This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Somaliland, cholera is a symptom of drought. Rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa have disappointed for three consecutive years, now heading into the fourth. As crops fail, livestock…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If the impact investing industry takes the intention to generate positive impact as seriously as financial return, the adoption and formalization of impact due diligence systems are an important next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In what was a crowning moment in an illustrious career spanning more than 15 years, Santanu Mishra, Co-founder and Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation and one of Odisha’s most-favored sons, was recognized…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, a group of 30 veterans and civilians converged on Everglades City, FL, a small fishing community of roughly 400 residents. With a quarter of the community’s homes destroyed and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As New York’s leading personalized non-profit board matching service, BoardAssist spends a lot of time working with non-profit boards to help them craft their non-profit’s give/get policy—or how much board members should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Who are the bees and who are the flowers? It was hard to tell at the 10th annual Social Capital Markets conference in San Francisco this week. But SOCAP’s best-dressed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lendable connects impact investors to social ventures that offer asset-based financing in Africa. In the company’s first deal, it helped arrange funds for Tugende, a Uganda firm that provides credit for motorcycle-taxi drivers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Traditional investment institutions focus on one thing, financial returns. Investment gurus such as Warren Buffet have made billions out of this. But what about impact investing or social impact? You can argue that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charity comes from a deeply human place: When we see others in trouble, most of us want to help out if we can. It’s not helping which needs to be learned: all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adaptation was a key issue at the COP23 climate discussions. Representatives from developing countries arrived at the conference in Bonn, Germany, looking for solutions to the problems created by rising temperatures,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The investigation began with a racist slur and a punch to the face. A white high school student at California’s Lodi Unified School District spat a racial epithet at a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Marisa Aurora Quiroz builds movements. From the barrio to the boardroom, she was born to lead. She has mastered the art of giving from the heart and has led a…