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January 28, 2013
India: Rang De to allow foreign investors to invest
Rang De, a peer to peer online lending platform which raises social investments for social entrepreneurs has now opened up the option for foreign investors to invest through its platform. Rang De receives two kinds of capital – debt and donated, and so far, only Indians were allowed to invest. […]
January 28, 2013
How social entrepreneurship and impact investing align to drive change
This post is a Q&A with Skoll Foundation’s Edwin Ou, who talks about his take on how Skoll Foundation has facilitated a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship between impact investors and social entrepreneurs. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
How Venture Social Investment could be the newest form of developmental aid
This post argues for the case of Venture Capital (VC) being the motivating factor behind impact investment through developmental aid. This would help LICs, or Low Income Countries progress, and create a progressive and symbiotic relationship in terms of international trade, and would benefit developed and developing countries alike. The […]
January 28, 2013
Social impact investing in the US
This post enlists the process of social impact investing, through social impact bonds, in the US. It mentions the potential sources of impact investors in this ecosystem, and the organizations that are recipients of this impact investing. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
Growth in market and satisfaction for impact investors
According to the new report by the GIIN and JPMorgan, “Perspectives on Progress” (read here) there has been a steady growth in the impact investment market, with the interviewed 99 respondents planning to commit up to US$ 9 billion in 2013, up from US$ 8 billion in 2012. Read more […]
January 28, 2013
Why social impact investing will be the future’s new venture capital
This post compares social entrepreneurship, and the required social impact investing for it to venture capital funding, and how they are not quite so different. Impact investment has motivated an entrepreneurship and market based model to social programmes, and a number of innovations are already apparent. These innovations will only […]
January 28, 2013
Canadian SRI up by 16 per cent since 2010
According to a report by the Social Investment Organization, socially responsible investments in Canada have risen by 16 per cent since 2010. This growth is seen in virtually every major market segment and outpaces growth of total assets under management. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
Opening the black box: social investment and social innovation
This paper by the European Social Innovation Research distils the essences of social innovation and the capital flows required for it. A previously published full report explores links between social finance and social innovation in more detail. Read the three page report here, and the full report here.
January 28, 2013
Philanthopy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013
This report by the Foundation Centre and the European Foundation Centre predicts a number of potential social impact projects in 2013. It predicts that as many as 6 social impact bonds will be released this year. Read more here, and read the report here.
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