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SEWF 2012 provides meeting ground for investors and social entrepreneurs
From 16 to 18 October, NESsT organized a global forum on social entrepreneurship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As manager of the social enterprise x-runner Venture in Peru, I attended this conference to learn more …
Crossing the mountains and building the bridges between NGOlandia and Bizworld
Although Salzburg Global Seminar says it likes to do things a little differently to most convening spaces – bringing together ‘all of the pieces of the jigsaw’ to solve ‘globally interactive problems’ creatively, as program …
Getting ready for the sea change: notes from the launch of Impact Economy in North America
Around the world, ‘impact’ is gradually moving to centre stage. Reported impact investments are up from 1,105 in 2010 to 2,213 in 2011 (see Insight into the Impact Investment Market); the number of impact-oriented funds …
Alliance magazine: The role of foundations in a coordinated impact data landscape
“We believe that data collection and reporting is essential to a successful impact investing field, and that foundations have a valuable role to play in nurturing this” says Sarah Gelfand of the Global Impact Investing …
Building investor readiness through skills-based volunteerism
As the practice of impact investing matures, evolving from a peripheral concept to a mainstream practice, the momentum around this nascent industry is growing. At a time when governments, foundations and donors look to do …
Bigger, more fun and more serious than ever before: SOCAP12
SOCAP12 was bigger than ever before. Some 1,600 social entrepreneurs, impact investors, funders, advisers and other ‘social capital markets’ participants packed into Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront by day, and bounced from …
How can accelerators help? Reflections from SoCap2012
The opening ceremony at SoCap2012 came alive when five young entrepreneurs stood up and pitched their businesses, Dragons Den style, to over 1,500 conference attendees. The initiatives included the Kytabu Project, a low-cost computer tablet …
I know, I apply, I share – but sharing is most important for the responsible investor
‘Nobody does philanthropy to feel worse’ was one of the comments made at the 43rd Social Investor Breakfast Club. Tuesday’s meeting in London featured discussion around two groups interested in social impact: individual investors and …
Just published: the September 2012 issue of Alliance magazine!
With a special feature on ‘What can data do for philanthropy?’ this is an important issue for foundations looking at what data they have, what data they need and how they can use data to …
‘Tree-hugging granola eaters’? Forum ponders how to bring impact investing to mainstream investors
Almost everyone agrees that impact investing is growing, but few seem to agree on how to bring it to more mainstream and traditional investors. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and GIIN Forum on Impact Investing …
