Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier
For many years, the field of impact investing played host to great debates that involved seemingly irreconcilable positions: Was it possible to achieve both market-rate financial returns and meaningful social impact? Could philanthropic funding coexist effectively with commercial investment? Now, as...
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| description | For many years, the field of impact investing played host to great debates that involved seemingly irreconcilable positions: Was it possible to achieve both market-rate financial returns and meaningful social impact? Could philanthropic funding coexist effectively with commercial investment? Now, as the field reaches a new stage of maturity, leading social finance organizations are developing models that bring greater sophistication to the work of evaluating investment options. These models, like the investors that create them, vary widely. But they reflect a shared commitment to moving beyond simple either-or choices—and to moving from broad questions to specific solutions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1001342024-02-29T10:06:49Z Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier McCreless,Michael food security agriculture climate change For many years, the field of impact investing played host to great debates that involved seemingly irreconcilable positions: Was it possible to achieve both market-rate financial returns and meaningful social impact? Could philanthropic funding coexist effectively with commercial investment? Now, as the field reaches a new stage of maturity, leading social finance organizations are developing models that bring greater sophistication to the work of evaluating investment options. These models, like the investors that create them, vary widely. But they reflect a shared commitment to moving beyond simple either-or choices—and to moving from broad questions to specific solutions. 2017-11-17 2019-03-05T19:06:33Z 2019-03-05T19:06:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100134 en Limited Access McCreless M. 2017. Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier. Standford Social Innovation Review 15 (1): 49-53. |
| spellingShingle | food security agriculture climate change McCreless,Michael Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier |
| title | Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier |
| title_full | Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier |
| title_short | Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier |
| title_sort | toward the efficient impact frontier |
| topic | food security agriculture climate change |
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