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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 […]
Dec 11, 2015 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? November 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 […]
Nov 27, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? October 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 […]
Oct 29, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Economically Targeted Investments by Pension Funds
Joint statement from Enterprise Community Partners and Pacific Community Ventures, Co-Sponsors of the Accelerating Impact Investing Initiative (AI3) Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new guidance on “economically targeted investments” (ETIs) for pension funds. ETIs are a type of impact investment that seeks certain social goals alongside a market-rate financial return. The […]
Oct 23, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
What’s New In Impact Investing? September Roundup
Impact investing is about a very simple 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 investments […]
Sep 30, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
SOCAP15 Preview: Six Must-See Sessions
Social entrepreneurs, fund managers, nonprofits, foundation staff, and more will converge in San Francisco next week for SOCAP — one of the leading impact investing conferences in the country. With four days of networking, panels, and other events, SOCAP is an excellent opportunity to learn about the intersection of money and social good and to […]
Sep 28, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
Four Key Best Practices for Social Impact Measurement
Is your organization considering measuring the impact of its investments, but not sure where to start? Through our work developing, designing, and conducting impact measurement and reporting for foundations, CDFIs, funds, social enterprises, and others, PCV InSight has identified some key practices that contribute to a rigorous yet practical approach to impact measurement. [custom_headline type=”left” […]
Sep 24, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
New IRS Guidance on Mission-Related Investments Is a Step in the Right Direction
By John Griffith (Enterprise Community Partners) and Tom Woelfel (PCV InSight) This week the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new guidance to tax-exempt foundations on “mission-related investments” (MRIs), which seek a risk-adjusted financial return alongside social or environmental goals that are consistent with the foundation’s charitable purpose. MRIs are a growing source of impact investments […]
Sep 17, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
New IRS Guidance on Mission-Related Investments
Joint statement from Diane Yentel, Vice President for Public Policy & Government Affairs, Enterprise Community Partners, and Mary Jo Cook, President and C.E.O., Pacific Community Ventures On Tuesday the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new guidance for tax-exempt foundations on “mission-related investments” (MRIs) which seek a risk-adjusted financial return alongside social or environmental goals that are […]
Sep 17, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
OFN Small Business Finance Forum: Promoting High-Quality Jobs
Last month, several colleagues and I attended the Opportunity Finance Network’s Small Business Finance Forum in Chicago, an event dedicated to strengthening the capacity and networks of Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs, like PCV) that invest in small businesses in underserved communities throughout the United States. Over 150 representatives from CDFIs, banks, foundations, research organizations […]