by Miriam Rose | Aug 26, 2022 | Impact Investing, Publications
As we move through the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly come face to face with the health impacts of climate change, the need for more capital directed at improving health and well-being is apparent. Some of this capital will come from government...
by Miriam Rose | Jun 10, 2022 | Impact Investing, Publications
Education influences virtually everyone at key points in their lives—and is tied to a range of positive social outcomes, from health to social mobility to civic engagement. In different parts of the world, public systems, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit...
by Miriam Rose | Jan 20, 2022 | Impact Investing, Publications
In 2020, Varo Bank became the first all-digital bank in the US to win its own national bank charter. Within barely a year, the company doubled its customer accounts to four million and tripled its revenue. More on Impact Investing by Sector Explore best practices,...
by Bridgespan Social Impact | Nov 23, 2021 | Featured, Impact Investing, Publications
Michael Etzel, Greg Nantz, Emma Garcia-Canga, and Mike Belinsky Private credit has generated some of the earliest innovations in impact investing – such as microfinance, which helped extend credit to previously unbanked individuals and served nearly 140 million...
by Bridgespan Social Impact | Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, Impact Investing, Publications
Take it with you! Download this article as a PDF. Impact investing has grown rapidly in the past few years— jumping from $502 billion in assets under management in 2019 to $715 billion in 2020. This reflects the rising desire among investors to direct more capital to...
by Bridgespan Social Impact | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured, Impact Investing, Publications
This work is a joint project of Bridgespan Social Impact, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), PolicyLink, and CapEQ. Take it with you. Download a PDF of this article with the list of racial equity funds » Since the social unrest over racial injustice in the...