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Business Schools Foster Social Impact And Entrepreneurship
Business schools are catering for social entrepreneurs and MBA students who want to make a social impact – through funding, education and start-up incubation.
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Connecting Assets to Impact: ImpactAssets 50 showcases private fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns
The ImpactAssets 50 - whose 2014 edition was released last week - is an annual showcase of 50 private fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. Its free, searchable database provides filtering by asset class, geographic region and issue area, and gives a detailed overview of each firm.
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Twitter Top Ten – 10-26-14: Our favorite tweets of the week
We’re continuing what we’re calling a "pilot feature" here at NextBillion. Each Sunday for the next three weeks, we’re running a post highlighting the top tweets that crossed our editors’ computer screens during the preceding week. Our goal is to highlight emerging developments in our coverage areas, while also drawing attention to some compelling voices online.
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Impact investing won’t replace philanthropy but will push firms towards CSR, says Rockefeller Foundation Chief
A Q&A with Judith Rodin, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
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EU Offers $1bn Development Capital To Three African Countries
European Union (EU) has given three African countries Lesotho, Togo and Zambia over $1 billion for economic development under its National Indicative Programmes (NIP).
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Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman on Dangote and investing in Africa
“He is a smart guy, and he always has something informative to say.”
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PRESS RELEASE: ImpactAssets Releases “IA 50” Impact Investing Showcase
ImpactAssets has released its 2014 impact investing showcase, the ImpactAssets 50 (“IA 50”), a free online resource for investors and financial advisors.
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PRESS RELEASE: RBC Global Asset Management Announces $50 Million Impact Investing Initiative
RBC Global Asset Management today announced an agreement with Community Reinvestment Fund, USA to purchase and service up to $50 million in loans to support affordable rental housing as part of the RBC Access Capital Community Investment Strategy.
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