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GIIN in the news Press releases

  • Measuring Impact

    via Forbesby Devin Thorpe

    October 01, 2013

    Summary

    In a video interview on Forbes, GIIN Director Sarah Gelfand discusses impact measurement and the importance of standardized impact metrics.

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  • Impact Investing

    via CFA Instituteby Usman Hayat

    September 22, 2013

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    CFA Institute Usman Hayat

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  • Why Impact Investing Is An Emerging Paradigm Shift In Philanthropy

    via Forbesby Amy Bell

    July 29, 2013

    Summary

    In Forbes, Amy Bell of J.P. Morgan's Social Finance business unit discusses the relationship between impact investing and philanthropy.

    From original article:

    "Impact investing is a frequently featured topic of conversation at forums or conferences on philanthropy today. Its popularity is linked to the potential for impact investing to cause a paradigm shift in the way we approach philanthropy—targeting investment capital as a complementary resource for achieving the social and environmental changes typically pursued by philanthropic organizations."

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  • Impact Investing Gains Momentum, But Questions Remain

    via Financial Advisor

    July 21, 2013

    Summary
    Financial Advisor

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  • An Impact Investing Milestone

    via The Huffington Postby Ben Thornley

    July 15, 2013

    Summary
    The Huffington Post Ben Thornley

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  • 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

    Summary
    The Huffington Post Sir Ronald Cohen

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

    via Pensions Ageby Matt Ritchie

    June 16, 2013

    Summary
    Pensions Age Matt Ritchie

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  • 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

    Summary
    The Economic Times Ahona Ghosh

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  • 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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