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An Update On the Impact Investing Policy Collaborative
2015 was a watershed year for impact investing. We saw the launch of new funds, several new companies and initiatives, and most importantly, more governments committed to directing more private capital for public purpose. As founders of the IIPC, we especially laud the efforts made in policy and practice, catalyzed by the leadership of entities such […]
Apr 22, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Defining and Measuring The Creation of Quality Jobs
Since the end of the Great Recession, almost 12 million jobs have been created — but most have been in low-wage occupations and at places like strip malls and fast-food restaurants. Average wages for working Americans have dropped 23 percent. It’s become clear that job creation does not equate to lasting economic change. In order to reverse the troubling trends […]
Apr 14, 2016 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Publications •
What’s New In Impact Investing? March Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools and private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Apr 01, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Small Businesses Can Drive A Quality-Jobs Economy
While our economy’s improved on paper, most of us know in our gut that’s not the whole story. During the last few years, quality job creation has been anemic, and way too many workers have jobs that don’t allow them to support themselves and their families. Since the end of the Great Recession, 11.3 million […]
Mar 02, 2016 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans •
What’s New In Impact Investing? February Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools and private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Feb 26, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? January Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools and private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Feb 01, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? December Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools and private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through […]
Jan 04, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
New Issue Brief: Impact Investments by U.S. Pension Funds
By John Griffith, Tom Woelfel and Keith Fairey Today, Enterprise Community Partners and Insight at Pacific Community Ventures, co-sponsors of the Accelerating Impact Investing Initiative (AI3), released a new issue brief on impact investments by U.S. pension funds. The brief highlights public and private pension funds that have pursued “economically targeted investments” (ETIs), a type […]
Dec 14, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
AI3 Brief: Unleashing The Power Of Pensions
Enterprise Community Partners and Insight at Pacific Community Ventures — co-sponsors of the Accelerating Impact Investing Initiative (AI3) — have released a new issue brief on impact investments by U.S. pension funds. The brief highlights public and private pension funds that have pursued “economically targeted investments” (ETIs), a type of impact investment that seeks certain […]