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Impact 2012: What the experts say about making a difference in the new year
Published in 2012 | Download [PDF] 802 KB
Posted by redf-content
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 »
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Picking a Needle out of a Haystack: Selecting for social entrepreneurs
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.
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A Capital Idea: Total Foundation Asset Management and Unified Investment Strategy
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Published in 2002 | Download [PDF] 242 KB
Posted by redf-content
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
Published in 2000 | Download [PDF] 169 KB
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Jed Emerson, Mehmet Beceren
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