The core “impact investing” idea of using capital to address pressing global challenges is gaining rapidly in scale. But while solid economic returns can be demonstrated, showing socially transformative impact has proved more challenging.
The hands-on practice of impact investing has convinced this philanthropic institution to go all in.
Here, John MacIntosh examines the failure of an impact-investing intermediary. Foundations and nonprofits often support startups without accepting the hard lessons that private investors have learned: without risk, there’s rarely reward.
Global Impact Investing Network’s 2017 survey shows positive trends for impact investing prioritizing social over financial gains.
RSF Social Finance brings integrated capital funding to the social field.
Social Capital Markets 2016 is the latest in a series of annual conferences hosted by Mission Hub and designed to “increase the flow of capital toward social good.” This year’s conference moved from a discussion of the nature of social investing to one on why social investing is the proper use of capital.
A “Trillion Dollar Challenge” is declared to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Second Vatican Conference on Impact Investing explores harnessing capitalism to serve rather than exploit.
The idea of the need as an impact investor—or, indeed, any type of nonprofit venture—for a social license from the community to operate is long overdue. Here, a colleague from Australia explains why.
In this “Voices from the Field,” Pi Investments’ Morgan Simon considers whether the drive for global scale in impact investment will leave silent the people who will be affected by the social enterprises being funded.
