Investing in Boldness

Investment strategies are slowly beginning to change. Investors are looking at environmental and social  ventures as strategic opportunities to promote change and make a profit. There is inherent risk in any investment. But dropping one’s money into an organization whose explicit motivation is not the maximization of financial profit but rather the maximization social profit takes boldness. Who is stepping up to invest for impact rather than the bottom line? And can they make money doing this?

At ReVV 2010, observe RSF Social Finance CEO, Don Shafer, discuss with Mark Ahn, Associate Professor of Global Management, at Willamette University, and Lewis Hower of Huntsman Gay.

Hear how social investment firms and foundations are shifting to the use of program-related investing and other financial tools to accelerate social and environmental impact worldwide.

And listen to Malaika Maphalala of Natural Investments and  Justin Conway of Calvert Foundation discuss impact investing.

There’s a lot of talk about impact investing, but how do investees and investors come together? Hear from all sides of the investment deal, from the investors who want to reach social change organizations and businesses, an organization that works to create investment vehicles to bridge investor and investee, and a social enterprise that has benefited by them.  Learn how the new partners in change work together to create new roles for everyone—for good.

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