In the last few weeks, at least three events have helped to move forward the awareness of how impact investment is developing as a sector in New Zealand – the RIAA New Zealand conference and the Mercer Investment Forum in September, and the Global Steering Group summit conference last week which saw New Zealand become the 19th member of the GSG, opening up new opportunities in the two way flow of knowledge and experience with …
What would you do without your smartphone these days? We depend on it for so many activities. But not everyone is aware of how their smartphone is produced. Our phones hold a complex story of the hundreds of people who helped make it. Fairphone wants to tell that story, and positively impact the way phones are made, used and recycled. More than a smartphone, the Fairphone is a global campaign for fair materials, good working …
This week, at a meeting in the European Parliament between national foundation associations from across Europe, MEPs and officials from …
As social entrepreneurs, we’ve all been guilty of believing that our idea, business model, and social impact model are unique. …
In Amitabh Behar’s recent Philanthropy Thinker column, he sees – and deplores – the rise of a new form of …
Typically, Canadian foundations remain very reticent to draw attention to themselves, unlike our more visible American neighbours. This is partly …
I just finished reading The (continuing) enigma of Kaspar Hauser article by Alliance’s Andrew Milner, castigating the philanthropic sector’s self-imposed …
Recently, there have been vocal challenges that question whether the impact capital movement has affected systemic changes. Critics have pointed …
In light of the declining trend in philanthropy giving coming into Latin America, I recently talked about the need for …
All funders, big and small, are interested in the impact of their investments. This can be particularly tricky in the …
Much has been written about whether human rights organisations can centre their financial sustainability on support from local individual donors and free themselves …