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Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... crowdfunding project supporting social outcomes, and the development of impact investing vehicles such as a social impact fund, allowing for equity investment in social impact projects, Community 21 said. "When we started 12 years ago, we went to the ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... that and teach a bit of culture now and then, and bring in a bit of language, and blend that in too." SVA's Social Impact Fund was established with both Federal government and private funding to invest in businesses that also have a social outcome.

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... to accommodate sensory learning difficulties in play sessions. SVA provided start-up funding through their Social Impact Fund. The loan was used to establish a play centre in Melbourne to provide a permanent site for activities and expand operations ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... private sector investment to establish three funds - Foresters Community Finance, SEFA and the Social Ventures Australia Impact Fund. During Blackburn-Wright's time at Westpac, she was part of the team that built and issued a $10 million social benefit ...

SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... enterprises in collaborative projects with local, state and federal government, SVA said. SVA also manages the Social Impact Fund, which has granted a loan to Ability Enterprises in Toowoomba. Ability's social goal is to create 60 jobs for people with ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... investment to establish three funds - Foresters Community Finance (Foresters), SEFA and the Social Ventures Australia Impact Fund. The report also points to the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), which has provided $1 billion in incentives ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Foresters Community Finance Funds, Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) and Social Ventures Australia - Social Impact Fund. Another area that will require work to develop the impact investment market will be the generation of commonly recognised ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Foresters Community Finance Funds, Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) and Social Ventures Australia - Social Impact Fund. The AU$614m Christian Super superannuation fund has made several investments in the impact investment sphere - they have ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... that we're cautious about drawing conclusions because they're in the early stages of this - is measuring to see if an impact fund manager is having the positive social impact that they're set out to achieve," Macready said. In reporting to its members ...

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