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Report: Education, employable skills top CSR spends among Indian IT, financial services companies
A majority of information technology (IT) and financial service sector companies in India are investing in education and employable skills, when it comes to the mandatory spend on corporate social responsibility (CSR), says a report by Nasscom Foundation.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Australia initiative aims to help non-profits prepare for impact investment
The Impact Investment Ready initiative, launched Tuesday by Impact Investing Australia and Philanthropy Australia, will support not for profits with Discovery Grants, as well as for-purpose organisations with Growth Grants. Philanthropy Australia’s Chris Wootton, who manages the Discovery Grant arm of the program, said impact investment was a significant opportunity for not-for-profit organisations to secure funding.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing, philanthropy
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Mainstreaming Impact Investing: 12 Takeaways from ‘The Economist’ Event
On Feb. 15, 'The Economist' magazine hosted a discussion in New York on how impact investing can truly go mainstream. NextBillion was a media partner at the event, and we've compiled 12 memorable and sometimes unexpected insights from panelists throughout the day.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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As Impact Investing Grows, It Moves Toward Defining Moment
Impact investing is in the midst of explosive growth as more investors look for ways to become involved. More investment capital flowing into impact investing strategies means more opportunities to make positive social and environmental change. Yet, while growth unlocks new and exciting possibilities, it also fuels long-lingering questions.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Omidyar Network invests $2.9M in new Latin American Alliance for Civic Technology to accelerate and scale innovation across the region
Alliance to be run by Fundación Avina and will be the next iteration of the Accelerator Fund for Civic Innovation - the key funder of civic tech innovation in Latin America.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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- impact investing, scale
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As Impact Investing Goes Further Mainstream, Prudential Vice Chairman Becomes GIIN Board Chair
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has appointed Mark Grier as its new Board Chair. Grier serves as Vice Chairman at Prudential Financial Inc.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Venture Capitalist: Managers Need to Take More Risks in Impact Investing
Speaking on a panel at The Economist’s Impact Investing conference Wednesday, Nancy Pfund, the founder and managing partner of DBL Partners, was critical of larger institutions and said their lack of aggressiveness in impact investing was holding back the asset class.
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- Investing
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Social Business Roundup: Transaction-Fee Wrangling and a Reason to Pay Attention at Your Next Conference
M-Pesa (finally) moves toward fee transparency ... but it didn't take banks long to react. That's one insight in our weekly roundup. We also zone in on high-level impact investing discussions held 1,600 miles apart, The MacArthur Foundation's tightening focus on world-changing ideas, India's cash crackdown and why it could pay to pay attention at trade shows.
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- Investing