Categories for Field Notes

Field Notes: This Year in Impact Investing

This GIIN report, using data collected in the impact sector, finds that most investments perform as or better than expected.

Field Notes: Creating ‘Good Jobs’ Through CDFI Investing

InSight at Pacific Community Ventures supports investment in "good jobs" with a report helping CDFIs define them & track their borrowers' impact on communities.

Field Notes: Tackling Multidimensional Poverty

A Brookings Institute report examines how facets of poverty tend to cluster, disproportionately effecting blacks and Hispanics, and how de-coupling disadvantage types can lessen poverty’s oppression.

Field Notes: The Need for Corporate Political Transparency

Heron joins colleagues in asking President Obama to require federal contractors to disclose meaningful information on political spending.

Field Notes: Improving Job Quality for Caregivers

An aging population has raised employment projections for the home health care sector, but are these jobs any good?

Field Notes: The Promise of Investing in Early Childhood

An Economic Policy Institute report makes the case that investing in America’s children would not only usher immeasurable benefits for families, but also society and the economy as a whole.

Field Notes: ERISA Guideline Reform

This primer offers a quick guide to the Department of Labor's 2015 clarification on the fiduciary framework for impact investing by retirement funds.

Field Notes: Stewarding Mission Through Risk Management

OliverWyman and SeaChange Capital Partners produce a report outlining ways to mitigate the trials of nonprofit finance.

Field Notes: A Resource for American Health Recovery

Country Health Ranking and Roadmaps report presents collected health data, urging sectors to pursue equal health rights in the United States.

Field Notes: What Millennial Workers Want

Deloitte’s fifth annual Millennial Survey highlights the gap between Millennials and their employers around what values build long-term business success.