29 May, 2015 •
...can be directly attributed to poor water, sanitation and hygiene. Given this, there is an urgent need for sustainable, effective, low-cost water treatment services, especially in
19 Dec, 2019 •
...smallholders. Get It Rwanda ($500,000 loan), FarmFresh ($450,000 loan), Moringa Connect ($250,000 loan), and East Africa Fruits ($225,000 loan) are all engaged in helping to increase farmer incomes through
17 Jun, 2024 •
...office. That has primarily manifested itself through public articles, Annual Reports, speaking engagements, and various convening leadership. Our website, however, had frankly languished. Yes, it had the basics
28 Oct, 2015 •
...as planned, the authors suggest, “it’s a win-win-win: Investors receive a risk-adjusted commercial return, thanks to the impact payment; foundations achieve far greater leverage for
15 Dec, 2014 •
...of energy for low-income communities in developed economies), Smallholder Agriculture (i.e. improving the market conditions and sustainable livelihoods for small farmers in
06 Feb, 2019 •
...women-centered investment initiatives and their thoughtful impact assessment. Our investments in Pro Mujer ($2 million of revolving credit), WaterEquity ($3 million invested in their newest
04 Feb, 2015 •
...year. First, is there a “nuanced difference” between SRI/ESG investing and direct investing for impact? Absolutely. The difference is not nuanced, it is categorically complete. In
03 Apr, 2023 •
...a record amount, nearly $70M, of new capital commitments across 41 transactions. After two full years of Covid-induced struggles that slowed our transaction activity and forced
19 Jan, 2017 •
...would typically provide.” From “Across the Returns Continuum,” SSIR, by Matt Bannick, Paula Goldman, Michael Kubzansky & Yasemin Saltuk, Omidyar Network Amidst a steady stream of hyperbolic,
07 Aug, 2024 •
...all coffee produced. From Brazil, Vietnam, and Indonesia, to Uganda, Kenya, and the Central African Republic, coffee farming is an essential livelihood in much of the Global South. In
03 May, 2021 •
...the economic fallout of the year. Consequently, when we provided emergency funding – for example, our support of businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program (PPP) money in the US –
08 Jun, 2022 •
...Fund, as well as confidence in new relationships with IIX, Kiva, Dirt Capital, and others. 2021 highlighted the common threads that we find in these partners, both new and
06 Apr, 2020 •
...had been doing many of these things prior to the crisis. The work of impact-first investing has always required flexibility – and even more so now. No. 3: When
01 Aug, 2018 •
...sector, new entrants to the field, particularly families and foundation with significant means and sophistication (i.e. assets in excess of $250m+ and with nuanced points of view on the
10 Jun, 2024 •
...lessons. In November, we published “10 Lessons for 10 Years: Inconvenient Truths From an Impact-First Investor”. The article, published in ImpactAlpha, highlighted our continued push
05 Dec, 2014 •
...“end” that we hope to achieve. Our mission as an office and foundation is to fund scalable solutions to the world’s big challenges. Ultimately, the long-term measures of success
26 Nov, 2023 •
...economies. Learn about our portfolio Latest Investments Thanksgiving Coffee Company Sector Agriculture Investment $500,000 Dayspring Health Sector Community Development
21 Jul, 2016 •
...extends beyond balance sheet funding, encompassing legal, KYC and operational support – in particular, their proprietary, cloud-based software, is optimized for both transactional activity and risk
05 Nov, 2017 •
...Root Capital, Advance Global Capital, One Acre Fund, Frontier Markets, ColaLife, Maycomb Capital, Village Capital, Candide Group, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Sorenson Impact Center, Calvert Impact Capital, Omidyar,