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As part of its embrace of mission-aligned investing, the Goldhirsh Foundation recently appointed four women to lead a new investment team. It’s one of several impressive moves the funder has made in recent years.
According to a survey by Bridgespan Social Impact, impact investing remains very far from the norm even among those foundations most likely to pursue it. What will it take for more funders to align money with mission?
The former head of the Wallace Global Fund has been one of the most successful philanthropic organizers of recent years. Here’s Dorsey on the pace of change in the sector and why “in philanthropy, we're not just any investor.”
After ramping up its impact investing for years, this major healthcare funder announced it will align its entire $4 billion endowment with its mission and values.
The ACS is the largest nongovernment, nonprofit funder of cancer research in the U.S. We spoke with the head of BrightEdge, its venture capital team, which uses a for-profit model to advance the mission.
As philanthropists look to invest for impact, they’ll need strong, mission-centric infrastructure to help them do so. Guest author Sarah Kearney discusses the key roles nonprofits can play in building those systems.
There are enormous shortfalls in funding to advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. As part of its commitment to impact investing, MacArthur Foundation seeded a $1.1 billion fund for the cause.