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Impact Investing 2.0 — What $3 Billion Tells Us About the Next $300 Billion
Co-authored with Ben Thornley of Pacific Community Ventures and Jed Emerson of Impact Assets Earlier this month in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Paul Brest and Kelly Born wrote a very thoughtful piece about the difficulty of achieving real impact alongside financial returns for impact investors. Their thesis was so provocative that over 18 […]
Sep 05, 2013 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
A Big Idea for Job Creation
The California Organized Insurance Network (COIN) CDFI Tax Credit program (the Program), administered by the California Department of Insurance, has a track record of creating jobs in some of California’s most underserved communities. Drawing on a well-designed policy framework, an efficient and dedicated team of public officials responsible for COIN, and an effective statewide infrastructure […]
May 17, 2013 – Good Jobs • Impact Investing • Publications •
The New Era of Public Innovation: Part One
post by Ben Thornley The Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Summit, held last week in Lima, Peru, was a breakthrough moment. As the first international, ministerial-level convening focused on the role of government in enabling and growing social enterprise, it ushered in a new era of public innovation. There is broad agreement, in Latin America and […]