Impact-First Investments
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The Impact First Fund is built to deliver flexible, risk-tolerant capital to innovative business models advancing economic opportunity. It offers a simple, cost-effective way to invest in a professionally managed portfolio with a clear focus…
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This report includes an overview of the Fund's impact objectives and strategy, profiles of our portfolio investments and their 2025 impact highlights, and an update on Social Finance's field-building activities.
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Donor-advised funds hold billions of dollars, but charitable organizations need money now. Impact-first investing can close the gap, and high-net-worth donors are interested. Why wait?
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Responding to recent calls for increased foundation payout, Kirstin asks what philanthropic capital could do even before it is paid out.
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The Social Finance Institute and the Rustandy Center at Chicago Booth have launched the IFI Tool, a free interactive resource that helps philanthropic investors explore impact-first investing, a middle ground between traditional grants and market-rate…
From the Social Finance Institute
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The Social Finance Impact First Fund is pleased to share our Q1 2026 quarterly report, which covers Fund activity through March 31, 2026. The Impact First Fund is built to deliver flexible, risk-tolerant capital to…
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Conventional agriculture remains a leading source of pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss, yet farmers seeking to transition to regenerative practices face significant capital gaps and inflexible financing. This webinar explored how impact investing…
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Tracy Palandjian joined the Stone Social Impact Forum for a conversation with David Rubenstein at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on the role of finance in expanding economic opportunity and…
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The Social Finance Impact First Fund is pleased to share our Q4 2025 quarterly report, which covers Fund activity through December 31, 2025. The Impact First Fund is built to deliver flexible, risk-tolerant capital to innovative…
