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    SOCAP:Designing the Future RECAP

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    INTRODUCING: NEWS CURATION

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The Distortion Risk in Impact Investing | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Posted by Ben Thornley in
Why is this interesting?
Another important perspective on the new Monitor report from Paula Goldman, at Omidyar Network. Paula argues that grant capital can be catalytic, but needs to be well coordinated and carefully calibrated to ensure that it does not distort markets.
 

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Transformational Entrepreneurship: Where Technology Meets Societal Impact – Max Marmer – Harvard Business Review

Posted by Chenoa Farnsworth in
Why is this interesting?
I wholeheartedly agree with this perspective - true transformation will take place when we combine the values of social entrepreneurship with the scalability and economic impact of technology
 

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Do Impact Investments Need Subsidies? « Impact Times

Posted by Kevin Jones in ,
Why is this interesting?
A good analysis by David Bank of the new report by Monitor Group and Acumen Fund on how giving is not going away; it actually is the foundation for the blueprints of what will become investable social enterprises.
 

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The Ethicist Contest Winner – Give Thanks for Meat – NYTimes.com

Posted by Kevin Jones in ,
Why is this interesting?
Agroecology is becoming an investable category for impact investors' equity capital that wants a blended value return of positive social and environmental and financial impact.
 

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Transformational Media Summit

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    How can media help create a better world? The Transformational Media summit is a new initiative bringing together leaders from across the globe to explore the role that media can play in creating a peaceful prosperous world. It consists of a workshop on the 27th, followed ...