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The Power of Impact Investing - a call to action
Over the past few years, many savvy and sophisticated investors have recognized impact investing—investments made to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return—as a new opportunity to deploy capital in companies and growing markets with entrepreneurs that can deliver both economic and social returns.
Increase the Power of Your Donations - Comparing Fee Structures for International Giving
When contemplating making international donations, a prime consideration is what percentage of your contribution will help enable organizations to reach their goals. One of the ways to measure the impact your donation will have is to understand the structure of fees and operational assessments, and how the amount of your gift affects those costs.
Flexible International Charity Giving with a Donor Advised Fund
People worldwide are faced with massive, urgent issues—food insecurity, displacement, infectious disease—endangering people, communities and entire countries. Overcoming these situations requires the generosity of humans. And humans are eager to rise to the challenge. Suffering triggers generosity in humans. Not only does it make people feel good to be altruistic, but scientific research has also found that humans are hardwired for charity.
Impact Foundation and TrustBridge Global Foundation form global collaboration
Kansas City MO, Clearwater FL, Thun Switzerland – Today, Impact Foundation and TrustBridge Global Foundation announced a global collaboration in the international granting and international impact investment space, forming the single largest faith-based collaboration of its kind.
Donor Advised Funds Were Up Almost 300 Percent This Decade. Why?
A look at the most significant decade for the fastest growing giving vehicle.
Scientific Proof of Generosity Contributing to Human Happiness
“The activity of the striatum during generous decision making is directly involved in the changes of the feeling of happiness,” said the study authors, who highlight the importance of public commitment to encourage generous behavior.
America’s CEOs Seek a New Purpose for the Corporation
For more than two decades, the influential Business Roundtable has explicitly put shareholders first. In an atmosphere of widening economic inequality and deepening distrust of business, the powerful group has redefined its mission.
East Asia's Young Rich Redefine the Concept of Legacy
Many members of the younger generation are deciding to set up a charitable foundation or engage in CSR
Rhinos Come to the Bond Market, and Other Species May Follow
The planned sale of a rhino impact bond, aimed at growing the population of the endangered black rhino, is seen by its backers as a test for the creation of a conservation debt market that could be used for …
International granting: 6 answers to questions you didn’t know you had
If you are new to international granting, here are six answers to questions you may not have thought to ask about the who, what, when, where, how, and why of this exciting …