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A growing share of aid is spent by private firms, not charities
Haiti is one example of a trend. Though not all countries break down aid spending according to the type of contractor used, data from those that do suggest that a growing share of aid is funnelled, not through charities or non-profit foundations, but through consultancies and other private-sector contractors that profit from the work.
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New Job Board Feature – FREE Access to NextBillion’s 100,000 Twitter Audience
NextBillion's job board is one of the most active career resources in the social business and global development space – and it's one of the most popular features on the site. We're making it better by tweeting out all new job posts to our fast-growing Twitter audience of approximately 100,000 – for free. To post a job ad, or find a career with impact, visit the job board today.
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India To See $40 Billion Worth Impact Investments By 2025: Global Network
India is projected to see impact investments worth up to US $40 billion by 2025 as the country is in a "sweet spot" with high potential to deliver solutions for various problems, according to global grouping GIIN.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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OPEN IMPACT launches to help Canadian investors find their social and environmental impact – and bring impact investing to the mainstream
OPEN IMPACT, an online resource to help investors find financial investment products that make money – and make the world a better place – launched today at www.openimpact.ca
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- North America
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Athena Publishes Research on Constructing Impact Portfolios
Athena Capital Advisors, a registered investment adviser that provides investment management, advisory, and outsourced CIO services to private clients and institutions, has released new research on a framework for constructing diversified, multi-asset class investment portfolios that seek both financial and social return.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Impact Investing Contemplates the Path Ahead: A Q&A with Big Path Capital’s Co-Founders
With Big Path Capital's Impact Capitalism Summit happening this week (right now, in fact), we caught up with Big Path co-founders Michael Whelchel and Shawn Lesser to discuss the event and impact investing's evolution. They shared their insights in this email interview.
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- Impact Assessment
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India social enterprise investment to lift
Social enterprises in India could attract up to $US8 billion ($A10.7 billion) in investment by 2025, eight times more than in 2015, due to the scale of social needs and available capital in the fast-growing economy, a study by consultancy firm McKinsey & Company shows.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Want to use your money to change the world? The pros and cons of investing for social good
Wall Street has a longstanding reputation for checking its conscience at the door. "Greed is healthy," stock trader Ivan Boesky told a University of California at Berkeley business school class in 1986. The inspiration for Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's Wall Street, he would later go to prison for insider trading.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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