April 2022 | Field News & Resources
This page features this month's highlights, announcements, resources, and general news related to advancements in the impact investing field.
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A report by Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and its Outsourced Chief Investment Office, Agility, offers an update on RBF's committment to aligning its endowment with its mission and how it assesses the impact of its mission-aligned investments.
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A research paper by BlueMark analyzes the current state of impact performance reporting using an analysis of 31 impact reports and conversations with 57 industry practitioners. The results showcase key areas of consensus around what constitutes a quality impact performance report as well as potential pathways to move towards a stronger approach to reporting.
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An Stanford Social Innovation Review article by Dara Westling and Ken Tsunoda of TechSoup offers lessons that TechSoup has learned from engaging stakeholders as impact investors to support the organization's longterm growth.
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The Nonprofit Quarterly shares four measures that philanthropic foundations can take to support and contribute to more effective and more equitable distribution of federal funds that have been made available by the American Recovery Plan Act.
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The California Wellness Foundation announced $19 million in grants and impact investments to advance health equity in California. Cal Wellness president and CEO Judy Belk shared her thoughts on the investment, stating “...we can harness the power of our endowment dollars to advance health equity and economic security in low-income communities and build intergenerational wealth in places overlooked by traditional financial institutions.”
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The Shifting Systems Initiative — an initiative including Skoll, Ford, Chandler, and Draper Richards Foundations, Porticus, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors — showcases how impact investors can help solve complex societal challenges and introduce investment capital as an additional tool to change systems.
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The Greater Milwaukee Foundation issued a new impact investment loan of $1.54 million to support growth and job creation for Milwaukee-based JCP Construction, a diverse construction firm with a commitment to employing a workforce that reflects the community they serve.
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CNote has recieved a $5 million investment from global water technology company Xylem. Through CNote's Impact Cash platform, the investment aims to benefit community financial institutions serving blacn and underserved communities in the U.S.
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A podcast featuring Lisa Woll, CEO of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment explores how US SIF is working to set standards for ESG, socially responsible, and impact investing.
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A survey by Fidelity Charitable of 1,216 U.S. investors conducted in July and August 2021 finds that 61 percent of millenials currently participate in impact investing.