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November 1, 2018 - Grantee Publications
SRI Investments Reach $12 Trillion in 2018
Sustainable, responsible, and impact investing increased 38 percent to $12 trillion from 2016 to 2018, according to the US SIF’s 2018 report on U.S. SRI trends.
October 19, 2018 - Grantee News
Collaborative Seeks to Increase Investment in Emerging Markets
Bringing together investors and funders, The Collaborative for Frontier Finance will seek to drive more capital toward investments in small and growing businesses in emerging markets.
September 21, 2018 - Grantee Publications
Investing in Progress Toward Sustainable Development Goals
A report from the Global Impact Investing Network explores how impact investments can direct capital to support progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
August 31, 2018 - Perspectives
Foundations Collaborate on Catalytic Financing to Go Big on Climate Action
This article was originally published on August 29, 2018 in Impact Alpha (subscription required).
Climate change entrepreneurs and fund managers are developing innovative solutions to worldwide challenges.
But too often, promising efforts are stuck on the ...
July 24, 2018 - Perspectives
Surveys Highlight the Importance of Catalytic Capital
Portfolio Manager Charles Coustan and Program Officer Urmi Sengupta discuss statistics that reinforce the need for catalytic capital.
July 19, 2018 - Grantee Profile
Representative Grants & Impact Investments
The Foundation’s impact investment work includes program-related investments (PRIs) made over the course of three decades to a range of intermediaries and social service enterprises across sectors and geographies, as well as a series of ...
June 13, 2018 - Publication
Impact Investment Marketplace Growing, Becoming More Diverse
The impact investing marketplace is growing and more diverse with allocations across a wide range of geographies, sectors, asset classes, and stages of businesses, according to a report by The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
May 25, 2018 - From The Field
$3 Million in New Investments to Benefit Chicago Neighborhoods
Two local organizations will each receive $1.5 million loans to grow small businesses, create jobs, and improve health.
May 24, 2018 - From The Field
Understanding the Power of Cross-Sector Collaboration
A report by the Initiative for Responsible Investment examines National Advisory Boards (NABs) that assess and promote impact investing.
May 8, 2018 - 40 Years, 40 Stories
Four Lessons from Four Decades of Impact Investing
Managing Director of Impact Investments Debra Schwartz articulates four key lessons from the Foundation's impact investments work spanning more than 30 years.
April 23, 2018 - Article
Legal and Exempt Organization Tax Aspects of Impact Investing
MacArthur General Counsel Josh Mintz and General Counsel, Chief Ethics officer, and Secretary of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation recently presented Nonprofit Governance Impact Investing: Key Issues for Exempt Organizations.
April 2, 2018 - In The Media
"Is Impact Investing The Next Big Thing For Donor-Advised Funds?"
Inside Philanthropy
