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Novogratz on Patient Capital Potential in Latin America
At last month’s United Forum for Social Innovation in Bogotá, I had the opportunity to talk with Jaqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Fund. We asked her about what she considers the main challenges of innovation and social entrepreneurship in Latin America, the role of the public sector in promoting social innovation, the underlying logic of the approaches to overcoming poverty, and about Acumen’s intentions in Latin America.
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136 Firms, 19 Countries, GIIRS Releases First Impact Investing Analytics Report
The Global Impact Investing Rating System Ratings & Analytics has published the first impact investing industry report to provide comprehensive and verified data on social & environmental impact across a broad range of investments on a global scale. The inaugural GIIRS Quarterly Analytics Report provides a snapshot of key findings and trends in data collected from GIIRS rated companies & funds, covering sector, size and geography.
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Mapping the Agriculture Sector
In Sub-Saharan Africa, relatively large tracts of arable land are attracting investors seeking to establish large-scale mechanized primary agriculture production while smallholders’ productivity remains relatively low. But there is real innovation accelerating smallholder farmers’ ability to close the production gap and improve their ability to achieve real market returns.
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At GPF 2012, Business and Philanthropy Mingle ‘Toward a New Social Contract’
For the past decade, the Global Philanthropy Forum has served as a catalyst for social change by bringing together donors and social investors with global leaders in business and government. This year’s forum is built around the theme “Toward a New Social Contract." In a recent interview, Jane Wales, president and CEO of the Global Philanthropy Forum and the World Affairs Council, discusses the shared value agenda.
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Tools of the Trade: Building a Robust Deal Pipeline of Impact Companies in Emerging Economies (Part 1)
Investors in the impact investing space say they want to see more high quality deals and more companies with a successful investment track records that are quantifiably measuring impact. Apparently, billions of dollars of investment capital could be poised and ready if these three issues can be addressed
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Five Years Since Launching, Opportunities for the Majority Sees Buy-In for BoP
Today, we’re spotlighting Opportunities for the Majority (OMJ), created by the Inter-American Development Bank. In less than five years since its launch, OMJ has taken a multi-sector approach to financial inclusion by providing loans, grants, and financing 33 projects and corporate deals valued at more than $200 million.
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NexThought Monday: Before Jumping Into Crowd Funding, Remember There’s No Free Lunch
The aggregate of ‘the crowd’ giving or investing small amounts can add up to a meaningful total. Dozens of websites offer platforms for you to raise money. Amounts are small, as low as $10, and many of these sites work with donations. DONATIONS? For a business? Sounds like free money, right? But remember, there is no free lunch.
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Weekly Roundup: HCD Connect Takes Human-Centered Design to the Hive
Launched on Wednesday with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and IDEO.org - the nonprofit initiative from design firm IDEO - HCD Connect is a new hive for problem solvers. The platform aims to make human-centered design relatable, understandable and infinitely shareable.
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