Innovative Finance Archives

Jan 01 2013

In the broader context of impact investing, Program-Related Investments (PRIs) enable foundations to make investments that generate both financial return and social impact. Although PRIs have existed for more than 40 years, …

Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation

Dec 07 2012

Press Releases

Global Impact Investing Network Receives GBP 10.5 Million Commitment from UK's Department for International Development

NEW YORK—The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) announced today that the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) will provide GBP 10.5 million to support the GIIN’s role in developing …

Oct 04 2012

Speeches

Welcome Remarks: Capital Markets for Impact at Scale

Thank you, John. Good morning everyone, and welcome to this forum on scaling capital markets for impact. I’m delighted to join so many investing pioneers and leaders, to kick off what …

Oct 03 2012

Press Releases

Global Impact Investing Network Expands Collaboration with Omidyar Network, USAID, and The Rockefeller Foundation to Support Growth of the Impact Investing Field

Omidyar Network, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today a collaboration to promote impact investing by supporting research, outreach, and other field-building activities …

Sep 04 2012

Impact Investing Evaluation Report

Based on the premise that international aid and public spending will never be enough to adequately fund and scale solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, the Rockefeller Foundation has, since 2008, …

Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation

Aug 27 2012

Press Releases

The Rockefeller Foundation Supports Impact Investing Policy Research in Africa

NEW YORK—The Rockefeller Foundation through its impact investing initiative is funding research in five sub-Saharan African countries which will contribute to two overarching goals: understanding the policy barriers and enabling …

Jul 07 2012

Accelerating Impact: Achievements, Challenges and What's Next in Building the Impact Investing Industry

Accelerating Impact, a report prepared by E.T. Jackson and Associates and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation as part of a third-party evaluation of our Impact Investing initiative, provides one of …

Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation

Jun 17 2012

Press Releases

UN Global Compact and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce a Framework for Action on Social Enterprise and Impact Investing

NEW YORK—A new Framework for Action launched today offers investors, large corporations and governments a valuable resource for engaging with and supporting an escalating global business trend—the rising number of …

Mar 01 2012

Unlocking Capital, Activating a Movement

Impact investing involves "investors seeking to generate both financial return and social and/or environmental value—while at a minimum returning capital, and, in many cases, offering market rate returns or better." …

Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation

Feb 21 2012

Press Releases

InSight at Pacific Community Ventures and Initiative for Responsible Investment Awarded $1 Million for Research on Impact Investing

The field of impact investing took a significant stride forward today as InSight at Pacific Community Ventures and the Initiative for Responsible Investment (IRI) at Harvard University were granted $1 …

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