The NYU School of Law organized a Series on Impact Investing during the Spring Semester 2012. This Series offered "a forum for students, scholars and practitioners interested in the field of impact investing to exchange perspectives, develop ideas, and dialogue with thought leaders and experts in the field."
The Nonprofit Finance Fund, which has been doing the country an incredible service by conducting rigorous research and sharing information on the emerging Pay For Success (PFS) models in the United States, released its latest report yesterday. NFF describes each of these financing models as “accelerating the transition of the United States social sector from on output-driven funding model to an outcomes-driven funding model” and acknowledges that, as with any new model for anything, there are competing risk trade-offs for the various stakeholders.
Yesterday, I posted Part II of my interview (read Part I) with Ben Thornley, Director of Insight – Pacific Community Ventures’ thought leadership practice in high-impact investing. Here’s Part III, wrapping up with Ben’s hopes on what readers will take away from Impact at Scale: Policy Innovation for Institutional Investment with Social and Environmental Benefit and what’s next for InSight’s important work on policies around impact investing.
Yesterday, I posted Part I of my interview with Ben Thornley, Director of Insight – Pacific Community Ventures’ (PCV) thought leadership practice in high-impact investing. In Part II of this series, Ben discusses his views on the relevance of Impact at Scale: Policy Innovation for Institutional Investment with Social and Environmental Benefit to countries outside the US and weighs in on the UK’s Social Value Bill.
When you’re looking for change, ask Obama or his American crowd.
They are about to change the game for emerging American businesses struggling to access capital and average investors looking to place capital in local, impact ventures.
After months of debate, the US government passed the bi-partisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act [PDF] (JOBS Act or HR 3606), new legislation designed to modify existing securities regulations, “…to make it easier for smaller businesses and startups to raise money from the public…”
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SocialFinance.ca hosts an online guide that helps social entrepreneurs learn how to attract financing for their social ventures.
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