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When Impact-First Investments Are the Right Tools for Social Change

by Chris Lindquist | Sep 24, 2026 | Effective Philanthropy, Impact Investing, Publications

Family offices are uniquely positioned to use their financial know-how to pursue impact-first investing*, which measures success in terms of achieving the change they want to see in the world. Yet many remain uncertain, if not skeptical, about the potential of the...

Pay for Systems Change

by Miriam Rose | Jan 28, 2018 | Effective Philanthropy, Impact Investing, Publications

Read this article on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website.

Finding the Middle Ground: When Does Impact Investing Work?

by Miriam Rose | May 24, 2012 | Effective Philanthropy, Impact Investing, Publications

The term impact investing—the practice of investing for financial return and social good—hit the mainstream press back in 2010. There has been significant excitement about the potential of impact investing, which some estimate to have a market size as large as $500...

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