轉寄︰ Updates from the GIIN - Jobs, News, and Information from the Impact Investing Field

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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".

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主題︰ Updates from the GIIN - Jobs, News, and Information from the Impact Investing Field

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. IMPACT INVESTING NEWS & EVENTS Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Twitter @theGIIN for the latest impact investing news, trends, and jobs. Press Highlights Visit the press clips resource page of the GIIN website for a more complete index of impact investing news coverage. The Economist discusses the momentum building around impact investing. Read more > Social Enterprise highlights the 29 investors that have pledged support to the GIIN's Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS). Read more > Forbes features an interview with Randall Kempner, Executive Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, who forwards implementation of select standardized IRIS social and environmental metrics for impact investments. Read more > GOOD magazine profiles Acumen Fund, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, Omidyar Network, RSF Social Finance, and more in this slideshow. Read more > Upcoming Events Visit the events resource page of the GIIN website for an updated list of industry events. Impact Investing 2011 September 30, London, England SRI in the Rockies: The Future of Investing October 5-6, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Slow Money National Gathering October 12-14, San Francisco, California, USA Opportunity Collaboration October 17-20, Ixtapa, Mexico The Tipping Point: A UNEP FI Global Roundtable October 19-20, Washington, D.C., USA Investors’ Circle Fall Venture Fair October 26-28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Net Impact Conference October 27-29, Portland, Oregon, USA Social Venture Network Fall Conference October 27-30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   UN Global Compact US Network Fall Symposium: Impact Investing November 1, San Francisco, California, USA National Community Investment Fund’s Annual Development Banking Conference November 1-3, Chicago, Illinois, USA   TBLI Conference Europe November 10-11, London, England   Opportunity Finance Network Annual Conference November 14-17, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA   European Venture Philanthropy Association Conference November 16-17, Turin, Italy   Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship November 17-18, Hyderabad, India Investor Spotlight: Calvert Foundation 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 Lisa Hall, President and CEO at Calvert Foundation, an impact investing pioneer. Since 1995, Calvert Foundation has offered a retail product called the Community Investment Note, and today nearly $200 million is currently deployed through this instrument. Calvert Foundation also manages an additional $200 million in investments through its advisory business. Calvert Foundation makes impact investments in all 50 US states and in more than 100 countries, targeting social and environmental solutions including affordable housing, microfinance, small business development, and community facilities.  Read full interview with Lisa Hall > Impact Investing Featured at the Clinton Global Initiative This year's Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) featured many impact investing conversations. In a panel entitled "Financing Inclusive Jobs: Impact Investing," Adam Davidson, Co-founder and Co-host of Planet Money on NPR moderated conversation among Sanjiv Ahuja, Chairman and CEO of LightSquared, Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, Christina Leijonhufvud, Head of Social Finance at J.P. Morgan, and Andrew Kassoy, Co-founder of B Lab. They discussed the opportunities and challenges faced in using for-profit investment to help address joblessness.  In the closing plenary session of the CGI Annual Meeting, Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, gave updates on CGI commitments made by the GIIN, ImpactAssets 50, and Omidyar Network, and announced new commitments by the Grassroots Business Fund, IGNIA, and Social Finance U.S. Watch the "Financing Inclusive Jobs: Impact Investing" panel > Watch Dr. Rodin's remarks from the closing plenary [beginning at minute 47] > 13 GIIN Investors' Council Members Sign on as GIIRS Pioneer Investors Thirteen GIIN Investors' Council members, along with two other impact investors, have signed a letter of support for the Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS). GIIRS is the first impact investment rating system, and it uses metrics aligned with the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) to survey and rate companies and funds on their social and environmental performance. Through a partnership with IRIS, anonymous performance data from GIIRS-rated companies will be contributed to the IRIS initiative for analysis that will enhance industry market intelligence. Read the full press release > See a list of the GIIRS Pioneer Investors > GIIN Publications: the First IRIS Performance Data Report and Innovations  Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) is a universal language for social, environmental, and financial performance reporting. In case you missed it, Data Driven: A Performance Analysis for the Impact Investing Industry, is available online for free download. It is the first performance data report of its Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) initiative. The GIIN contributed an article about developing and establishing the IRIS reporting standards for the emerging impact investing industry to the special SOCAP 2011 issue of MIT’s Innovations journal. In this article, the GIIN discusses its goal to accelerate the establishment of common social and environmental performance reporting practices with the support of the impact investing community. Download Data Driven > Read the article and download Innovations > The GIIN is Hiring! The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) is hiring a Communications Associate for a temporary contract position through March 2012 to support outreach across all GIIN programs. Applications are due by October 12, but will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged. Read the job description for the Communications Associate > New Jobs Posted to the GIIN Career Center New job openings in Delhi, London, San Francisco, and other global locations have been posted on the GIIN Career Center. Developing World Markets, Ennovent, and Venturesome 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