Straight Talk On Impact Investing

April 15, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Skoll World Forum Gets Real On Impact Investing The impact investing problem is not just that markets fail. It's that there are no markets to begin with. In other words, investors should bank on low or no financial returns (grants would actually be preferable), very little certainty, and years of scrambling to build business capacity, supply chains, and a viable base of customers, as Monitor Group's recent and essential research reveals. Continue reading... Obama Donated Almost One Quarter Of Income To Charity Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Growth To Outpace Global Average, Must Tackle Poverty: World Bank Little Girl Sees Herself For The First Time After Cleft Lip Surgery; The Internet Smiles (VIDEO) WATCH: Arianna Highlights Issue At The 'Forefront Of The National Debate' Skoll World Forum Gets Real On Impact Investing Susan G. Komen Foundation Elbows Out Charities Over Use Of The Word 'Cure' CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS Making the Connection Between Technology and Maternity The impact one cell phone can make on the life of a woman in labor anywhere in the world when she doesn't have the time or means to get to healthcare is remarkable. Continue reading... ISY SUTTIE What Being a Feminist Actually Means I can't believe that when I used to hear the word "feminist" in my teens, I used to think I'd have to get hold of a fleece and dangly earrings to 'join'. That was because I was an ignorant teenager from a small town, but also I love fleeces and I am always looking for an excuse to get a new one (I don't like dangly earrings. They chafe the skin tags on my neck). Now I'm a bit older, I'm proud to call myself a feminist - and to take action too, because sticks and stones may break the bones of misogyny, but words will never hurt it. Continue reading... MARJORIE FAULSTICH ORELLANA Organized Acts of Kindness I came to see that some kindnesses are easy. But that doesn't diminish their value. When we take the time to do kind things, our acts can have a powerful effect, not just on the world, but on ourselves. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003