Inversiones de Impacto
5th European Microfinance Award on Microfinance and the Environment
The objective of the 5th European Microfinance Award on Microfinance and the Environment is to highlight opportunities for microfinance to improve environmental issues in the South and encourage the industry to find innovative solutions for global environmental concerns. The award of €100,000 from the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs will be…
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We have created a Course where you can learn to Change the Word: You can also be a Change Agent!
After working in the design and preparation of this course for about a year, the EOI Programe: “Becoming Change Agents: Values and Skills for the Future” is now launched! I am really proud of being part of this amazing course and to do it together with three international experts (Daniel Truran, Leda Scott and Gonzalo de la…
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What is Social Impact Investing?
Social investment is the provision and use of finance to generate social, or social as well as economic, returns. Over the last ten years various forms of social investment have grown rapidly and new forms have been introduced. This growth reflects a range of developments on both the demand side (a new generation of social…
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Impact Investing in West Africa, a first analysis available online.
I have recently shared a number of resources and material about Impact Investing and also have mentioned my interest in Africa. Today, I have been reading this amazing report that mixes both of my current interests: Impact Investing in West Africa, the first comprehensive analysis ever conducted on the impact investing industry in the region. The report aims…
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A lesson of happiness and generosity I brought back home from my trip to Ghana
I few weeks ago I was in Ghana, visiting microfinance institutions as well as small entrepreneurs in Accra, Kumasi and the Central Region. It was an amazing experience and I loved the country, the food and more than anything else, the people. It was great to be able to meet and talk to entrepreneurs that have…
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A 7 step guide to early stage impact investing
A few days ago I published about the expansion of Impact Investing and the discussions held at the last IE Impact Investing Forum that took place in Madrid. I also included some key resources about Impact Investing Today, I want to share with you a e-guide that aims to help those with an interest in investing in…
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Impact investing going mainstream? Join us at the panel next Friday at the 8th IE Social Responsibility Forum.
There is a crisis out there, but also a lot of people that are thinking of new ways to change the economy for the good and that are implementing them…. Impact investing is one of the ways and is going mainstream! We will be talking about it with key experts at the IE Social Responsibility…
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My 8 favorite trends in the microfinance sector. 2013 Microfinance Week.
Last week I participated in the 2013 European Microfinance Week, one of the main conferences on financial inclusion. It brings microfinance stakeholders together to discuss important developments in the sector and contributes to shaping the global approach to microfinance. This time it gathered 378 participants form 59 countries and focused on the future of the…
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Dreamstarter: a crowdfunding platform launched by StartSomeGood and ING Direct in Australia
This year I am teaching again Development Finance and Innovative Finance Models in different Universities. I always look for innovative cases to discuss with students and I have found this interesting initiative of how banks can support social businesses. It has happened in Australia, where the crowdfunding platform, StartSomeGood has partnered with ING DIRECT Australia to launch…
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