Fw: March Updates - Jobs, News, and Events from the GIIN
my buzz & my blog"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington CarverWhat 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". my facebook & my twitter & my linkedin --- 2011年3月29日 星期二，Global Impact Investing Network <info@thegiin.org> 寫道﹕
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Each month, an impact investor discusses with the GIIN their motivations, their impact investment strategy, and challenges they face in this growing industry. This month, we spoke to Tony O. Elumelu, who led the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from a single-country financial institution to a pan-African and global banking operation with a presence in 18 African countries as well as New York, London, and Paris. After retiring from UBA last year, Mr. Elumelu created The Tony Elumelu Foundation, whose Chief Executive Officer is former Rockefeller Foundation Associate Director Dr. Wiebe Boer. Dedicated to the promotion of excellence in business and entrepreneurship across Africa, The Tony Elumelu Foundation aims to set a new example for 21st century philanthropy in Africa by emphasizing impact investment as the preeminent tool by which it achieves its goals.
The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than half a century it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. The Ford Foundation began making program-related investments (PRIs) in 1968, and has invested more than $550 million in PRIs since then. Today, the Ford Foundation’s PRIs complement grant-making across its program initiatives and advance its mission. The Foundation currently manages a $280 million PRI allocation which is invested in the form of equity investments and long-term loans. 
As the U.S. Government's development finance institution, OPIC mobilizes private capital to help solve critical world challenges and in doing so, advances U.S. foreign policy and national security. Because OPIC works with the U.S. private sector, it helps businesses gain footholds in emerging markets by catalyzing revenues, jobs and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. OPIC achieves its mission by providing investors with financing, guarantees, political risk insurance, and support for private equity investment funds. Since its founding in 1971, OPIC has accomplished its development mission by supporting $200 billion worth of investment in nearly 4,000 projects in developing countries and emerging markets. OPIC operates on a self-sustaining basis and returns money to the Federal Government every year. 
RSF Social Finance is a non-profit financial services organization dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. RSF offers investing, lending, and giving services that generate positive social and environmental impact while fostering community and collaboration among participants. In partnership with investors and donors, RSF has made $230 million in loans and over $100 million in grants since 1984 to for-profit and non-profit social enterprises working in the areas of food & agriculture, education & the arts, and ecological stewardship.
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The GIIN is looking to hire a manager to support the development of the ImpactBase platform. ImpactBase, a new resource for the impact investing industry, is an online global directory of funds active in the impact investing industry. The ImpactBase manager will serve as project lead for the ImpactBase initiative, supporting strategy, product development, communication, and adoption of the platform. 
The GIIN is seeking two summer associates to support the GIIN Investors' Council and the Terragua Working Group on sustainable African agriculture, a program of the Investors' Council. The associate to the Investors' Council will be responsible for designing, administering, and analyzing a survey of the investment activities of leading impact investors. The Terragua associate will issue briefs on impact investing in African agriculture, include designing and conducting research/interviews, and drafting a series of fact sheets or issue briefs on impact investing in African agriculture. Both associates will develop case studies on specific deals, innovative partnerships, and approaches to achieve impact that illustrate important lessons and/or best practices for participants in the impact investing industry. 
New job openings in Lagos, Nigeria, Washington, D.C., USA, Newark, NJ, USA, and many other global locations have been posted on the GIIN Career Center. The Grassroots Business Fund, Prudential Social Investments, Calvert Foundation, and Dalberg Global Development Advisors are among the companies looking for qualified impact investment professionals.
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