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Paycheck, Please: Why Jobs Are Better Than Charity
Those of us who “won the zip code lottery” by being born in a prosperous country often take for granted something that’s out of reach for many people around the world: a stable and satisfying job. Suzanne Skees explores how the Skees Family Foundation leverages the power of dignified, secure jobs to fight poverty – and highlights what they've learned from partner organizations about how to maximize the impact of job creation efforts.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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How Perceptions of Risk May Be Creating The “Missing-Middle” Funding Gap
The challenges small- and medium-sized businesses face in accessing capital in emerging markets are well-known. But Clint Bartlett and Michael Eastman wonder: What if the problem is not with the SMEs, but with the capital providers and their understanding of risk? They argue that the conventional perception of risk wrongly reinforces poor access to funding, which leads to a vicious circle impacting entire markets. They explore how shifting this perception could help funders see more opportunities and strengthen the system.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Press release: New Report Shows Chinese Philanthropy Sector Has Quadrupled to USD 23.4 Billion Since 2009
Published by AVPN and supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, Philanthropy in China is a first-of-its-kind report that looks beyond indices and rich-lists, and details the unique evolution and characteristics of Chinese giving, highlighting key trends, opportunities and challenges that philanthropists – both Chinese and international – can leverage to maximize their impact.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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OPIC commits $8 million to support small farmer microlending in Myanmar
Proximity Finance, which designs its loans to meet the particular needs of smallholder farmers, is the microfinance arm of Proximity Designs, a social enterprise dedicated to serving Myanmar’s rural families.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Investing with equal pay in mind may be more difficult than you think
Investors who are concerned about equal pay may want to consider certain gender and diversity funds that are making this issue a priority.
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- Investing
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Press release: Forbes To Launch Inaugural Opportunity Zones Summit: Investing For Impact
"The Opportunity Zones initiative is the most ambitious federal attempt to expand economic opportunity in low-income areas in a generation, one that could drive billions of dollars into new private investments in struggling communities over the coming decade,” said John Lettieri, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Economic Innovation Group.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Viewpoint: Socially Responsible Investing Has A Politics Problem
As a topic up for public discussion, socially conscious investing comes with some political touchiness, mostly thanks to its inherent interconnection with the broader climate science debate.
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- Investing
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Report: Global Sustainable Investment Assets Grew by a Third in 2 Years
The U.S. was the second largest region based on its value of sustainable investing assets, which grew from $8.7 trillion in January 2016 to $12 trillion in January 2018, an increase of 38%. Assets managed under sustainable strategies made up more than a quarter of total professionally managed assets.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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