The words “impact investing” mean many different things to different people. The jury is still out about how much impact investing dollars are out there and how many investable deals exist. In Bridgespan’s opening webinar, “Becoming Big Bettable,” it laid out some key characteristics it thinks are critical in order to enhance the odds that an initiative will attract a “big bet.” In this webinar, we try to break down some of the mythology around how funders think—heads-up, they think a lot about this topic—and what they are looking for in the projects they support.

Speaker

Jim Bildner, CEO, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Moderators

Kristen Molyneaux, Senior Program Officer, MacArthur Foundation
Charles Coustan, Portfolio Manager, Impact Investments, MacArthur Foundation

Additional Materials and/or Resources

Julie Battilana, Matthew Lee, John Walker, & Cheryl Dorsey, “In Search of the Hybrid Ideal,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2012.
Alice Gugelev and Andrew Stern, “What’s Your Endgame?,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2015. 

Think Big & Communicate Clearly: Bold Ideas for Philanthropy

This webinar series is intended to help 100&Change applicants think big and communicate clearly about the depth, breadth, and impact of their work. 

"Big Bets" for Social Change
From Theory to Logic to Action: Your Pathway to Effective Proposals and Driving Change
Strategies for Disability Inclusion: Utilizing a Human Rights Framework
Planning, Achieving, and Sustaining Outcomes at Scale
Key Learnings from 100&Change
Addressing Common Legal Challenges