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Impact Investing Should Be Hard

Stanford Social Innovation

Think of all the time and effort that must be spent on understanding social and environmental problems, anticipating potential conflicts between business growth and mission fidelity, and analyzing impact data reported by investees. Many have recognized this issue of difficulty as a central challenge for impact investing.

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SOCAP takes stock of impact investing in a changed world

Impact Alpha

22 – The different mood at this week’s impact investing gathering reflected not just the contrast between an online event and the annual schmoozefest on San Francisco Bay. On SOCAP’s virtual stage, impact investing leaders grasped to sum up “the state of the field” in a world gone crazy. ImpactAlpha, Oct.

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The Week in impact investing: Climate action

Impact Alpha

Thanks to everyone who made it out last night to our Agents of Impact event in Manhattan. The ImpactAlpha team The Week’s Agents of Impact Climate The post The Week in impact investing: Climate action appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Watch this space next week for more Climate Week coverage.

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Mastercard: Models of Impact - Investment, Philanthropy and Market-based Solutions

3BL Media

As we look forward to coming back together in person and virtually, we offer these highlights from the 2023 event, hosted by Mastercard and the Aspen Institute. The Global Inclusive Growth Summit 2023 brought together private sector, social impact and government leaders to share ways to make economies more equitable.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation

We recently spoke to Aline Sara, founder of Natakallam who told us, “We incorporated as a for-profit, because we wanted to ensure a sustainable business model that would have less reliance on donations and thus, potentially, a greater impact in the long run.” We pitched at multiple corporate-sponsored events.

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The Week in impact investing: Virtual reality

Impact Alpha

The spread of COVID-19 has done what the climate crisis and street protests could not: grounded the spring circuit of impact investing conferences and events. The post The Week in impact investing: Virtual reality appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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The Week in impact investing: Mobilization

Impact Alpha

On ImpactAlpha’s weekly podcast, guest host Monique Aiken leads a frank and personal discussion of the events triggered by the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd (see Agents of Justice, below). The post The Week in impact investing: Mobilization appeared first on ImpactAlpha.