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A ground-breaking book on the transformative power of impact investing

This is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive force. It shows how impact investing is a transformational vehicle for delivering blended value throughout the investment spectrum, giving a single name to a set of activities previously siloed in enclaves, revealing how they are linked within what is becoming a new field of investing. Written by two leaders in the growing field of impact investing, the book defines this emerging industry for participants on all sides of the funding equation (investors, funders and social entrepreneurs).

  • Filled with illustrative examples of impact investing success stories
  • Reveals how the field can expand in order to address the most critical social and environmental issues of our day
  • Explores the wide-ranging applications of impact investing as well as entrepreneuri

    Table of Contents

    Preface ix

    Acknowledgments xxi

    Part One The Terrain of Impact Investing 1

    1 A Mighty Wave 3

    2 Impact Investing in International Development 19

    3 Microfinance: Still the Best Brand in Development? 39

    4 Impact Investing in Social Enterprises: Flourishing in the ‘‘Confusing Mess’’ 61

    5 Where Is Impact Investing Headed? 85

    Part Two The Implications of Impact Investing 109

    6 How Will We Regulate Impact Investing? 111

    7 How Will We Cultivate Transformational Leadership? 141

    8 How Will We Measure Blended Value? 163

    9 How Will We Unlock Philanthropic Capital? Total Foundation Asset Management 187

    10 How Will We Move the Money? 217

    11 How Will We See the Forest and the Trees? Creating the New Ecosystem of Impact Investing for Blended Value 251

    Notes 263

    Further Reading 269

    The Authors 283

    Disclosure 285

    Index 287

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 21 October 2011
      ISBN-13 9780470907214
      978-0470907214
      ISBN-10 0470907215
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A ground-breaking book on the transformative power of impact investing

      This is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive force. It shows how impact investing is a transformational vehicle for delivering blended value throughout the investment spectrum, giving a single name to a set of activities previously siloed in enclaves, revealing how they are linked within what is becoming a new field of investing. Written by two leaders in the growing field of impact investing, the book defines this emerging industry for participants on all sides of the funding equation (investors, funders and social entrepreneurs).

      • Filled with illustrative examples of impact investing success stories
      • Reveals how the field can expand in order to address the most critical social and environmental issues of our day
      • Explores the wide-ranging applications of impact investing as well as entrepreneuri

        Table of Contents

        Preface ix

        Acknowledgments xxi

        Part One The Terrain of Impact Investing 1

        1 A Mighty Wave 3

        2 Impact Investing in International Development 19

        3 Microfinance: Still the Best Brand in Development? 39

        4 Impact Investing in Social Enterprises: Flourishing in the ‘‘Confusing Mess’’ 61

        5 Where Is Impact Investing Headed? 85

        Part Two The Implications of Impact Investing 109

        6 How Will We Regulate Impact Investing? 111

        7 How Will We Cultivate Transformational Leadership? 141

        8 How Will We Measure Blended Value? 163

        9 How Will We Unlock Philanthropic Capital? Total Foundation Asset Management 187

        10 How Will We Move the Money? 217

        11 How Will We See the Forest and the Trees? Creating the New Ecosystem of Impact Investing for Blended Value 251

        Notes 263

        Further Reading 269

        The Authors 283

        Disclosure 285

        Index 287

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