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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
December 14, 2017 - From The Field
$100 Million Fund Continues Critical Efforts to Preserve Affordable Rental Housing
A $100 million fund will make available flexible capital to nonprofit housing providers so they can acquire quickly properties that are at risk of becoming unaffordable.
November 27, 2017 - Director's Reflection
Catalytic Capital: An Essential Tool for Impact
Several years ago, I first remarked that the most compelling impact investments, very often, are "made, not found." My observation drew from the Foundation's three decades of experience as a hands-on impact investor. Throughout, we ...
October 31, 2017 - From The Field
Benefit Chicago Wins 2017 Chicago Innovation Award for Collaboration
Benefit Chicago received the Chicago Innovation Award for Collaboration in recognition of the innovative approach to local impact investing by the three organizations that worked together to create it.
October 30, 2017 - In The Media
"Who Took Home the Chicago Innovation Awards"
Crain's Chicago Business
