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Greetings!
As an indication of the important role that social investing can play internationally, the U.S. State Department is sponsoring a series of discussions on ways to "mobilize capital, scale enterprises, and work with large corporations to achieve social and environmental impact." Comments on how the government can expedite progress on these issues are welcomed from philanthropy and other sectors. The goal is to develop a set of initiatives that could be kicked off as early as Fall 2011. Let us know your ideas, or send your comments directly to the Office of Global Partnership Initiatives.
Peter Berliner
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Job Opportunities
The Ford Foundation
The F.B. Heron Foundation
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New at the Network
This four-part webinar series features experienced PRI makers who will introduce and respond to questions about key investing concepts and the steps required to create and manage an effective PRI program. The series begins on February 16, 2011. Available to members for free and non-members for a modest fee. Register today for one or more of the monthly webinars.
Make Use of Your Network: 2011 Learning Opportunities for Members
Thursday, February 3
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT/12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET
Join this discussion roundtable by phone to chart your course for the year as you hear from Managing Director Peter Berliner about our resources and events, and provide your input on events or services that you'd like to see. This is also an opportunity for members, particularly new members, to ask any questions about PRIs, the Network or its services that you would like answered.
Welcome Carolyn Foundation!
Please join us in welcoming the Carolyn Foundation, a family foundation located in Minneapolis, MN to the Network. The Foundation supports programs for youth and community vitality in Minneapolis and New Haven, CT.
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In the News
Lisa Hall Named President & CEO of Calvert Foundation  Social Finance, an investment bank in the U.K., has mobilized government support to create a social bond fund that will expand programs designed to reduce recidivism. Private investors have put £5m behind the bond, which is being used to fund a program at Peterborough prison. Investors will be repaid based on the calculated saving to the state from the lower reoffending rate. Click here for more information about social finance bonds. |
Articles of Interest
Recognizing that philanthropy alone is insufficient to address the world's pressing social problems, The Rockefeller Foundation has committed to growing the field of impact investing as a way to channel large-scale private capital for social benefit. According to Impact Investments: An Emerging Asset Class, published by the Rockefeller Foundation and J.P. Morgan, impact investing can be advanced by recognizing the unique set of investment and risk management skills it requires, and by creating an organizational and market infrastructure to support it. A report on the impact of using various forms of financing to support sustainable fisheries is available from Manta Consulting. Financing Fisheries Change: Learning from Case Studies, sponsored by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, describes how various forms of financing can be used to enable fishers with little working or growth capital to change their business models and fishing gear in ways that can preserve global stocks of fish. |
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Upcoming Events
Social Investment Forum Community Investing Conference
Tuesday, February 8
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Join the Social Investment Forum in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for a unique, one-day community investing event. This event will focus on the role community investing is playing in our nation's economic recovery, with a focus on examples from the southeastern United States. Attendees will learn how organizations are incorporating community investing, leveraging federal programs and meeting challenges in the marketplace to build stronger and more resilient communities.
2011 Pacific Northwest Global Donors Conference
Friday, April 1 - Saturday, April 2
Seattle, WA
This conference is designed expressly for Northwest grantmakers and philanthropists active and/or curious about global philanthropy. This year's theme, Giving for Sustainable Change, will provide insights and education on many of today's most significant global issues including agriculture, climate justice, human rights, technology and more.
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