN (Global Impact Investment Network). It enlists the experiences, perceptions and plans for 2013 for 99 impact investors. Read the report here.
January 28, 2013
UK: Big Society Capital has committed upto £100 million for 2013, ‘Payments by Results’ to be the testing model
Social investment bank in the UK, the Big Society Capital has committed up to £100 million in new social projects in 2013. The organization will be targeting up to 20 new investments this year. Read more here. According to BSC’s CEO, Nick O’Donohue’s, plans to use a mode of “Payments […]
January 28, 2013
CSI – How companies can successfully drive it to achieve full potential
In the past, CSI, or corporate social investment has earned itself a reputation for ‘flakiness’, according to a blogger for The Economist. For companies looking to tap CSI to its full potential, measuring impact of investments through effective measurements is of the utmost importance. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
Kenya: Firms increasingly interested in backing social ventures
This post talks about the newest trend in the corporate area in Kenya, wherein firms are increasingly avoiding the route giving handouts to needy communities. The firms are instead, deriving more value under the CSI, or the Corporate Social Investment model. Read more here.
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