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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 — No Region Specified

Cathy Pharoah: Hail to the Social Stock Exchange

Source: Third Sector
It's a rallying cry to the business world, but will sharpen the challenges that charities face, writes our columnist
TAGS:entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, health care, social capital
Friday, June 07, 2013 — No Region Specified

Unfinished Business

Source: Huffington Post
Winston Churchill said it best when he concluded, "democracy is the worst form of government ....except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
TAGS:impact investing, social capital, social development, What's Next for Impact Investing
Thursday, March 28, 2013 — No Region Specified

Watch Out, World Bank: Here Comes the BRICS Bank

Source: AP / CNBC
Leaders of the five BRICS nations plan to create a development bank in a direct challenge to the World Bank that they accuse of Western bias.
TAGS:social capital, social development
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 — No Region Specified

Impact Investing: How One Foundation Empowers Social Entrepreneurs

Source: Mashable
Name: Echoing Green | Big Idea: Echoing Green offers grants to social entrepreneurs and changemakers — it’s referred to as “impact investing.” | Why It’s Working: By investing in people rather than ideas or business plans, Echoing Green has empowered more than 500 innovative individuals to turn their visions into a reality, ameliorating social ills in the process.
TAGS:impact investing, social capital, social entrepreneur
Monday, July 18, 2011 — No Region Specified

Investment Driven by Guilt, and That?s Good

Source: MarketWatch
By Thomas Kostigen SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) - Are we increasingly investing out of guilt? I'd say so. Look at the amount of money that has flowed into socially responsible funds: $3 trillion, up 34% since 2005, according to the Social Investment Forum. Got a social conscience? Feel guilty? Invest your conscience away. It's the 21st century version of the selling of indulgences. More money is flowing into "good" investments than ever. Take the lo...
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