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Calvert Foundation’s Theory of Change
Impact investing is undoubtedly an idea whose time has come. As budgets of philanthropies and governments have shrunk, investment capital has come to be recognized as a tool that can address some of the world’s most pressing problems. An independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, Calvert Foundation has been a quiet but constant presence in the impact investing sector for the past 16 years, helping to lay the groundwork for this field and creating opportunities for others to explore and grow.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Cultivating Small Business and the Environment: Building on the work of New Ventures
Over the coming year, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs will work with several partners (including Village Capital, Emory University, I-DEV and Halloran Philanthropies) to expand on what New Ventures and many others have begun—and ultimately accelerate the accelerators. To do this, we are looking at pipelines, operations, and evaluation.
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- Investing
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Learning to Love Quacks: The Untapped Potential of Informal Health Care Providers
The lack of trained medical providers is a global crisis. But rather than simply recruiting and training new health care workers, the global health community could focus on improving the vibrant marketplace of informal providers who are already there.
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- Education, Health Care
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- research
