For foundations not sure how to get started with impact or mission-aligned investing, a first step is to look for opportunities in their own backyard by investing in CDFIs and supporting a local social enterprise.
Concerned investors should be aware of the environmental consequences of industrial livestock production and consider new market opportunities that support greater sustainability.
Many philanthropist struggle to find reliable data to inform their giving. This new blog series will explore stories of impact easily told through data.
Happy hour event seeks to help change the funder-nonprofit dynamic for the better.
As we prepare for the 2019 SPARX Conference on October 31, we asked members of our Conference Planning Committee to reflect on the meaning of "community."
Donor collaboratives are being used to fund creative solutions to some of today’s most complex social problems.
In this brief Q&A, 2019 SPARX Conference lunch keynote speaker Liz Dozier shares a few thoughts on philanthropy, community and the power to drive change.
Periods of stability are the perfect time to assess risk and initiate transition planning, leadership succession or consider changing an investment strategy.
The Communications Network's annual gathering offers some lessons on how to create and support an inclusive community.
At SPARX 2019, Liz Dozier talked about her journey from a troubled Chicago school to social-impact investing and shared lessons for social justice-minded do-gooders on what worked and what didn’t.
