Impact Investing

From Hope to Hype to Executive in Impact Investing CASE hosted John Goldstein, Managing Director of Imprint Capital Advisors, in 2014 to talk about how the field of impact investing has progressed (and where it still has to go). John has vast experience as an advisor to foundation, individual and family offices and a leader […]

This ebook puts a lens on the underlying practices that bridge impact investing and risk mitigation finance, and outlines the transformations taking place in finance itself, driven by more cross-sector, transparent relationships in the service of creating long-term value for multiple stakeholders, not just shareholders. This ebook is Chapter 1 of the book The Impact […]

By Cathy Clark and Jorge Soriano RSF Social Finance (RSF) is an innovative public benefit financial services organization dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. RSF offers investing, lending, and giving services to individuals and enterprises committed to improving society and the environment. Since 1984, RSF has given out more than $285 million […]

By Ben Thornley, Brenna McCallick and Daniel Brett In May 2007, the $8 billion W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, launched a Mission Driven Investments (MDI) initiative that, with a commitment to investing directly in for-profit companies, stands as a successful and especially innovative example of a large institution aligning endowment preservation […]

By Jed Emerson and Brenna McCallick Business Partners Limited is a specialist risk finance company for formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa, and selected African countries. The company actively supports entrepreneurial growth by providing financing, specialist sectoral knowledge and added-value services for viable small and medium businesses. Our vision is to live […]

By Daniel Brett SEAF is an investment management group that provides growth capital and business assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging and transition markets underserved by traditional sources of capital. Through our network of offices around the world, we invest in entrepreneurs to seek to build successful businesses, hoping to realize both […]

By Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson and Ben Thornley The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism offers precise details on what, exactly, impact investing entails, embodied in the experiences and best and proven practices of some of the world’s most successful impact investors, across asset classes, geographies and areas of impact. The […]

By Lila Cruikshank, Cathy Clark and Richard Bartlett This report identifies common challenges and emerging best practices for fundraising in the global health field, drawing on interviews with investors and global health social enterprises (GHSEs). The mistakes and recommendations identified here are derived principally from the authors’ work with investors and innovators affiliated with the […]

Global Lessons on Leveraging Capacity with Capital for Impact Laurie Spengler, then-CEO of Enclude, visited campus in 2014 to share her perspective of how people and institutions are collaborating to create successful impact investments worldwide. Enclude is a global professional advisory firm that influences over $250MM of impact investing capital and capacity development, dedicated to […]