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Few Foundations Use Their Endowments for Impact Investing. How Can We Tip the Scales?
We partnered with Builders Initiative to better understand why more philanthropic capital holders do not mobilize more endowment dollars for impact investments. Our report, “Breaking Barriers: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Foundation Endowments for Mission…
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Meet Jess Brooks, Vice President of Investor Relations at Social Finance
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Meet Pamela Dippel Choney, Chair of the Board at Social Finance
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The Untapped Potential of “Impact-First” Investing
Social Finance gathered practitioners and thought leaders from philanthropy, impact investing, and wealth management and advisory at The Rockefeller Foundation to delve into the untapped market potential of impact-first investing. Rockefeller Senior Vice President for…
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Social Finance in the Financial Times: A New Way to Put Donor-Advised Funds to Work
In July 2023, the Social Finance Impact First Fund was profiled in the Financial Times by Simon Mundy.
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The Foundation Review: Donor-Advised Funds and Impact Investing—A Practitioner’s View
"Donor-Advised Funds and Impact Investing: A Practitioner’s View," an essay published in The Foundation Review by FJC CEO Sam Marks, explores the challenges and opportunities of impact investing with DAF capital. The essay takes a…
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Impact Entrepreneur: The Ideal Role of Catalytic Capital in an Impact Economy
How can catalytic capital most effectively support early-stage impact ventures and the impact economy as a whole? In this virtual discussion, part of Impact Entrepreneur's Luminaries Webinar Series, Tracy Palandjian and other leaders in the…
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Breaking Barriers: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Foundation Endowments for Missions and Returns
Social Finance partnered with Builders Initiative to conduct market research on the use of mission-related investments (MRIs), barriers to adoption, and promising strategies to unlock endowment assets for greater impact.