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Best coin ever spent. 4 Reasons Chronic Illness can make you a better Impact Investor. Most of us know how to deal with acute illness or injury.

4 Reasons Chronic Illness can make you a better Impact Investor

You see a doctor(s), get a treatment plan, follow it for the prescribed amount of time and then resume your originally scheduled life. The broken bone gets put in a cast; the infection gets an antibiotic, the cancer is treated with surgery and/or chemo and/or radiation and so on. Does Microfinance Really Empower Women? (Part 1) Activist Angels Training. Feel the fear and do it anyway!

Activist Angels Training

We are taking you on a journey to move from being a mentor into being an Angel Investor! But not just any type of investor... On top of their ability to judge a business rationally, Angels should also explore their own attitude to risk, their gut feelings, the way they are making decisions, in order to understand how they look at enterprises they could potentially invest in. This is why we are training mentors to use both their rational and emotional judgements to become great Angels. Social Enterprise Loan Manager at Big Issue Invest in London - Job. Servane Mouazan - Coaching Angels. 46-1. Women business angels: "It's not about having a soft touch..." NOVEMBER VIRTUAL VENTURE FAIR - Women Led Enterprises - Investors' Circle. A better world. powered by women. Financing the Sharing Economy: The Greatest Share on Earth.

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Financing the Sharing Economy: The Greatest Share on Earth

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Please enter a message. You can only send this invitations to 10 email addresses at a time. $$$$ is not a properly formatted color. Please limit your message to $$$$ characters. $$$$ is not a valid email address. Please enter a promotional code. Scale or Replicate: The Case for Copycats. The problem of poverty is large and intractable.

Scale or Replicate: The Case for Copycats

As the concepts of multiple bottom-line (ESG) returns and impact investment have gained traction, we have become enamored with the notion of scale. If we could only find the right #socents and scale them up, we could conquer all of the world’s problems. Or could we? Apply for Investment Manager job in London. Make a Wave: Don't wait to turnover £1 million pound to start nurturing relationships with investors.

---To support or attend Make a Wave Second Round - Visit Our Buzzbnk Page Here---Today was a great day as we kick-started the Make a Wave programme with the brand new fellows, 12 women social entrepreneurs based mostly in London and the South East.

Make a Wave: Don't wait to turnover £1 million pound to start nurturing relationships with investors

Make a Wave is a pre-incubator, a learning and co-mentoring programme aimed at 12 women social entrepreneurs, on a journey towards impact investment. Women Hurting Women. What data says about us - Medicine (5) - FORTUNE. When our heartbeat is not ours The cardiac defibrillator inside Hugo Campos transmits data to the manufacturer, which alerts his doctors if there is a problem with his heartbeat.

What data says about us - Medicine (5) - FORTUNE

He would like to see this data, too. But he cannot. Campos, a member of a growing number of data-access activists, or "e-patients," is challenging the defibrillator's manufacturer with this question: Who has the right to own, control, and use the information the device collects? Medical professionals are understandably concerned about patients' incorrectly interpreting data, or trying to adjust a device without understanding the way it works. World Hunger, the Problem Left Behind - Economic View.

Impact Accelerator. Agora entrepreneurs participate in a session exercise during the 2012 Entrepreneur Retreat in Granada, Nicaragua.

Impact Accelerator

The Impact Accelerator is the product of seven years of research, investment, and experimentation into the best ways to help high-potential, early-stage impact entrepreneurs succeed. The program is focused on entrepreneurs with scalable, profitable businesses that will create measurable impact, and that are looking for growth capital in the next 6-18 months.

We provide access to mentors, investors, and industry leaders – while also providing tailored consulting to help companies prepare themselves to be able to attract equity and debt investors. Our fellows program provides entrepreneurs with access to professionals that would be otherwise unaffordable. Calling all Women Social Entrepreneurs. Do Women Still Need to Prove Themselves? We know that women-led companies generate consistent revenues; boards with women show higher shareholder returns than those without; investments in women, particularly in the developing world, yield high return rates and benefits for the entire family.

Do Women Still Need to Prove Themselves?

This is all old news. Right? Again and again, academics, scholars, and practitioners are telling us that the world will just be a better place if we paid more attention to women. According to a recent Nielsen report, women dominate social networks; in the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, American Express finds that women-owned businesses in the U.S. generate $1.3 trillion in revenues annually; and in September 2009, Boston Consulting Group found that women controlled $12 trillion of the overall $18.4 trillion in global consumer spending. Michael Silverstein, a Managing Director at BCG and author of Women Want More, says “Women will be the greatest single force for economic recovery.”

Related Posts: Top 5 Skill Sets for Social Impact Investment. Today’s flashback post is directed toward college and graduate students interested in building a career in social impact investment.

Top 5 Skill Sets for Social Impact Investment

Some of these skill sets can be built through academic study, others through internships and employment. The last, creativity, probably requires that you go out and have fun every now and then! This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive or definitive list – it’s just a reflection of skills I’ve found valuable over the years. In addition, my focus has always been on emerging markets. Make a Wave PI. Make a Wave is a unique specialist incubator programme for women social entrepreneurs.

