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  • An Impact Investing Milestone

    via The Huffington Postby Ben Thornley

    July 15, 2013

  • When Measuring Social Impact, We Need To Move Beyond Counting

    via Forbesby Mike Mccreless

    July 14, 2013

    Summary

    In this post on Forbes, Mike McCreless, Director of Strategy and Impact at Root Capital, discusses the practice of impact measurement. Specifically, McCreless looks at the relationship between financial return and social impact.

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  • Will Impact Investing Take Off?

    via Forbesby Randall Kempner

    July 14, 2013

    Summary

    In this Forbes post, Randall Kempner, the Executive Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, discusses challenges and areas of improvement for the impact investing industry.

    From original article:

    "It is still facing significant headwinds, including the lack of track-record of existing fund managers, difficulty in finding investable deals, and uncertainty about how to effectively and efficiently measure impact once the investments are made."

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  • G8 - Launch of the Taskforce on Social Impact Investment

    via The Huffington Postby Sir Ronald Cohen

    June 16, 2013

  • ‘Huge potential’ for UK pension funds in social impact investing

    via Pensions Ageby Matt Ritchie

    June 16, 2013

  • Why investing in impact practice is so important

    via The Guardianby Saba Salman

    May 28, 2013

    Summary

    The Guardian discusses impact measurement's potential to bring about improved understanding between funders and beneficiaries.

    From original article:

    "While organisations' interest in impact practice is more often than not led by funder requirements rather than by internal drivers, a groundswell within the sector is hoping to alter how grant-makers and investors treat the issue. This will also have a knock-on effect on how their beneficiaries view the practice."

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  • Now, a regulatory body to set norms for impact investment

    via The Economic Timesby Ahona Ghosh

    May 07, 2013

  • 5 Key Trends In Impact Investing

    via Forbesby Amit Bouri

    May 01, 2013

    Summary

    In this Forbes guest post, GIIN Managing Director Amit Bouri shares his reflections on five impact investing trends.

    From original article:

    "As our global leaders prepare to discuss impact investing, a key item in this year’s G8 meeting in June, we at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) want to share our reflections based on our ground-level perspective, along with our recent survey of the market, “Perspectives on Progress,” coauthored with J.P. Morgan."

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  • Connecting the Global Community of Leading Impact Investors

    via Forbesby Mee-hyoe Koo

    April 28, 2013

    Summary

    In this interview with Forbes, GIIN Managing Director Amit Bouri explains the GIIN's work to connect leading impact investors and improve the effectiveness of impact investing.

    From original article:

    "In 2008, a group of about 40 investors from around the world met to discuss what it would take for the impact investing industry to grow and solve more social and enviornmental challenges with greater efficiency. The cluster of investors organized a number of initiatives, including the establishment of a global community of leading impact investors and standardized performance metrics for assessing social and environmental impact."

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  • London promotes social impact fund

    via Financial Timesby Steve Johnson

    April 27, 2013

    Summary

    The City of London Corporation has made its first social impact investment, investing £500,000 in the Real Lettings Property fund which works to provide accommodation for homeless people.

    From original article:

    "The City of London Corporation has made its first forays into social impact investments, in an effort to catalyse development of the nascent asset class."

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  • ‘This is about doing well by doing good’

    via Financial Timesby Steve Johnson

    April 27, 2013

    Summary

    GIIN board member and president of The Rockefeller Foundation Judith Rodin discusses the foundation's work to scale impact investing.

    From original article:

    "The foundation has already invested $140m of its endowment in impact investing, which is due to be on the agenda of June’s G8 meeting of leading economies, at the behest of UK prime minister David Cameron."

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  • Social Innovation in Acceleration

    via Forbesby Jessica Joseph

    April 10, 2013