The Delta Fund

The Delta Fund is a portfolio of impact investments and grants focused on supporting organizations working to improve equity.

[Emily Gustafsson-Wright @EGWBrookings]

Join us in person in D.C. or online for this hybrid event next week! Breaking the cycle of poverty through innovative finance https://t.co/bY74YdlUf4 @BrookingsGlobal @ECA_OFFICIAL @village_ent @IDinsight @InstiglioInc @TheDeltaFund #innovfinance #DIB

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

We worked on this Development Impact Bond as the lead investor. Join us on Apr 26 to hear from the stakeholders involved on the success and learnings of the program. Panelists include: @brianboland @EGWBrookings @avnish_g @RuthLevine5 @tmuriuki @mcarthur

https://t.co/Ah1fgaCrCB

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Great organizations like @village_ent and @projectequity are leading in those two areas. We will share more about them and other organzations soon.

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A post on our focus areas and what we aim to achieve. https://t.co/0KYwgGnUn8

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Asset ownership is an important vehicle that enables people to earn a better living while also building ownership for the long term. Two important growing trends are in Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) and Cooperative (Co-op) ownership of businesses.

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@mulagostarr Graduation models have proven to provide a significantly more sustainable impact. It is cash+.

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

@mulagostarr We should press these early DIBs to learn what does and does not work. Rather than outright dismissing them, we should test, learn and evolve them for better. Maybe DIBs aren’t the model long term but results based financing models likely are. We can apply this work there.

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

@mulagostarr Responded to your blog and tweets. Lots of issues with what you raised. https://t.co/ohUNM6hL5q

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

@mulagostarr There is something disappointing about the bullying power of a foundation leader. Your words have increased impact because recipients of funds in the philanthropic space are afraid to push back too hard. Especially when you start on Twitter and not the research org you fund.

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

@mulagostarr What I do know is that yet again world class research methodologies have proven that the work Village Enterprise does is impactful, extremely cost effective and scales well. That shouldn’t be lost in your questions around the DIB.

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

@mulagostarr Since these are two sided agreements I would expect this to normalize over time to something people feel is more equitable. What is the best way to attract MORE capital into these proven interventions to help them scale while managing public capital responsibly?

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@mulagostarr This type of paternalism that is widespread in philanthropy bothers me. Rather than a white American deciding from San Francisco what’s good for people in Kenya / Uganda maybe we let them? Our work on the ground says that these are meaningful impacts.

[The Delta Fund @TheDeltaFund]

@mulagostarr Tone here is disappointing. Fair to ask questions but it would be better if you actually engaged with questions rather than with snark. You didn’t engage with @idinsight the organization that conducted the research and that Mulago funds. There are answers to what you raise.