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October 1, 2012
Edinburgh office of Leapfrog invests US$15 million in micro-insurance
The Edinburgh office of global social investment company Leapfrog recently brokered US$15 million or £ 9.3 million investment for a company in India which provides low cost insurance to rural populations. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Crowdsourcing as social impact investing: Q&A with Woodie Neiss
Sherwood Neiss (‘Woodie’) is one of the three entrepreneurs who helped change a 78 year old securities law for legalizing crowdfunding in the US. He was inspired by the fact that while he and his friends were regular investors in crowdfunding places like Kiva and Kickstarter, there was nothing similar […]
October 1, 2012
Intended outcomes of the Impact Investment Initiatives by Rockefeller Foundation
Back in 2008, the board of the Rockefeller Foundation approved US$38 million in favour of impact investment for the period up to 2011. This was then extended to 2013. This post looks at what the board meant as the intended outcome of this investment. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs): How they stack up against the traditional market
While many investors may be open to the idea of benefiting the underprivileged communities while making profits, not being philanthropists, the profit motive becomes integral. This post gives an outline of how SRIs (read SRIs, a fool’s guide here) measure up against the traditional options available in the market. Read […]
October 1, 2012
Tips for ImpactCrowd Investors
This post gives a series of simple but useful tips for ImpactCrowd investors. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
What is Social e-valuatorTM?
Social e-valuatorTM is a web based tool designed to measure what the organization’s stakeholders consider valuable impact, and actual social investment through grants, donations, investments, etc., that is made. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Impact investment goes green
This post talks about the potential of impact investment in nature conservation in the US. While there exists a reliable philanthropic support system for conservation projects, a time of constrictive state budgets calls for tapping the body of willing investors to see whether impact investment can fill the gap. Read […]
October 1, 2012
Understand SIBs (Social Impact Bonds)
This post by Investopedia gives a comprehensive understanding of social impact bonds, in academic terms. It includes examples from the past. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
US: Impact investment overcomes doubts, raises money
Impact investment has been very popular worldwide, but it hasn’t come without its detractors. Many such doubts were raised by investors in the US as well, and a recent investor meet at Boulder, Colorado was useful in ironing out doubts and successfully raise money. Read more here.
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