Make a Wave PI

Positive People Backing Bright Ideas. Lending via Buzzbnk involves significant risks and lenders may not recover all or part of any loans advanced, therefore lenders should not participate in lending to a Project unless they can readily bear the consequences of such a loss. Loans are unsecured and the primary purpose of lending via Buzzbnk is to enable the positive social or environmental outcome the project seeks to achieve and any financial returns should be secondary. Any person who is in any doubt about lending to a Project featured on this Site should consult an independent financial advisor or other appropriately qualified persons. SellAVenture LLP (trading as Buzzbnk) is regulated under an Interim Permission (CCI-IP-055569) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and will become fully authorised as per the FCA Loan-based crowdfunding timetable set. Lending via Buzzbnk is not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Copyright © 2014 SellAVenture LLP. Virgin Green Fund. Goldman to Invest in New York City Jail Program. The Paradox Of VC Seed Investing. Editor’s note: Brian Singerman is a partner at Founders Fund. He previously worked at Google and There. This is the first in a series of articles I am writing to bring more transparency and honesty to the field of venture capital. While many of the themes may be contrarian or controversial, I have two primary goals: First, I want to help entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts understand what motivates investors. Second, I hope to draw attention to some of the fallacies venture capitalists use in their negotiations with entrepreneurs.

Aligning the incentives of entrepreneurs and VCs will lead to much stronger relationships and innovation. Entrepreneurs regularly come to Founders Fund asking us to lead or participate in their seed/angel round. The economics of VC explain a lot about why large funds should not do seed investing, so let’s start with a quick review of those dynamics. There are many reasons to work in venture capital. Ernment announces £100 million fund for green investment and welcomes new jobs. The Universal Standards have been finalized!…What’s next? « Center for Financial Inclusion Blog.

>Posted by Meghan Greene Last month, microfinance stakeholders from around the world gathered at the Dead Sea in Jordan to mark the launch of the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management, the culmination of 18 months of effort by hundreds of industry experts, led by the Social Performance Task Force. The Universal Standards are management standards relevant to all microfinance institutions pursuing a double bottom line. The Standards cover six categories, with topics like “Define and Monitor Social Goals” and “Ensure Board, Management, and Employee Commitment to Social Performance.”

They outline the essential practices organizations must have in order to achieve strong social performance management. Flip the Incubator Model to achieve Greater Impact. By Lauren A. Burnhill @LaurenOPV. Development Through Enterprise. The controversial world of clean power and data centers — Cleantech News and Analysis. SIE%20Incubators%20Workshop%20Newsletter. Global Impact Investing Network. A better world powered by women - Make a Wave Pre Incubator. Incubators, Accelerators and Impact Investors, oh my! Social investing – the emperor's new clothes?

Between Squatting, Data Mining and Gold Farms. Investment Support Assistant - City (EC4Y) - Job: 53890943. Fair Society & Development of Social Economy [In Focus] Application For Impact Engine. Governments and nonprofit organizations can’t do it alone. Now, more than ever, society needs rockin’ ideas, smart entrepreneurs, and bold investors to change the trajectory of our future.

If you’re ready to make an impact, apply to our upcoming program. JUNE VIRTUAL VENTURE FAIR - with Unreasonable Institute - Investors' Circle. How to Share, Brunch, Learn for GOOD. How to Share, Brunch, Learn for Good Grab the last spaces available at our summer party on June 18th! Join a vibrant global community of women social innovators at the Women's Social Leadership Awards event at the Hub Westminster, (#wsla12) with challenging speakers, disruptive finalists and some of the Ogunte Activist Angels! Economic benefits. The fundamental importance of women and child health is reflected in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

It has been estimated that significant additional investment in health systems is needed to achieve MDGs 4 and 5, particularly to scale-up essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). Impact Investing Done Right: No Shortcuts to Social Change. By Patrick McVeigh. Solidaridad Launches the Netherlands' First Fair-Trade, Fair-Mined Gold Jewelry.

Share on Tumblr Email. Mobile. Today, Facebook will launch the largest initial public offering in history. Over the course of a few minutes, an eager public will invest $16 billion in Facebook’s 3,000-odd employees. Here in Nairobi, Kenya, where I live, the eye-popping figures produce passive astonishment: A single company will absorb the rough equivalent of half a year’s GDP for Kenya’s 40 million citizens. Facebook will invest some of its windfall to create growth for its shareholders. But will the investment be productive? Partners at Andreessen Horowitz Make Charity Pledge. Paul Sakuma/Associated PressMarc Andreessen, left, and Ben Horowitz in their office in Menlo Park, Calif. The partners of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are not quite billionaires. Jennifer Sheridan, Founder & CEO, Togeva, on Her Top Ten Entrepreneur Status. Jennifer G Sheridan is the award-winning Founder and CEO of Togeva Ltd. Women's Social Leadership Awards - Women's Social Leadership Awards The 6th OGUNTE.

2012 Global Philanthropy Forum: Live Stream. Can Angels Help Women Shatter Glass Ceilings? Women Social Innovators. The 2012 Echoing Green Finalists. Fund Manager at i-propeller in Brussels Area, Belgium - Job. Hubventurelabs.tumblr. Female-Focused Accelerator “Women In Mobile” Announces Its First Participants. Make a Wave PI 2011 Portfolio. Women's Social Leadership Awards - Women's Social Leadership Awards The 6th OGUNTE. VEJA. Journey into Brazil’s Social Sector. Investors' Circle - Call for Applicants.

Patrick FitzGerald: The Social Entrepreneur's Dilemma. Investors' Circle - Application Process and Fees. For every purchase online, an investment in solar energy. Assorted tips, hope they help. Resonance Ltd. Positive People Backing Bright Ideas. Renewal2 Announces its First Exit from Portfolio Company Horizon Distributors. Angel Investors. Can Venture Capital Save The World? London 4 Acumen Proudly Presents: PITCH! Philanthropic Advisers: Experts in Successful Generosity.