What Funders Look For When They Invest
“Seeing an organization thoughtfully gathering feedback and adapting strategy….this is a strong indicator for us, especially in an uncertain moment.” –Josh Stearns from the Democracy Fund For any non-profit organization, the grant application...
How Social Impact Investing Came About
"That’s what capitalism is supposed to be about — the markets are supposed to be working for the good of all.” — Pax World CEO Joseph Keefe for PBS NewsHour As more social issues are surfacing, more and more solutions are being presented to...
The Future of Social Impact Investing Is Wide Open
“If you’re looking for a respite from the daily parade of rancorous headlines and doomsday predictions, might I suggest dipping a toe in the world of social impact investing.” — John Carpenter for Forbes Magazine Modern society rests on a...
Make Money, Change the World: Invest In Our Communities
“Impact investing is poised to change the trajectory of poverty, crime, homelessness, for education, green energy and much more. It just needs to be unleashed.” –Sir Ronald Cohen and Matt Bannick for Forbes Magazine We think of ourselves as...
The Art of Storytelling
Story, it’s how we’re wired Storytelling is one of the most fundamental and powerful ways of communicating. But why? Why do stories help us learn? How do they help us remember facts? A story, in its most simple form, is a series of cause and effect events that occur...