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Foundation-written and -funded reports look at current state of affairs and shine a light on the future
Jul 01 2014
Assessing Impact Investing: Five Doorways for Evaluators
Demand for evaluation services is growing in the impact investing industry. Yet, much of the evaluation community remains unaware of the industry and its performance assessment requirements. This paper proposes …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation
Jun 11 2014
ACCCRN City Projects (2014)
Cities around the world are facing challenges brought about by rapid increases in population and geographic spread, which places greater pressure on infrastructure and services. Climate change impacts, including rising …
Climate
Jun 11 2014
Rebuild by Design Phase 1 Evaluation Report
The unprecedented damage Hurricane Sandy caused along the East Coast of the US, especially to the densely populated New York and New Jersey coastlines, was a wake-up call to the threat that …
Climate
Jun 01 2014
DIY Toolkit: Development Impact & You
This is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt, or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It's quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people …
Jun 01 2014
Design and Politics: Understanding Global Resiliency
Rebuild by Design has established a small global working group on the design and politics of resiliency. This group is looking at—and assisting in shaping—how cities and regions around the …
Climate
May 21 2014
Trends in Seed-Stage Social Enterprises
Echoing Green, a seed-stage funder of social entrepreneurs for over twenty-five years, has disbursed US 33 million in funding and strategic assistance to nearly 600 emerging leaders around the world …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation
May 16 2014
Impact Sourcing 101
With increased focus on shared value, inclusive business and corporate social responsibility, businesses are looking for both positive financial and social impact in their own practices, and in those of …
U.S. Economic Opportunity
May 08 2014
Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale
Achieving scale for inclusive industries is a challenge as old as the field of social enterprise itself, one whose wide-reaching implications cut to the heart of what it means to …
Innovative Finance Technology & Innovation