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Impact at Scale: Policy Innovation for Institutional Investment with Social & Environmental Benefit
We examine investments with the intent to create measurable social or environmental benefit in addition to financial return. Policymakers are drawn to this by the promise of leveraging private capital to support public purpose and the opportunity to make better use of scarce resources to support social benefits. Executive Summary Full Report
Jul 28, 2015 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Solidifying the Business Case for CDFI Nonfinancial Performance Measurement
In this article I contribute a number of additional questions and next steps to the conversation about measurement that started well over a decade ago—a conversation that led to the development of CARS, the Community Investment Impact System (CIIS) at the CDFI Fund, and the CDFI Data Project, among other innovations. Colby Dailey and I […]
Jul 28, 2015 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Building Scale in Community Impact Investing through Nonfinancial Performance Measurement
The measurement of nonfinancial performance is becoming increasingly important in the impact investing industry, where individuals and institutions actively deploy capital for intentional social and environmental benefit, including in low-income domestic markets. This paper, co-authored by InSight Director Ben Thornley, discusses the limited practice and future direction of nonfinancial performance measurement.
Jul 28, 2015 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Healthcare and Small Business: Understanding Healthcare Decision Making in California
InSight completed the final study and report, “Health Care and Small Business: Understanding Health Care Decision Making in California” (October 2011), which describes small business owner behavior and decision making processes when offering and purchasing health insurance benefits for their employees. The report details the demographics of small business owners in California, how and why […]
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Community Impact Report: Neighborhood National Bank
Measuring impact is becoming increasingly important for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in order to evaluate performance and to provide current and potential investors, customers, and other key stakeholders with vital information about their role in community and economic development. In 2011, InSight was commissioned by Neighborhood National Bank (NNB), a nationally recognized CDFI bank, […]
Jul 28, 2015 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
CalPERS for California 2010: Supporting Economic Opportunity in California
This report uses the geographic characteristics of the companies, properties and projects in which CalPERS invests to describe the breadth of the System’s exposure to California.
Jul 28, 2015 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
A New Way to Talk About Small Business: The Time Has Come for a Common Language
There is a steady call for policies and programs to help small business lead the charge in hiring more workers and helping to restore prosperity to areas that have been hurt by the recession. To be successful, however, it is time for academics, policymakers, investors, community leaders, and business owners to have a more fruitful […]
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PCV Annual Report 2010: Reinventing Prosperity
This annual report highlights real examples of collaborative problem-solving. Read on to see how, with PCV’s support, companies continue to create economic growth for lower-income communities. Their willingness to work together and work hard for a new prosperity reinforces our optimism.
Jul 28, 2015 – Blog and News •
Impact Investing: A Framework for Policy Design and Analysis
The Rockefeller Foundation launched its program initiative on impact investing with an important premise in mind: that the resources of government and philanthropy alone are insufficient to address the world’s biggest problems. We have been supporting the development of networks, infrastructure, intermediaries and research designed to accelerate the maturation of an impact investing industry that […]