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Impact Engine Announces Angel Network for Social-Impact Investing
Chicago-based Impact Engine on Tuesday announced a new angel network as a way to tap into a growing interest in social impact companies among local investors.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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A Look at Endowments and Responsible Investing
The April 2015 Commonfund Study of Responsible Investing analyzes policies, practices and attitudes with respect to responsible investing among 200 U.S. colleges and universities of various sizes. The study included 123 private and 77 public institutions who have made a commitment or are considering a commitment to responsible investing. These educational institutions altogether have more than $88.8 billion in endowment assets as of June 30, 2014.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Press Release: Fifth Annual Impact Investor Survey Reflects on Industry Growth, Past and Projected
146 of the world’s largest impact investors, including fund managers, banks, development finance institutions, foundations, and pension funds report having committed $10.6 billion to impact investments in 2014, with plans to commit 16% more in 2015. The surveyed sample, which manages $60 billion in impact investment assets, indicates satisfaction with both financial returns and social/environmental impact performance, compared to expectations.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Weekly Roundup – A Tale of Two Earthquakes: As the development community focuses on Nepal, will it repeat the mistakes it made in Haiti?
Over 6,200 people have died from Nepal’s recent earthquake, with almost 14,000 injured – numbers that will certainly grow in the coming days. But as the world seeks ways to help the country, some are raising the cautionary tale of a related disaster: the January 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, and the inefficient, tragically mismanaged response from the global development community that followed it.
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- Impact Assessment
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In Nepal and Beyond, This Corporate Funder Takes on the World’s Biggest Disasters
The UPS Foundation is keenly aware of the unique assets of its parent company, and has carved out an exceptional—and indispensable role—in the realm of disaster philanthropy.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
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- philanthropy
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A Q&A with Audrey Choi, CEO, Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing
If you think that sustainable investing requires a trade-off around performance, Morgan Stanley's Audrey Choi wants to change your mind.
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- Impact Assessment
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The Power of Texting: How a Simple Text Message Can Make the Difference Between Success and Failure for Social Initiatives
Mobile phones are increasingly prevalent throughout the world, and researchers have found that sending text message reminders can help people follow through with their intentions, significantly increasing the success of development interventions. Roxanne Bauer explores the impact of text reminders on malaria treatment and savings initiatives, and discusses the science behind the approach.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment, Technology, Telecommunications
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Bill to Promote Social-Impact Bonds in U.S. Has Support in High Places
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado are trying again to advance legislation that would appropriate $300 million for state and local social-impact bonds over 10 years.
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- Finance, Impact Assessment
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