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In a Good Finance blog, it tackles a "no-nonsense lesson" in social investment, with 13 things that people should know before considering social investing.
Emily Parrett, who writes the Good Finance blog, has observed, chatted and quoted all the esentials and need-to-knows from 'the frontline' organizations before making that social investment leap.
Before taking on social investing, the blog features 13 key things that address: money, storytelling, team investment, making contacts, getting the foundations ready first, social impact certainty, having passion, time, lawyers, different lenders and information, investor's risk profile, and setting the important things in place. Read the Entire Article
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ExxonMobil is in the midst of dozens of lawsuits from states and localities accusing the company of lying about its role in climate change and the dangers of burning fossil fuels. Now, the oil...more
An auditor hired by the West Virginia Public Service Commission to look into two electric companies owned by FirstEnergy found evidence of wrongdoing, but it's not clear whether the companies...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates are putting their money where their mouth is. The world's two biggest philanthropists have each donated $50 million to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CNN...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
There's a new way of helping the world's poorest people, and it doesn't involve sending in satellites. Instead, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is putting its money where its mouth is,...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation
"To meet the challenges of our time, foundations must deploy resources across the full spectrum of capital, including grants, catalytic capital, and endowment investments that align with mission and...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation
"To meet the challenges of our time, foundations must deploy resources across the full spectrum of capital, including grants, catalytic capital, and endowment investments that align with mission and...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation
"To meet the challenges of our time, foundations must deploy resources across the full spectrum of capital, including grants, catalytic capital, and endowment investments that align with mission and...more
"The basics of financial analysis often get interrupted when race or gender is present," says Daryn Dodson, CEO of Illumen Capital. That's why the Detroit-based fund-of-funds is closing its...more
"The basics of financial analysis often get interrupted when race or gender is present," says Daryn Dodson, CEO of Illumen Capital. That's why the Detroit-based fund-of-funds is closing its...more
Foundation: Helmsley Charitable Trust
"There is no shortage of early-stage innovators with bold ideas that could lead to better management of T1D or to prevention," Sean Sullivan, a program officer at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, says...more
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