Impact Evaluation
InSight has rigorously evaluated the non-financial performance of client investment portfolios since 2005, providing impact evaluation services to some of the most prominent investment and philanthropic institutions in the United States. InSight independently gathers and analyzes non-financial performance data on the investments of 40 private equity funds, totaling $1.3 billion. In 2011 alone, InSight evaluated the social impact of over 300 companies, leveraging data on 100,000 of their employees.
InSight’s impact evaluation services analyzing non-financial performance are highly customized offerings for institutional investors, fund managers, CDFI’s, and others using proprietary tools developed over the last decade. InSight identifies key metrics – and develops processes for data collection, presentation and dissemination – that are tailored to the specific needs of clients, emphasizing both rigor and efficiency.
CalPERS for California
A first of its kind report highlighting the California Public Employees Retirement System’s $17 billion of investments in California as of June 30, 2010. Chapter I of this report provides an examination of the broad ancillary benefits of all CalPERS investments in California across asset classes. Chapter II of the report provides a more in depth analysis of the ancillary benefits of the California Initiative, a $1 billion economically targeted private equity investment seeking investment opportunities in private companies within underserved markets across California.
Want to know more?
- Download the CalPERS for California report
- View the presentation slides from the April 2011 presentation to the CalPERS Investment Committee by CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Joe Dear and InSight Director Ben Thornley
- Stay tuned for the release of the 2011 CalPERS for California report
Community Impact Report: Neighborhood National Bank
In 2011, InSight was commissioned by Neighborhood National Bank (NNB), a nationally recognized Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) bank, to measure NNB’s impact in the San Diego region from 2006 to 2010.
This report highlights NNB’s impact over the five year period by analyzing the number of jobs supported through loan activities and the percentage of loans to underserved communities including areas with high poverty and high unemployment. The Community Impact Report illustrates NNB’s leadership and distinctive role in the San Diego region as a depositor and provider of capital to businesses and individuals in underserved areas that are overlooked by traditional banks.
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Latest News and Publications
May 09, 2012
Ben Thornley, Director of PCV InSight, on Impact Investing for Huffington Post
PCV’s own Ben Thornley, Director of PCV InSight, posted a new blog called “The Really Truly Transformative Potential of Impact Investing” for the Huffington Post this week. Read on below for Ben’s thoughts on...
April 24, 2012
Impact Investor - Video Recap (Part 2)
As promised in part 1, here is the second installment of InSight’s video highlights from our launch event of The Impact Investor. The event marked...
April 18, 2012
Investing for More Than Just Profits
Congratulations to Eduardo Rallo and the PCV Fund for their article in the Wall Street Journal! Read on...
March 16, 2012
The Impact Investor: Best Practices in Impact Investing
The Impact Investor is a project to build data-driven and practitioner-guided knowledge for the rapidly growing field of impact investing. It is a partnership between...
February 10, 2012
Impact at Scale: Policy Innovation for Institutional Investment with Social & Environmental Benefit
The Global Impact Investing Policy Project is a collaboration between InSight and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University, funded by The Rockefeller Foundation,...
January 06, 2012