Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) has developed a new place-based guide to investing in underestimated people and places. The playbook is organized around three pillars: capital structuring, community engagement & trust-based outreach, and data-driven impact optimization. It […]
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The Impact Investing Institute has developed a guide that acts as a roadmap for achieving a fair and inclusive transition to net zero in emerging and frontier markets, with a focus on the use of
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First Peoples Worldwide (FPW) studied the role that catalytic capital plays in “forwarding self-determination and non-extractive investing” for Indigneous Peoples in the United States. “Native Peoples have built economic power; Native businesses are flourishing; and
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New Growth Innovation Network (NGIN) elevates key insights about racial wealth gaps. Some key takeaways: racialized definitions of risk continue to hold back capital; 2020 financial commitments can mostly be viewed as market corrections rather
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The Merry Year Social Company (MYSC) is a South Korea-based impact investor focused on early-stage social venture companies that do not have access to mainstream investors. In a 2023 case study, AVPN offers an overview
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Convergence, the blended finance network, takes a deep dive into the development of Refugee Impact Bonds by KOIS, a global impact investing firm (and C3 grantee). Proceeds are financing a four-year microenterprise training and grants
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