Impact Money Blog

An independent source of news and information on #impactinvesting and #socialentrepreneurship. #impinv #socent

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From my latest blog post: 7 Lessons Learned on the Path to Profitability: Advice for Would-be Social Entrepreneurs:

"During the most stressful start-up days... I would sometimes just hide my phone on weekends and not look at it"

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My latest "7 lessons learned" blog post is the 2nd in a series of outtakes from an interview with the co-founders of SunFunder.

"when things aren’t going well, you feel like you’re a failure...that’s a mental burden many entrepreneurs feel."
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For my latest blog post, I interview the co-founders of SunFunder, Ryan Levinson and Audrey Desiderato

"You can have the most brilliant idea...but if the co-founders are not solid... that will make or break a company, and your own journey as well.”

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"It was a pioneering fight that took quite a while. In those days, thinking about the social impact of your investments did not exist." -Silby

What is Socially Responsible Investing? An Interview With Leading Protagonist Wayne Silby https://t.co/8VK7FGwX9Q via @impactmoneyblog

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"“Today people get it, but back then people thought we were communists or trying to bring down the capitalist system."

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What is Socially Responsible Investing? An Interview With Leading Protagonist Wayne Silby https://t.co/8VK7FGxuZo via @impactmoneyblog

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The @Water_Unite impact fund managed by @Wellers_Impact uses an innovative blended finance model to increase investment in #water #sanitation and plastic recycling. New milestone reached today. #impinv #SDG6

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From my latest post:

"...The social impact we have is immense and the potential to scale in the off-grid space is still massive."

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Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur https://t.co/aTvK3XPJTQ via @impactmoneyblog

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Latest blog post: learn what distinguishes social entrepreneurs from ordinary ones. Should they sacrifice financial returns to achieve social impact?
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Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur https://t.co/aTvK3XPJTQ via @impactmoneyblog

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Interview With @nedtozun : Perspectives of an #OffGrid #Solar Entrepreneur.

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My latest blog post is about @nedtozun founder of @dlightdesign, which delivers clean, affordable power to the world's energy-poor

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Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur https://t.co/aTvK3XPJTQ via @impactmoneyblog

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My latest blog post discusses how AI is changing aspects of #ImpactInvesting

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What Impact Is AI Having on Impact Investing? https://t.co/69ZXQ7QZIl

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Check out my latest blog post that explores the impact that AI is having on #ImpactInvesting:

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"In the area of impact monitoring and management there are some emerging service providers that are using AI to help companies formulate their impact story to potential investors and stakeholders"

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"The new rules aim to ensure that all packaging will be recyclable by 2030 and cut rubbish in the bloc by 5 percent, compared with a 2018 baseline"

#plastic #recycling #SDG12

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My latest blog post: "The technology for automating financial services is moving fast, so shareholders and the board must understand what is needed and have confidence [in] the C-suite... to implement the right technological changes"

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From my latest blog post:

"Many #microfinance institutions can articulate the value of automating a process in terms of time saved, but then be unable to measure that value to demonstrate it has been achieved."

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From my latest blog post:
"the promise of technology to transform #microfinance has not been realized because digitization is challenging... the lessons learned [can be summarized] into 5 “core principles” for successful digitization"

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"8 years on, #microfinance institutions are still charging relatively high interest rates, and journalists are still criticizing them for it. So why hasn’t the promise of technology been realized?"

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“One development is that the definition of #sustainable is being refined, partly due to scrutiny by regulators. #ESG has been used as a synonym for sustainable; no longer”

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"What US companies need to understand is that if the @SECGov climate effort fails, they might end up having to play by Europe’s rules for #climate disclosures." #ESG

The ‘crunchy’ debate between standard-setters https://t.co/ahSBjdF6cS