This article is part of the Mission Investors Exchange “Mission Possible: How Foundations are Shaping the Future of Impact Investing” series, which features a variety of foundations in the impact investing space, including several of the GIIN's Investors' Council Members. This article in particular demonstrates how “foundations have an important role to play in impact investing—in building platforms and products that efficiently mobilize capital, mitigate risk, and improve liquidity.” The article also comments on the growing interest in impact investing around the world and links to the GIIN’s 2016 Annual Impact Investor Survey.

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