Showing posts with label social capital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social capital. Show all posts
Monday, September 11, 2017

How to Scale Social Impact Investing Into Solar Energy

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Social impact investing is undeniably becoming a major force in finance. It drives capital into triple bottom line projects that make inves...
Friday, June 30, 2017

Alfidi Capital at TiEcon 2017

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I scored access to several sessions at TiEcon 2017 . The TiE people are some seriously accomplished entrepreneurs and are among the most we...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

The Informal Economy Needs Elite Guidance During Its Maturation

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The informal economy is out there on the fringes of mass consciousness.  It rears its head every so often when the mainstream media ask Bu...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

The Haiku of Finance for 05/26/15

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Nonprofit startup Social solutions scale up Meeting human needs

Social Entrepreneurship at TiECON 2015

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I got my first limited exposure to TiECON just this year.  I was lucky enough to score a free pass to the social entrepreneurship track.  S...
Monday, March 09, 2015

The Haiku of Finance for 03/09/15

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Open source housing Non-profit capital pool Adapt urban scale

Open Source Housing Can Adapt ESOPs and REITs

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I paid attention at tonight's Commonwealth Club talk on "open source housing."  The concept needs more definition but the mov...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Listicle of Financial Inclusion Institutions

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Financial inclusion is an emerging topic in both the traditional finance sector and the social capital arena.  Here's a rundown of the ...

The Business Case For New Mentoring Tools

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I recently visited with the enterprising minds behind MicroMentor , a derivative of Mercy Corps .  I don't participate in their program...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Launching the Bay Area Impact Investing Initiative

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I attended last week's official launch of the Bay Area Impact Investing Initiative .  I met the movers and shakers behind this project...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Learning PR at the Impact Hub San Francisco

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I got to attend a free public relations workshop last week at the Impact Hub San Francisco .  The space is unique among incubators because ...
Wednesday, September 04, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 09/04/13

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Attend SOCAP show Notice all the hot women Must return next year

Angel Investors Peek Into SOCAP13

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I don't have time to attend the full SOCAP13 conference this year but I did make time to stop in briefly at one event.   Hub Ventures ...
Monday, September 02, 2013

The Haiku of Finance for 09/02/13

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Social capital Sustainable investing Local benefit

Adapting Portfolio Theory To Social Capital

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Today I attended an awesome seminar on the research behind the Bay Area Impact Investing Initiative .  A diverse bunch of finance types gat...