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Impact investing seeks to fill the gap between philanthropic donations and what governments in developing countries can spend on projects to improve the lives of their people. This is the position held by many of the presenters at the third Vatican Conference on Impacting Investing held 10 July, 2018.
An example of such a gap is regular access to clean water, a challenge for some 2.1 billion people around the world. Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency, has launched an impact investment project designed to help local communities improve their water and sanitation service.
For more on the conference visit our blog post.
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Idb Invest'S Sustainability Week Will Convene More Than 500 Global ... 
"There is growing scientific consensus that the Amazon Basin is reaching an ecological tipping point and urgent action is needed," says James Scriven, CEO of IDB Invest, a multilateral development...more
"There is growing scientific consensus that the Amazon Basin is reaching an ecological tipping point and urgent action is needed," says James Scriven, CEO of IDB Invest, a multilateral development...more
Enhanced Capital Announces Release of 2023 Community Impact Report
Enhanced Capital has been investing in communities across the US for more than two decades, and in its 2023 Community Impact Report, the investment firm says it has created more than 53,000 jobs,...more
Enhanced Capital has been investing in communities across the US for more than two decades, and in its 2023 Community Impact Report, the investment firm says it has created more than 53,000 jobs,...more
Enhanced Capital Announces Release of 2023 Community Impact Report
A California state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require oil and gas companies working in remote areas to pay for the damage they cause to communities, the Los Angeles Times...more
A California state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require oil and gas companies working in remote areas to pay for the damage they cause to communities, the Los Angeles Times...more
Enhanced Capital Announces Release of 2023 Community Impact Report
Enhanced Capital, a New York-based impact investment firm, says it has created more than 53,000 jobs, offset 1.8 million metric tons of carbon emissions, and invested $3.7 billion in community...more
Enhanced Capital, a New York-based impact investment firm, says it has created more than 53,000 jobs, offset 1.8 million metric tons of carbon emissions, and invested $3.7 billion in community...more
Momentus Capital Closes $171 Million Equitable Prosperity Fund
Foundation: Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Kresge Foundation
Stephen Stephens' father died of cancer when he was 53, and his message to young people has stayed with him. "Always do the right thing son," he tells Fast Company. "That message has always...more
Foundation: Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Kresge Foundation
Stephen Stephens' father died of cancer when he was 53, and his message to young people has stayed with him. "Always do the right thing son," he tells Fast Company. "That message has always...more
Who Serves Humanity &Amp; Strives to Make the World a Better Place?
Foundation: Indianapolis Foundation
Lynne Arriale's new album, Being Human, is all about "people who exemplify Passion, courage, love, curiosity, and other human qualities," the Florida pianist tells Rita Kohn of the Indianapolis...more
Foundation: Indianapolis Foundation
Lynne Arriale's new album, Being Human, is all about "people who exemplify Passion, courage, love, curiosity, and other human qualities," the Florida pianist tells Rita Kohn of the Indianapolis...more
How Philanthropy Can Help to Accelerate Sustainable Development Goals 
"If the class register were anything to go by, education would be one of modern civilization's greatest success stories." That's what Peter Wilson, a member of the UBS Accelerate Collective, had...more
"If the class register were anything to go by, education would be one of modern civilization's greatest success stories." That's what Peter Wilson, a member of the UBS Accelerate Collective, had...more
As Melinda French Gates Leaves the Gates Foundation, Many Hope She'Ll ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates more than 20 years ago. As part of an agreement made...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates more than 20 years ago. As part of an agreement made...more
Potato Power: Ongoing Philanthropic Collaboration Elevates Research in Sustainable Agriculture 
Ahmad Al-Mallahi is a professor of agricultural engineering and sensing technologies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and he's spent the past five years developing technology that could...more
Ahmad Al-Mallahi is a professor of agricultural engineering and sensing technologies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and he's spent the past five years developing technology that could...more
How Innovative Philanthropic Collectives Are Driving Climate Action 
Deforestation in south-east Asia could slash the region's GDP by 35%, according to a new report from Reuters. And that's not all. The report also finds that $100 billion pledged to fight...more
Deforestation in south-east Asia could slash the region's GDP by 35%, according to a new report from Reuters. And that's not all. The report also finds that $100 billion pledged to fight...more
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Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Backs Social Saturday
UK will be celebrating its first national celebration of social enterprises dubbed as Social Saturday. World famous celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who founded the Fifteen restaurant chain.
