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Webinar: Managing Risk to Maximize Impact in Grantmaking
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 2:00pm
... and even fewer have processes in place to manage risks to impact after a grant is made. Without being aware of the ... of 100+ investments, Maya will share insights on “what goes wrong” in the social sector and what can be done ... decisions about what risks they are willing to take and how to manage those risks – increasing the probability of ...
Impact Investing: A Look Back to Pave A Path Forward
Monday, October 31, 2016
Lata N. Reddy, Prudential’s vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility and president of The Prudential ... learned since helping found Living Cities 25 years ago. Impact Investing: A Look Back to Pave A Path Forward ...
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A Market Emerges: The Six Dynamics of Impact Investing
Impact investing is taking shape as a distinct activity, with its ... explicitly to tackle the world’s most intractable social and environmental problems, including over 60 globally in 2011, the diverse practices of impact investing are coming into sharper focus. This report  ...
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Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations
Seeking to increase their philanthropic impact, many engaged foundations are turning to impact investing. The reason is clear: The field and practice of ... to use this powerful tool. Yet entering unfamiliar terrain can be intimidating, and foundations with few or no staff ...
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Purpose and Profit: Supporting Social Enterprise in Our Region
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 3:00pm
... lessons she has learned about integrating social impact work into a for-profit enterprise, with local experts weighing in on how government, philanthropy, non-profits, for-profits, ... for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs such as impact investing funds, social impact bonds, and prototyping ...
Equity: Is Your Foundation Ready to Invest in Building Opportunity for All?

Research shows that one of the greatest impediments to a prosperous future for all of Michigan's people is unequal access to resources. To help foundation leaders and their boards begin essential conversations about marginalized populations and determine the extent to which their organization's culture and grantmaking practices are aligned with a commitment to expanding opportunity in the communities they serve, CMF developed this discussion guide and self-assessment.

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GWP and SVP present - Mission Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 11:30am
... National Center for Family Philanthropy's webinar: Mission Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started. We will ... are increasingly turning to mission (more broadly known as impact) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning ... and added benefits of the mission investing approach? What are some of the best ways to get started with mission ...
Excellence in Philanthropy: If You Can Describe It, You Can Measure It
Monday, April 11, 2016 - 10:00am
... Handbook , joined us to discuss his model of assessing impact in ways that emphasize improving future work, instead ... its members and local nonprofits to help us understand what ‘excellence in philanthropy’ means to them, what ... of 2015. Excellence in Philanthropy: If You Can Describe It, You Can Measure It ...
What Does Evaluation Look Like in a Trust-Based Context?
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 3:00pm
... that trust-based philanthropy is at odds with rigorous impact evaluation because of its focus on relationships over ... metrics. Trust-based evaluation is indeed rigorous, but it differs from the sector standard in that it prioritizes a ... are many questions and occasional misperceptions about what it actually means to embody trust-based philanthropy in ...

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