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The ‘Very Simple Question’ That Impact Investors Should Ask
How can impact investors get the most bang for their buck? Cathy Clark, the director of Duke University’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, said it depends on how they define the bang.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Greenlight Planet Receives Funding of $10 Million
Solar energy product company Greenlight Planet has raised $10 million (Rs in funding led by Fidelity Growth Partners India to support its distribution expansion efforts in India and Southeast Asia.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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- impact investing, solar
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Governments hold key to unlocking billions for social good – G8 report
Governments can unleash billions of dollars to tackle social problems more effectively if they take bold steps to reduce barriers to investing for both profit and social good, a task force set up by the world's richest nations said on Monday.
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- Impact Assessment
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A $710 Million Crowdfinanced Company: An Alternative to Venture Capital
Last week the UC Berkeley case study on Sanovas Inc., the San Rafael California Life Science accelerator was presented at the JP Morgan Chase OneMed conference to a packed audience of over 120 investors. I presented the case study, which is the first in a series to be released by UC Berkeley looking at innovative firms and models in crowdfunding.
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- Investing
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Finding Realistic Impact Measures for Investors, Entrepreneurs: Presenting Unitus Seed Fund’s new guide for measuring impact
Unitus Seed Fund’s guide includes a common set of metrics that can be applied to any other venture fund. These metrics are detailed with definitions and needs that apply across sectors, with output and outcome level metrics available for different types of businesses to download and use.
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- Impact Assessment
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With New CEO, What’s Next for the Global Impact Investing Network
The impact investing industry has grown in reputation and size over the past five years — and alongside it, the Global Impact Investing Network has evolved as well, with its membership increasing tenfold as it added products and services for the growing field.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Ebola Crisis: Oxfam Calls for Recovery Marshall Plan
Oxfam has called for a multi-million dollar Marshall Plan-type scheme to help the three West Africa countries worst affected by Ebola to recover.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Initiative Announced to Enable Diaspora Investment in India’s Development
President Barack Obama announced today in New Delhi a new partnership among the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Calvert Foundation and several private financial institutions in India to develop an Indian Diaspora Investment Initiative.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia