Investing with a mission
Some people in the field of grant giving now believe charities can improve their social returns by becoming investors, not just donors. It's an idea called mission investing. Mark Kramer, founder of FSG Consulting, explains it to Kai Ryssdal.
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More on Investing, Charity - Giving
Links
- Day 1: 'Embedded giving' good for the taking
- Day 2, Part 1: For-profit lessons for nonprofit giving
- Day 3, Part 1: Charitable tax credits promote giving
- Day 3, Part 2: Giving goes online, too
- Lucy Bernholz's blog: Latest trends in philanthropy
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: 'Mission Investing'
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- FB Heron's mission-related investments
- Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
- Waste Concern
- Harlem Children's Zone
