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Support And Celebrate Job Creation At PCV’s Annual Luncheon
Forget about takeout salads and sandwiches. Get ready for an empowering luncheon on creating quality jobs for the people who need them most. On Monday, May 4 John C. Williams — President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve — will join Pacific Community Ventures to celebrate job creation, small business, and investing for social impact at our […]
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News •
What The 2015 Independent Business Survey Means To You
The 2015 Independent Business Survey from Advocates for Independent Business just came out. It’s the 8th year of the survey, and the findings are important for all of us working to foster small businesses and local economies to digest. It takes the pulse of America’s small and independent businesses, their triumphs, and what they see […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Loans • Small Business Resources •
PCV In The San Francisco Chronicle
New in the San Francisco Chronicle! Thousands of small business owners are ready to create new jobs and prosperity for the communities that were hardest hit by the recession. But they need investment and expertise. Hear how Pacific Community Ventures is helping them — and how your small business can be a part.
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News •
Announcing The Small Business Finance Collaborative
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses announced today that Pacific Community Ventures was selected as one of 24 mission-driven small business lenders to participate in the Small Business Finance Collaborative. This unique and intensive technical assistance program is designed to increase small business capacity in lending in underserved communities in the […]
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Loans •
Impact Measurement in Practice
By Tom Woelfel, Pacific Community Ventures Rigorous impact measurement – while widely recognized as critical to the growth of impact investing and core to its definition – is still relatively new and less prevalent than one might imagine. While impact measurement standards and systems like IRIS and GIIRS have emerged to support the efforts of […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
PCV Has Won The 2015 James Irvine Leadership Award
Congratulations, Beth and Bill! We’re excited to announce that PCV’s President, Beth Sirull, and Board Chair, Bill Pace, have been awarded the 2015 James Irvine Foundation California Leadership Award. Through this award, the Irvine Foundation recognizes innovative leaders advancing breakthrough solutions to critical issues facing California. For Beth and Bell, that issue is lack of […]
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News •
What’s New In Impact Investing? January Roundup
Impact investing is about a very simple, progressive idea: markets and money for good. Impact investing is built on the belief that financial tools 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 […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Investing •
A New National Imperative: Promoting Economic Mobility Through Quality Job Creation
By Brenna McCallick and Tonusree Basu Last week, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address and spoke at length about the growing income inequality in the United States. The availability of jobs was a prominent theme; the hour-long speech included over 25 mentions of jobs, wages or worker benefits. The President cited several […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Good Jobs • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Our Award-Winning Business Advising Blog
Our Business Advising blog on BusinessAdvising.org was selected as a winner of Broadview Network’s Business Blog to Watch in 2015 Award. Thanks to Broadview Networks for the recognition. Check out the blog!
Jul 21, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
What’s Next For Impact Investing In 2015?
Impact investors deployed massive amounts of capital and made large strides in public policy in 2014. What was accomplished, and where does the field need to go next? This is an important questions for all market leaders – foundation heads, policymakers, leading advocates, and savvy investors alike – who are developing their strategies to help […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Lessons Learned From 10 Years Of Mission Investing
Since 2004, the Northwest Area Foundation has pursued mission investments to further their grantees’ work to build assets, wealth, and opportunity. A comprehensive case study conducted by our InSight consulting practice has measured the social impact of the past eight years of their mission investments. Check out the summary below: You can read the full report here. […]
Jul 21, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Impact Measurement and Creating Jobs Through Mission Investing
Impact measurement is central to the practice of mission investing, allowing mission investors to understand if their investments are meeting their goals and furthering their mission. The Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) has worked with PCV InSight for eight years to evaluate and understand the impact of its mission-related investment, Invest Northwest. In our newly-released white […]