Fw: May Updates from the Global Impact Investing Network

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my blog --- 2010年5月28日 星期五，GIIN <info@globalimpactinvestingnetwork.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: GIIN <info@globalimpactinvestingnetwork.org> 主題: May Updates from the Global Impact Investing Network 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2010年5月28日,星期五,上午3:58 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Impact Investing Events Check the GIIN events resource page for a complete list of upcoming impact investing events. Some highlights are below. 2010 Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Metrics & Evaluation Conference June 7-8, Washington, DC, USA Private Equity International (PEI) Africa Forum June 15-16, London, England, UK Take Action! Impact Investing Conference Series September 15-17, Boston, MA, USA ANDE Annual Conference September 29 – October 1, Glen Cove, NY, USA Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) 2010 Conference October 4-6, San Francisco, CA, USA Investor Spotlight: Charly and Lisa Kleissner & KL Felicitas Foundation Each month, an impact investor discusses with the GIIN his or her motivations, impact investment strategy, and challenges faced in this growing industry.  This month, we spoke to Dr. Charly Kleissner, a successful Silicon Valley high technology executive who co-founded the KL Felicitas Foundation with his wife, Lisa Kleissner. The Kleissners have invested more than half of the Foundation’s endowment assets in impact investments, and are dedicated to moving the entire endowment to impact investments by the end of 2013. By posting their strategy and portfolio online, the Kleissners aim to show by example that impact investing can effectively drive social change. Read the full interview with Dr. Charly Kleissner > New: Impact Investing Profiles of Investors’ Council Members Short profiles describing the impact investing activities of GIIN Investors’ Council members have been added to the GIIN website. The GIIN Investors’ Council is a membership group and collaboration forum for leading impact investors around the world. The current 30 members represent a diverse range of institutions – including large-scale family offices, institutional investors, pension funds, specialized banks, targeted impact funds, and private foundations making program- and mission-related investments. Read impact investing profiles of Investors’ Council members > Recap: First full convening of the GIIN Investors’ Council Last month, members of the GIIN Investors’ Council met for the first time to discuss broad impact investing industry issues – such as impact measurement and lessons from the microfinance industry – and specific strategies, including community bank deposits and trade financing. More than 25 member organizations attended this event, which was held from April 26-28 in Glen Cove, New York. Read the press release about the first meeting of the GIIN Investors’ Council > You are on this as a friend of the GIIN. Unsubscribe incubator.hou@gmail.com from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: 420 Fifth Avenue, 19th floor New York City, New York 10018 Copyright (C) Global Impact Investing Network, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. All rights reserved.

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