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Within Our Reach – Equitable Local Economies through Action and Investment
The intersection of a new pandemic and reinvigorated demands for racial equality has created a gut-check moment for communities across the country, one that calls for a “new model” of place-based philanthropy. Now is the time to re-imagine a community and an economy that work for all and re-invest to make them happen.
Sustainable Investments that Foundations can make for People and the Planet
Foundations have a unique ability to provide capital to ramp up new technologies, catapult “moonshot” ideas to fruition, influence corporate behavior and activate other funders to participate in projects that might have been considered too risky for business or government, accountable to a different set of external stakeholders.
Asset Building for Immigrant Communities through Affordable and Sustainable Homeownership
Homeownership is an important way that many create financial security and build wealth, which are critical to a family’s financial well-being and quality of life. Many families face obstacles that lock them out of the long-term economic benefit. Homewise addresses these obstacles through a two-pronged strategy.
Become an Impact Venture Capitalist using Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-Advised Funds are a hot topic in the world of philanthropy and impact investing. Seems everyone has a perspective on how DAFs could be better utilized or why they’re underleveraged. We believe, one path to unleashing the power of DAFs is through impact venture capital.
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Sustainable Endowment Management
While barreling down a dirt road in Tanzania with Francis Sabuni, I was asking him investment questions for his Conservation Fund. “What time horizon should we consider for investment 5-7 years, 7-10 years?” He answered “500,000 years!” Then said, “This national park endowment is not for us, it is for our grandchildren, and their grandchildren’s grandchildren.”
Sustainable Funds Continue to Rake in Assets During the Second Quarter
Sustainable fund flows in the US continued at a record pace in the 2nd quarter of 2020, with net flows of $10 billion, bringing the total for the first half of the year to $21 billion, just shy of the annual record of $21.4 billion in sustainable fund net flows set in 2019, that were 4 times the previous record for a calendar year.
Sustainable Investing Firm Blue Marble Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
“For 20 years we’ve been on the leading edge of ESG focused investment advice. From clean energy to gender empowerment to self-driving cars, we’ve helped investors build diversified ESG portfolios, and participate in some of the world’s fastest growing trends,” said Arturo Tabuenca, founder of Blue Marble Investments.
US SIF Foundation Launches Sustainable Investing Course For Individual Investors
This free online introductory course is designed for individual investors who want to learn the basics of sustainable and impact investing and is meant to make it easier for individuals to align their investments to address their financial, social and environmental priorities.
General Motors and EVgo Aim to Accelerate Widespread EV Adoption by Adding Fast Chargers Nationwide
GM and EVgo will triple the size of the nation’s largest public fast charging network by adding more than 2,700 new fast chargers over the next 5 years, to help accelerate widespread electric vehicle adoption. “We are moving quickly to bring new EVs to market that customers will love,” said Mary Barra, GM Chairman and CEO.
