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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.
October 1, 2012
Impact investment gaining ground in India
In India, impact investment sector growth has been steady over the past 5 years. According to a recent research by the Planning Commission, the total in amount of all social and impact investment funds have crossed the INR 12 billion mark. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
US: Getting the ultra-welathy on the impact investment team
The wealth group of the ultra-wealthy class has a net worth of at least US$25 million (not including primary residence). Ultra wealthy investors under the age of 55 have more familiarity with impact investment (39 per cent of all such individuals in this wealth class) and about the same percentage […]
October 1, 2012
UK: Nearly half of voluntary organizations do not believe in social investment
According to a new research by the Big Lottery Fund (conducted by ClearlySo and New Philanthropy Capital), almost half of surveyed voluntary organizations (totalling 1,255 voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations) were found to be not interested in social investment finance as they believed charitable money is better spent […]
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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