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TriLinc Global Launches $1.5 Billion Impact Investment Fund
TriLinc Global Impact Fund ("TriLinc") announced today that its registration statement pertaining to its public offering of up to $1.5 billion in units of limited liability company interest was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
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Made to Measure? Understanding Investor Challenges with Social Impact Measurement: Two new publications explore the upsides and downsides of metrics platforms
Never before have impact investors had so many social measurement approaches and tools at their fingertips to evaluate the effectiveness of their investments. Yet investors are keenly aware of their limitations and challenges. Purpose Capital conducted a interviewed more than 20 Canadian impact investors to better understand how they use metrics.
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Impact Investing Gets a University Center
More proof impact investing is entering the mainstream: the announcement of a $13 million university center devoted to it.
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FEATURED EVENT: IMN’s Impact Investing Summit: March 14-15, Huntington Beach, California
IMN is hosting the inaugural Impact Investing Summit, which will take place on March 14-15, 2013, in Huntington Beach, CA. The conference will bring together experts across the impact investing arena to discuss the key topics of interest with their industry peers.
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Announcing: Forum for the Development of the Base of the Pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean, BASE II: June 6-7, 2013 in Medellin, Colombia
For the most up to date and in depth information on how to develop and deploy successful BoP business models, join Opportunities for the Majority Initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank in Medellin, Colombia on June 6-7, 2013 for the second Forum for the Development of the Base of the Pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean, BASE II.
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Africa calling: rewarding patient investors
In the 1970s, it was Idi Amin’s expulsion of Asians from Uganda. In 1980s, it was a malnourished child in Ethiopia, struggling just to stand up. In the 1990s, it was piles of mutilated corpses in Rwanda. For many in the west, these remain the defining images of Africa – despots, disasters and despair.
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Village Capital: Lessons Learned from our First 15 Programs: And announcing our 16th and 17th
Village Capital operates accelerator programs worldwide for early-stage enterprises serving the BoP. In our three-month programs, groups of 10-20 entrepreneurs build world-changing innovations in education, health, financial services, energy, and more. In March, we’ll be wrapping up our 15th program, and we’d like to share a few of our key learnings about the seed-stage/accelerator space.
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Paul Polak to Speak at the Latin American Impact Investing Forum: Feb. 20, 21 and 22
On February 20, 21 and 22, the Third Annual Latin American Impact Investing Forum will be held in Merida, Mexico. The forum will feature expert lectures and interviews, panels of case studies, workshops, and roundtable discussions. Paul Polak will be a featured speaker on February 21.
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