The Benevolent Society has announced strong fourth year results of its Social Benefit Bond, a five-year social impact bond that supports its Resilient Families program.
The new report from Impact Investing Australia reveals a diverse market delivering positive financial returns along with social and environmental outcomes including job creation, disability support, education, renewable energy generation and more.
Amanda Miller wears many hats—all of them successfully. A committed advocate for the next generation of givers, gender-wise philanthropy and diversity, she is also a tireless purveyor of positivity.
“Have you optimised the total value of what it is you have the potential to create?” That’s Jed Emerson’s biggest question for philanthropy. Why? Because to his mind, “the point is not to simply do better and more philanthropy. The point is to change the world.” Emerson picks up where he left off in this, the second part of our profile story.
Daniel Madhavan from Impact Investing Australia explains why the debate and evolving conversations about impact investing all help the market grow and find form.
Andrew Tyndale makes the case for government leadership that extends beyond tentative procurement and the removal of the internal divide between grantmaking and investment in foundations.
Held in Sydney on 19-21 October, the inaugural Impact Investment Summit attracted more than 200 delegates, featured 80 presenters, and gave rise to a host of challenging and inspiring conversations with the potential to shape impact investing’s ‘adolescent years’ in Australia.
