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Women Rule: Why the Future of Social, Sustainable and Impact Investing is in Female Hands
By Marta Maretich In the early days of the social investing movement, women and girls were arguably seen more as program beneficiaries than financial movers and shakers. Social lenders changed their view when they realized that focusing initiatives like microfinance lending on women turned out to be the most effective way to make whole communities more prosperous.
Battling the Noontide Demon in the Age of Lockdown
"I am not failing the test of lockdown. Instead, I’m getting a taste of the hidden pitfalls of the solitary life, the trials experienced by ascetics through the ages." Writing -isms Image via Pixabay. It’s happening again. It happens every day. I sit at my desk and it comes upon me like a hot flash. All morning I’ve been bent to my work. But suddenly, I am fidgety, unhappy, full of complaints. I lose focus. I hate my screen.
Does the Social Investing Sector Need Activist Investors? - Maximpact Blog
Activist investors are changing the terms of engagement between businesses and investors. What will that mean for social businesses and the investors who back them? By Marta Maretich @maximpactdotcom Social investing continues its march toward the mainstream. Sector research shows a wider variety of investors—including pension funds, mutuals, and governments along with an array of private investors—demonstrating an interest in capitalizing the blended bottom line.
Governance: The Secret to Mission-Driven Business Success
The past few years have been exciting ones for those of us who believe for-profit companies can do much more for the world than simply generate financial returns. During what has been a highly creative period for both impact investors and mission-driven firms, the emphasis has been on solving the big infrastructural issues that limit the growth of beneficial business.
Women Rule: Why the Future of Social, Sustainable and Impact Investing is in Female Hands
By Marta Maretich @maximpactdotcom – Maximpact.com In the early days of the social investing movement, women and girls were arguably seen more as program beneficiaries than financial movers and shakers. Social lenders changed their view when they realized that focusing initiatives like microfinance lending on women turned out to be the most effective way to make whole communities more prosperous.
Boom: A Journal of California
“Please go away,” the handwritten sign says. “It’s not worth getting a bullet in your ass.” The sign is taped to the wall in the kitchen of the house my family abandoned in Bakersfield. “I guess they couldn’t read,” my neighbor Mario says and laughs nervously. The house has become a magnet for criminals, a mid-century, ranch-style fortress to be defended by Mario.
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