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Impact 2012: What the experts say about making a difference in the new year

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Published in 2012 | Download [PDF] 802 KB
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For donors who want to make a difference, the new year will bring a wide range of challenges. But it will also offer unique opportunities for impact. To help philanthropists pursue their goals more strategically in 2012, Arabella Advisors gathered key insights from leaders we know. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, REDF's own Carla Javits and 10 other prominent leaders from the public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors offered their ideas... More »

Picking a Needle out of a Haystack: Selecting for social entrepreneurs

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Published in 2010 | Download [PDF] 541 KB
Posted by llepson

Founded in 1999, Joshua Venture Group (JVGroup) invests in social entrepreneurs working
to expand and reinvigorate the Jewish community. As we re-launched our Dual Investment Program in Fall 2009, we pushed ourselves to question what we know and don’t know about the inherent qualities that define social entrepreneurs, and embarked on a process to better understand and identify what we were looking for. ... More »

A Capital Idea: Total Foundation Asset Management and Unified Investment Strategy

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Published in 2002 | Download [PDF] 242 KB
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Jed Emerson, Senior Fellow, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Lecturer in Business, Center for Social Innovation, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
This paper presents the perspective that the purpose of foundations is not simply to engage in grant making, but rather to invest in the creation of social value... More »

Social Frontiers in Social Investing and Finance: Understanding and Exploring the Social Value Note

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Published in 2000 | Download [PDF] 169 KB
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Jed Emerson, Mehmet Beceren
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The Nature of Returns: A Social Capital Markets Inquiry Into the Elements of Investment and the Blended Value Proposition

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Published in 2000 | Download [PDF] 594 KB
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Jed Emerson, Bloomberg Senior Research Fellow in Philanthropy, Harvard Business School... More »

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