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Looking for examples of how to apply a trust-based approach to impact investing? Stacey Faella, Executive Director of the Woodcock Foundation offers examples of how funders can use trust-based principles to strengthen their impact investing and shares next steps on what #funders and #investors can do. "At Woodcock, we’ve supported our investees as they think through their own investment and impact criteria, structuring their capital needs, communicating about their model and impact, and connecting with other investors." Read the blog below and feel free to share your reflections about the impact of taking a trust-based approach to impact investing! #TrustBasedPhilanthropy #ImpactInvesting

Brumbaugh Wealth Management, LLC in Exton examines the differences between impact investing and philanthropy to help align with your financial values.

As impact investing expands in scope, more and more foundations are asking, "How Can A Trust-Based Approach Be Applied to Impact-First Investing?" Stacey Faella, executive director of the Woodcock Foundation, explores the many shapes and forms Impact investing can take and outlines how to apply trust-based practices to impact-first investing. 💡 Give flexible financing to help investments thrive 💡 Collaborate to reduce burdens and increase visibility for investees 💡 Identify and address implicit biases in your process. 💡 Create conditions for transparency, dialogue, and ongoing support For more insights continue reading below and as always we invite you to share your reflections about the impact of taking a trust-based approach to impact investing. #TrustBasedPhilanthropy #ImpactInvesting

Impact Investing Institute – an independent, non-profit organisation with the goal of making capital markets fairer and work better for people and the planet – today published its ‘Family Offices: A roadmap to impact’ guide. Our Managing Director for London and Chair of the Board for Accuro Group Mustafa Hussain provided insight and perspective that helped inform the guide, which is designed to support and inspire families and their advisers who want to use their wealth to deliver positive change in the world.   The $10 trillion of impact-interested capital, held by family offices globally, is in a unique position. Read the guide to discover why: https://lnkd.in/dywcB8tN   #impactinvesting #wealth #familyoffices #resource #drivenbyvision

Thought leaders and institutional investors gathered last month to discuss nonprofit institutional investing, governance, values-aligned investing and more, at the 2024 Investment Stewardship Academy. Check out highlights from the 3-day workshop below... https://hubs.ly/Q02GDBl50

Powerful words from one of our Board Members, Stacey Faella: "[Many] foundations’ endowments are invested in companies whose extractive and harmful practices are in direct conflict with our missions. We’re using 95% of our resources to generate the very harms that 5% of our resources are being leveraged to fix." Read her insight on how philanthropies can do more to use their endowment for impact.

Thought leaders and institutional investors gathered last month to discuss nonprofit institutional investing, governance, values-aligned investing and more, at the 2024 Investment Stewardship Academy. Check out highlights from the 3-day workshop below... https://hubs.ly/Q02GDCpP0

Some advice for funders who may be hesitant to pursue #ImpactInvesting: “Start where you are comfortable." No matter the size or sophistication of your foundation, #ImpactInvesting can play a role in amplifying your #impact on the issues that matter most to you. Read more about how to get started here: https://bit.ly/3lcphZ2

Impact investing is putting your money in companies that do more good, and foundations could use it to leverage their investments—beyond grantmaking—to achieve their missions. Daniel Matz, contributing editor at Philanthropy News Digest, shares what impact investing is, how foundations can leverage these investments, and what that could mean for philanthropy.

📢 Check out our latest newsletter featuring important updates. We've launched the Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI) capability building grants and we share news on system-level investing, education programs and global impact events. #impactinvesting #socialenterprise #systemlevelinvesting