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The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... has been built using the lessons learned from the experience of microfinance organisations and is designed to blend philanthropy to address barriers to growth and private capital to fund scale." "What my co-founder and I decided is that we wanted to ...

Australian Executor Trustees launches strategic partnership, talks impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Executor Trustees (AET) has launched a strategic partnership with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). Ben Clark, head of philanthropy and social investment, Australian Executor Trustees The partnership is aimed at developing more effective ...

Social Ventures Australia launches Diversified Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... the next step for us has been creating a fund that doesn't rely on government funding, but features some catalytic philanthropy to crowd in other impact investors and make other interesting investments." The fund has attracted cornerstone investment ...

Bessi Graham to step down as CEO of The Difference Incubator

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... that Bessi has managed to build a sustainable business in a sector that has for so long been reliant on grants and philanthropy to keep it afloat. I can say with confidence that this would not have happened if it wasn't for her extraordinary personal ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... issued in Australia." "Then point we're at is moving from [impact investing] being a focus of private wealth and philanthropy, and right now we're going through the process where impact investing is transforming itself into something that can be considered ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... The Impact Investment Forum will act as a "dedicated hub to connect and deepen" the participation of government, philanthropy and the superannuation industry in impact investing, while furthering the research projects begun by the Australian Advisory ...

Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Impact Investing Australia and Philanthropy Australia have launched a new grant program to help not-for-profit organisations and for-purpose businesses to explore impact investing activities and attract potential investors. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... was a new criterion for 2016. Companies showed the most improvement relative to 2015 in corporate citizenship and philanthropy, but were leas improved on labour practice indicators and human rights. "The criteria 'Labour Practice Indicators and Human ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel exclusion. Banking products are a diverse offering - there are others that have an allocation to impact/philanthropy in part of the interest earned - Community Sector Banking would be one of those. We've seen other products that effectively ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Nearly half of family businesses globally use social impact investing as part of their philanthropy, according to a new survey from EY. EY surveyed 525 family business owners in 21 countries for Family business philanthropy - creating lasting impact ...