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Inspiration From The 10th Annual Clinton Global Initiative
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City. I was honored to receive a scholarship from the Foundation to attend. For those of you who are not familiar with CGI, it was established by President Bill Clinton in 2005, as an initiative of the Clinton Foundation. […]
Jul 20, 2015 – PCV News •
We Won An Ebby!
PCV just won a 2014 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Award. It was an honor to be nominated alongside Kiva and the Fashion Incubator of San Francisco, and we’re thrilled to be recognized for our community impact. We welcome you to spread the good news by pointing small business owners and potential volunteer […]
Jul 20, 2015 – PCV News •
Catching Up With Petit Collage
Last year we introduced you to Petit Collage — a San Francisco-based producer of modern baby and child wall décor and accessories — and owner/designer/artist Lorena Siminovich. Petit Collage received $150,000 through PCV’s loan program, plus free expert advice through our Business Advising program. It’s been just over a year, so how is Petit Collage […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Small Business Clients And Success Stories • Small Business Loans •
Impact Investing 101: Faith-Based Organizations and Impact Investing
Original post on PacificCommunityVentures.org By Jane Ren, Pacific Community Ventures Faith-Based Organizations Are Long-Time Socially Responsible Investors As some of the oldest institutions in the world, faith-based organizations (“FBOs”) have long invested their capital with consideration to social causes. Over 200 years ago, Quaker and Methodist immigrants to the U.S. avoided investing in businesses tied […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Impact Investing 101: Impact Measurement
By Jane Ren, Lisa Ruskin, and Brenna McCallick, Pacific Community Ventures Impact investing practitioners and advocates constantly strive to find the most effective ways of deploying capital for good. The struggles inherent to this process are many: finding attractive investible opportunities, structuring investments appropriately for their recipients (while not compromising returns), using the existing policy environment advantageously―the […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Impact Investing 101: Investing With A Gender Lens
By Brenna McCallick, Research Associate, Pacific Community Ventures In the first two editions of Impact Investing 101, we brought you some of the best resources for getting acquainted with the field, and for zeroing in on the all-important issue of public policy. This month, in honor of International Women’s Day, we’re thrilled to present you […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Impact Investing 101: Public Policy
By Brenna McCallick, Research Associate, Pacific Community Ventures Unless you’ve completely ignored impact investing news over the past three months, you’re probably aware that public policy is a hot topic in the field these days. The landmark reports produced by the Social Impact Investment Taskforce and National Advisory Boards, and more recently, the IIPC’s global […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Impact Investing •
Introducing “Impact Investing 101”: Resources for Newcomers
By Brenna McCallick, Research Associate, Pacific Community Ventures This week, the Social Impact Investment Taskforce convened by the G8 has released reports assessing the policy infrastructure that undergirds impact investing markets around the world. This surge of new information will be at the forefront of discussions about impact investing for some time to come – and with […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Impact Investing •
SOCAP Recap Part II: The Next Catalytic Steps
Turning SOCAP14’s theme into a question, just what does it take to Ignite Vibrant Communities? PCV is dedicated to creating economic opportunity in low-income communities. While we focus on empowering entrepreneurship, we know full well that economic opportunity requires more than just small business and jobs—housing, health care, access to healthy food and quality education […]
Jul 20, 2015 – PCV News •
SOCAP14: The Human Connections Of Impact Investing
“Igniting vibrant communities.” “The intersection of money and meaning.” These are often used buzz words in the world of social enterprise and, in fact, the tag lines of SOCAP, a San Francisco-based organization and its seminal annual conference. But what do they mean? And how do they translate to real change in people’s lives? All […]
Jul 20, 2015 – PCV News •
Is Your Small Business Prepared For An Earthquake?
Last week, most of us in the Bay Area were jostled awake at 3:30 in the morning by the largest earthquake we’ve had in the past 25 years. While we’re thankful there was no loss of life, the Napa Valley area suffered over $300 million in damages to buildings and businesses. As supporters of local […]
Jul 20, 2015 – Small Business Advising And Mentoring • Small Business Resources •
What Your Small Business Means to America’s Children: A Behind-the-Scenes Recap of CGI America
As the Chief Operating Officer of a San Francisco-based non-profit, I had the privilege of attending the Clinton Global Initiative America earlier this summer in Denver, CO. The Clinton Global Initiative is a convening hosted by the Clinton Foundation, started and led by Former US President, Bill Clinton. The Foundation’s work is focused on finding […]