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NexThought Monday: Pro-poor microfinance – the gift that keeps on giving
As the holidays loom large, we’ve entered the season for giving. But with a multitude of invaluable charities vying for your support, those looking to help the less-fortunate this yuletide have a lot of options to consider. Sara Bowcutt of Microloan Foundation argues that gifts linking microfinance and charity are great ways to help lift families out of poverty.
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- Impact Assessment
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Big Investors and the Young Nudge Morgan Stanley Toward Sustainable Investing
Some of the biggest names in institutional finance are starting to bank on sustainability. Morgan Stanley this month announced a five-year goal of $10 billion in client assets for its “investing with impact” program, which offers investors a range of products targeting social responsibility and environmental sustainability.
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- Impact Assessment
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Impact Investment Performance: Tiptoeing Toward Transparency
The recent release of details about the performance of several impact investment portfolios and funds is another step toward answering the question more and more investors are asking: Is impact a boost -- or a bust -- in terms of financial returns?
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, research
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Socially Responsible Funds: Should You Bother?
On paper, socially responsible funds sound fantastic. You pick a cause, and fund managers funnel your money into companies that further that cause. Everybody wins.Yet while socially responsible funds may help idealistic investors sleep better at night, shareholders may not be getting their money's worth.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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5 reasons impact investing is not for you
Seemingly simple and beneficial to all, impact investing is far more than simple philanthropy
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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If You Can Only Read One Book On Social Innovation … : Ken Banks has made us that book
In “The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator” the ten stories Ken Banks has compiled create a profile of a new kind of leader who, unlike most in the news today have not competed for the place and title. Instead, what these innovators have in common is the recognition of other’s pain and injustice that they weren’t willing to live with – and despite practical considerations, couldn’t ignore.
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The ABCs of Innovation and Prosperity for the Good of All (Part I)
Now in its third year, the 2013 abc* Continuity Forum is a surprisingly friendly mashup – equal parts star power, investor strength, visionary and ethical leadership and humble, courageous persistence changing communities and nations. It sparks personal connections and contagious enthusiasm for new collaborations to scale good ideas.
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- Impact Assessment
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