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Creating innovative solutions to social issues in Brazil and beyond
To work in the social field and help organizations in their development process requires the ability to read social processes with attention, effort and patience. As it is a development process, it is a process …
‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’ – an honest reflection of impact investing
I was chatting to a friend of mine in the gym the other day, taking a well-deserved water-cooler moment. He was complaining about spending so much time and money going to the gym, and that …
Measurement? There are many ways to define impact
As with many such events, at the most recent Social Investor Breakfast Club, held in London on 21 March, the discussion on ‘Impact Investing in Africa’ led to an acknowledgement that the term impact can …
Venture philanthropy more sophisticated in use of tools
For the 2011 fiscal year, the European venture philanthropy practitioners surveyed in the European Venture Philanthropy Association’s (EVPA’s) second annual industry survey reported significant increases in the amount of financial support they provided to investees. …
The need for financial literacy
Brazil is a country with mild winter, which means that for a Brazilian to hit the slopes and learn how to ski, he or she needs to be able to travel, and therefore gets to …
Social finance coming up short(er) by £2.1 billion
The signs are that the government’s big society needs to get bigger than earlier estimates suggested, at least as regards social finance. A new report from the Community Development Finance Association finds a difference of …
Interview with Buzz Schmidt
The F B Heron Foundation was established in 1992 with the mission of ‘helping people and communities to help themselves’. Although not the largest foundation by endowment, it has gained a strong reputation in the …
Brazilian Philanthropy Forum: Looking at the future of philanthropy from São Paulo
Optimism, energy and a passion for addressing the root causes of problems characterized a day of dynamic discussions at the forum on ‘The Future of Philanthropy and Development in Brazil’. The Institute for the Development …
Social investment is a tool, not a mission
New money was contrasted with old during discussions at the conference on ‘New tools and trends in global philanthropy’ in London on 30 November. Organized by the Philanthropy Special Interest Group of the Society for …
Reporting on impact – the SIAA International Conference in Berlin
The inaugural Social Impact Analyst Association conference was held at the inspiring Bertelsmann Conference Center, near Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Some 85 attendees from 12 different countries came together to talk about the social impact analyst …
