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An unexpected partnership is boosting savings for low-income families
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (408+ words) Get a sneak preview of the data behind the stories. Track LPs, GPs and allocations. Building savings is critical to'establishing'financial security. The ability to save underpins financial health for low-income and low-wealth households. It also serves as an important indicator…...
How impact investors are building portfolios for the 'longevity economy' (video)
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (617+ words) Longer lifespans, coupled with over-50 Americans" spending power and productivity, are fueling a "longevity economy" that would rank third among the world"s largest economies. Impact investors are seizing opportunities to support adults as they age. "Our focus is entirely…...
How “entrepreneurship through acquisition” can deliver benefits to workers, too
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (536+ words) Much ink has already been spilled about the $10 trillion transfer of business assets that is underway across the United States. Millions of small and mid-sized companies, many of them essential anchors of local economies, have baby boomer owners who are…...
Building foundation – and personal – portfolios that value and support aging
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (1235+ words) By the end of this fall's Denver gathering of the philanthropy network Grantmakers in Aging, it's possible a few more foundations will choose to be known also as Impact Investors in Aging. The nearly 150 foundations in the network represent nearly…...
Sharing wealth with workers creates value for private equity buyout firms. So why not share more?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1529+ words) For The Riverside Company, a $13 billion private equity buyout firm, broad-based employee ownership has evolved from a values-driven experiment into a proven lever for value creation. The New York and Cleveland-based fund manager launched its Riverside Value Fund six years…...
‘Purpose trusts’ power a business movement toward broader ownership and stakeholder governance
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (834+ words) Values-led founders are rethinking their exit options, and broadening the ownership of the businesses they've built. "Perpetual purpose trusts can help mission-driven organizations stay mission-driven forever," RSF's Dana Stranz and Issie Corvi of Purpose Trust Ownership Network, or PTON, wrote…...
The Brief: The businesses sharing ownership and governance with ‘perpetual purpose trusts’
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (90+ words) Greetings Agents of Impact! Dealflow overflow. Investment news crossing our desks: Kristen Clements, former chair of the planning and transportation commission of the city of San Carlos, becomes Housing Trust Silicon Valley's inaugural director of policy and advocacy" Capricorn Investment…...
Blended finance can’t scale without insurance at the table
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (356+ words) Demand for capital to address climate and development challenges has never been greater, but the market's ability to attract private investment remains constrained. One reason is that blended finance transactions continue to be structured without the actors who understand risk…...
How ‘Impact LPs’ are supporting fund managers long after the raise
3+ week, 6+ day ago (411+ words) Gary Community Ventures has been working its local wealth building strategy in Colorado for decades, backing innovative fund managers like Dearfield Fund, Kah Capital Management and Apis & Heritage. But it's after it writes the check that Gary really goes to…...