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寄件人︰ Global Impact Investing Network <info@thegiin.org>
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傳送日期︰ 2012年03月28日 (週三) 12:24 AM
主題︰ Updates from the GIIN - Jobs, News, and Information from the Impact Investing Field

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Impact Investing News & Events

Press Highlights

Visit the press clips resource page of the GIIN website for a more complete index of impact investing coverage.

Financial Advisor speaks with Amit Bouri, Director of Strategy and Development at the GIIN, about impact investing’s bottom line. Read more >

Forbes interviews Ben Thornley of InSight at Pacific Community Ventures, who discusses the role of policy in the impact investing marketplace.
Read more >

Tides’ Momentum magazine features an article by the GIIN’s Amit Bouri on how impact investing can be beneficial, additive, and complementary to philanthropy and other types of social capital. Read more >

Momentum also features an article on the future of impact investing, by GIIN Board Chairman Antony Bugg-Levine.
Read more >

The Wall Street Journal profiles Citi’s lead investment in SJF Ventures’ impact investment fund.
Read more >

Yahoo! Finance UK reports that Big Society Capital is looking to multiply its GBP 600m funding base through private investment.
Read more >

Recent Research

Visit the research resource page of the GIIN website for a more complete survey of impact investing research.

Global Alliance for Banking on Values released a report that compares the performance of values-based banks with the world's most influential banks between 2007 and 2010 in an effort to show the benefit that sustainable banks can have on underserved people.
Read more >

Citi Foundation commissioned a report by Monitor Group to identify and evaluate efforts to enhance client capability in financially sustainable ways in the microfinance sector.
Read more >

Upcoming Events

Visit the events resource page of the GIIN website for an updated list of industry events.

Investing for Environmental and Social Impact
March 28–30, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

PYMWYMIC Impact Days
April 2-3, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sankalp World Forum
April 11-13, Mumbai, India

Global Philanthropy Forum
April 16–18, Washington, D.C., USA

Investors’ Circle Spring Venture Fair
April 22-24, San Francisco, CA, USA

The Impact Conference at Sustainatopia
April 22–25, Miami, FL, USA

International Finance Corporation Responsible Finance Forum
April 23, Washington, D.C., USA

PRI Makers Network & More for Mission National Conference
May 8-10, Seattle, WA, USA

In this issue:

Investor Spotlight: the Rockefeller Foundation >
Three New Investors' Council Members >
ImpactBase Upgrades >
The GIIN is Hiring Summer Associates and a Technical Product Manager >

Investor Spotlight: the Rockefeller 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 Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation. The Foundation supports work that expands opportunity and strengthens resilience to social, economic, health, and environmental challenges—affirming its pioneering philanthropic mission since 1913 to promote the well-being of humanity. Its impact investing initiative has aimed to catalyze platforms for collective action, support the development of scaled intermediation vehicles, build industry infrastructure, and support research and advocacy efforts.

Read full interview with Dr. Judith Rodin >

GIIN Investors' Council Welcomes Three New Members

Impact Community Capital

Impact Community Capital LLC is a for-profit corporation founded by leading insurers in 1998 to promote socially responsible investments in underserved communities across the United States, with a focus in California. Impact Community Capital structures, manages, and administers impact investments for its founding owners, which currently include eleven major insurance companies as well as foundations and other institutional investors. To date, Impact Community Capital has committed over USD 1.6 billion to finance affordable housing and community facilities that benefit low-to-moderate income individuals, families, and communities that meet insurer requirements for the prudent management of policyholder funds.

Jonathan Rose Companies

Jonathan Rose Companies is a green real estate investment, development, and advisory firm. Its mission is to repair and strengthen the fabric of communities, while preserving the land that surrounds them. Founded in 1989, the firm currently manages over USD 1.5 billion in real estate projects across the U.S. through three complementary business lines: Rose Investments (investment management), Rose Development (multifamily and mixed-use development) and Rose Urban Solutions (real estate project management and planning services).

Threshold Group

Threshold Group, LLC is a multi-client family office that serves the financial and wealth management needs of a select number of wealthy families and private foundations in the United States. Founded in 2004 by the Russell family, which created the global investment services firm known today as Russell Investments, Threshold Group offers integrated and personalized investment, financial, legacy, and administrative services to help clients achieve their missions and priorities.

ImpactBase Upgrades

ImpactBase, the online directory of impact investment funds and products, added new features this month, including firm-level profile pages that enable fund/product managers to highlight their track record, team, and history. Snapshots of this firm information are also now included in fund/product profiles. Additional user resources, including one that easily helps users recommend a colleague or friend, have been added to enhance the platform.

Become an ImpactBase user >

The GIIN is Hiring

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) is hiring two Summer Associates to provide cross-program support by completing focused projects connected with one or more program areas. Applications are due April 18, but will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged.

Read the position description >

The GIIN is also hiring a Technical Product Manager to guide and direct the development of the IRIS data infrastructure and technology platform. Applications are due April 6, but will be reviewed on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged.

Read the position description >

New Jobs Posted to the GIIN Career Center

New job openings in Johannesburg, Mumbai, New York, Seattle, and other global locations have been posted on the GIIN Career Center. Acumen Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Calvert Social Investment Foundation are among the organizations looking for qualified impact investment professionals.