Mystified by impact investing? Curious but unsure where to go next? Help is at hand—the newly released Field Guide is designed to help trusts and foundations understand impact investing in Australia with case studies, key considerations and practical advice for getting started.
Amanda Miller joined 2,700 other delegates at SOCAP in San Francisco last month to be part of the largest global gathering of people using new ways to meet the many challenges facing the world.
“I really don’t care about social entrepreneurship, CSR, social investing, impact investing, strategic philanthropy,” says the man who’s been called a pioneer, founder and rock star in the field of impact investing. “It’s not about labels, it’s about creating change. It’s about creating impact. It’s about optimising value with the resources you have.”
Ross Knowles, Chair of Ethinvest and Australian Impact Investments, explores the concepts of positive and negative screening and offers clear steps trusts and foundations can take to identify investments that run counter to their stated mission.
A consortium of public and private funders in QLD has built an innovative fund that’s poised to bring new levels of sustainability to arts organisations in the Sunshine State and beyond.
