Reimagining Environmental Conservation Funding Through Impact NFTs
Impact NFT's representing digital one-of-a-kind collectibles of increasingly rare and endangered wildlife, living on the Ethereum blockchain could be harnessed to bridge conservation financing multi-million dollar shortfall.
Reimagining Donations, Charity, and the Giving Market using Blockchain
Alice, PromiseGiving and Little Phil coin are just three examples of small teams who using blockchain technology to reimagine donations, charity and the giving market.
Using Donor-Advised Funds for Impact Investments
Unlocking the potential of Donor-Advised Funds could go a long way in addressing some of the world's thorniest problems. Steps you can take.
Honu Reimagines Charity Through Impact NFTs
A new digital one-of-a-kind collectible living on the Ethereum blockchain is being auctioned to raise funds to protect the planet's oceans. Honu, the name of the new digital collectible, is being auctioned off from July 9th through July 15th in a charity fundraiser at the Blockchain Summit in Morocco, hosted by the Bitfury Group and ACTAI Global.
Impact Investing Behaviors are Changing, Toniic says
Impact investing is becoming more mainstream and a more acceptable notion with return tradeoffs, as investors seek impact not just in early-stage investments, but across entire portfolios, according to a new report by Toniic.
Do Accelerators Really Help Entrepreneurs Raise?
The third major report from GALI examines the ability of accelerators to drive funds into participating ventures and explores which programmatic choices correspond with superior outcomes. The report shows that in a sample of 52 accelerators, the average flow of incremental funds into participating ventures is significantly greater than the average that flows into rejected ventures. The report suggests modernizing and customizing approaches of choosing how much and what venture to fund.
Billionaires Pool Their Assets and Resources to Scale Impact
Several billionaire philanthropists are experimenting with an arrangement to pool each other's resources and expertise to solve humanity's largest problems at scale. Up to $500 million has been raised by the collaborative, which notably includes foundations by Bill Gates, Buffett, Skoll and the Rockefellers.
SOCAP turns 10
SOCAP participants reflect that while sustainable and responsible investing has come a long way, paths forward remain long. Many acknowledge that the issues are systemic in origin and that creation of more solutions are needed to seed more change.
More Ethical Businesses are Valued More Highly, Study Says
Not only does the Boston Consulting Group's new study clearly show a positive link between a firm's responsible and sustainable practices and bottom-line, it also revealed EBITDA premiums. The findings come amidst a new another study by McKinsey that says ESG now accounts for 26% of professionally managed assets globally.
Blockchain for Social Impact November Event in NYC
Consensys is hosting a Blockchain for Social Impact event in New York on November 17th this year. The inaugural event promises to be an interesting intersection of ideas between blockchain and social impact.













