Analysis by Cambridge Associates and Global Impact Investing Network shows that impact funds give returns similar to funds that only aim for profits.
Henry Crown fellow Anand Giridharadas explains why the generosity to the poor shown by the wealthy is the not the same as justice.
MIT’s Zeynep Ton has followed up on her Good Jobs Strategy with a simple scoring methodology.
A Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic set a record in providing over 1,600 rural Virginians with free medical care, including visits to the optometrist.
Rick Jacobus of CoMetrics reports his findings on the problem of who should pay for social impact data.
The Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker discusses the evolution of the foundation and its new thinking on using operating support to bolster organizations.
The Global Impact Investing Network offers up their first analysis of 310 impact funds, demonstrating a focus on finance, basic services and employment.
Two articles in the Stanford Social Innovation Review delve into the difficulties of impact investing and why the traditional investment structure remains an obstacle.
Impact investor Sonia Kowal takes a look at the problematic aspects of a privatized prison system and the ways that investors can help make a difference.
A BBC podcast from 2013 describes how we lose the wisdom of crowds when our financial system loses touch with reality.