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This post was written by Sidney McLaurin, Jr., a CASE i3 Fellow and Co-Chair for the 2016-17 academic year. Sidney recently attended SOCAP, the annual conference in San Francisco that brings together impact investors, social entrepreneurs, foundations, corporations, global nonprofits, and others contributing to …

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend SOCAP16 for the first time. With the tagline “A Conference at the Intersection of Money + Meaning,” this annual convening of global innovators, investors, foundations, governments, institutions, and social entrepreneurs deeply …

This post originally appeared on Next Billion on October 19, 2015 with the title “NexThought Monday: Four Steps to Unlock the Potential of Impact Investing: SOCAP15 conference highlights critical areas where the sector should focus”. You can find the original …

This article was originally published in the World Economic Forum report: “From Ideas to Practice, Pilots to Strategy II: Practical Solutions and Actionable Insights on How to Do Impact Investing“ Key Insights Universities can play a unique role in field-building, …

Lila is a recent Fuqua graduate, where she was a CASE i3 Fellow and Fuqua Scholar.  Lila is currently working with the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD).  Social entrepreneurs, like any entrepreneur, struggle with the search for investors; …

This article was originally published on Devex Impact – a global initiative by Devex and USAID to provide cutting-edge news and analysis on the intersection of business and development. At this month’s Social Capital Markets conference, SOCAP13, nearly 2000 social entrepreneurs, investors, foundations, corporate …

This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Earlier this month in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Paul Brest and Kelly Born wrote avery thoughtful pieceabout the difficulty of achieving real impact alongside financial returns for impact investors. …

By Erin Worsham At the Social Capital Markets conference, SOCAP13, nearly 2000 social entrepreneurs, investors, foundations, corporate and government representatives gathered to discuss the latest trends in impact investing and how to “build this market at the intersection of money …

How do impact investment fund managers balance the needs of their investors with the needs of their investees/borrowers? RSF Social Finance’s answer: through radical transparency. How would the world be different if the financial system were open and transparent? What …

We’re pleased to announce that CASE is formally launching a new program focused on impact investing, CASE i3, the CASE Initiative on Impact Investing. This will be the first comprehensive global program at a top 10 business school in the US to blend …