Fw: June Updates - Jobs, News, and Information 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 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". my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my linkedin --- 2011年6月27日 星期一，Global Impact Investing Network <info@thegiin.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Global Impact Investing Network <info@thegiin.org> 主題: June Updates - Jobs, News, and Information from the GIIN 收件人: "Houghton" <incubator.hou@gmail.com> 日期: 2011年6月27日,星期一,下午11:42 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Impact Investing News PRESS HIGHLIGHTS Visit the press clips resource page of the GIIN website for a more complete index of impact investing news coverage. The Dow Jones’ MarketWatch offers a commentary arguing that financial advisors must develop products and services to meet the demand of a growing set of impact investors. Read more > The New York Times and Bloomberg BusinessWeek each look into the emergence of social entrepreneurship, noting that financiers are increasingly interested in mission-driven projects. Read New York Times > Read Bloomberg BusinessWeek > The Financial Times reports that social investment funds are increasing activity in reaction to reduced government funding for social programs in the United Kingdom. Read more > Philanthropy UK has dedicated the full summer issue of its quarterly publication to impact investing, featuring articles from experts to help foundations understand the landscape, challenges, and opportunities in this industry. Read more > The East African reports on the launch of a new Kenyan social investment exchange, intended to bring visibility and funding to mission-driven businesses focused on the region. Read more > Institutional Investor speaks with GIIN Board Chairman Antony Bugg-Levine about the future of social impact investment bonds, and how they might fit into institutional investment portfolios. Read more > Research Roundup This spring saw an increase in the release of reports intended to codify best practices and survey the investment landscape for a growing group of investors seeking social and environmental benefit alongside financial returns. A few examples are below. Visit the GIIN Research Resource Page to see a more comprehensive list of relevant reports. Promise and Progress: Market-Based Solutions to Poverty in Africa by Monitor Inclusive Markets After presenting the results of a 16-month survey of 439 enterprises active in 14 sectors across nine sub-Saharan nations, this report concludes that businesses making use of market-based solutions can have a significant positive impact in the fight against poverty. Businesses do so by engaging poor people as customers – offering socially-beneficial products at affordable prices, or engaging them as business associates – suppliers, agents, or distributors – to improve the lives and livelihoods of people living at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Read more > 360 Degrees for Mission by onValues By detailing the strategies of eight European foundations that use investments to advance their missions while generating strong financial returns, this report helps foundations learn more about sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) and impact investment. In addition, it outlines practical steps to implement these approaches in the management of their capital endowments. Read more > Visit the GIIN Research Resource Center > ImpactBase Gains Early Traction Since launching in February, ImpactBase has attracted more than 260 subscribers and nearly 100 impact investment funds. ImpactBase is a global directory of impact investment funds created by the GIIN to help bring order to the fragmented impact investing industry. Through a powerful online search platform, ImpactBase subscribers can look for funds that fit with their impact investment interests and objectives. Subscribers include pension funds, government agencies, charitable organizations, family offices, investment bankers, and high-net-worth individuals from around the globe. Funds currently listing on the site are diverse across geographies, asset classes, investment styles, social and environmental goals, and sectors.   Learn more at impactbase.org > GIIN Investors' Council Welcomes CDC CDC is the UK's development finance institution. Owned by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), CDC invests much-needed capital in promising businesses in the poorest parts of the world to stimulate the private sector, drive growth, and reduce poverty. Its geographic focus is sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, providing capital to businesses and entrepreneurs through private equity funds, debt, guarantees, and direct and co-investments. See a complete list of GIIN Investors’ Council members > New Jobs Posted to the GIIN Career Center New job openings in San Francisco, Mexico, Hyderabad, Washington, D.C., and other global locations have been posted on the GIIN Career Center. The Microfinance Information Exchange, Calvert Foundation, and Gray Matters Capital are among the organizations looking for qualified impact investment professionals. Post a job opening > Visit the GIIN Career Center > You are receiving this email as a friend of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). Unsubscribe incubator.hou@gmail.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Global Impact Investing Network 420 5th Avenue, 22nd floor New York, NY 10018 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2011 Global Impact Investing Network All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile