Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Tag: Women

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.

Investing in our Children is Investing in our Future

Save the Children has released its End of Childhood Index, which scores countries by factors that "end" childhood, such as malnutrition, violence, teen pregnancy and lack of access to education. Dr. Jill Biden and Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of the non-profit, are among who have been involved in the work.

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.

Betting on Women – Wharton’s Project Sage

More venture capital funds are leveraging the potential of women to drive a large untapped multi-trillion-dollar market, according to Wharton Social Impact Initiative's landmark gender lens study.

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.

Change Finance Launches CHGX ESG ETF

Change Finance is rolling out a new ESG-compliant ETF, also its first. Its CEO Donna Morton believes that "ESG should be the floor, not the ceiling. We’ve chosen people for our team who have deep expertise in ethical considerations."

SXSW Winner CNote Launches

SWSW pitch accelerator winner CNote launches their impact savings product that promises 2.5% APY while investing 100% into Community Development Financial Institutions or CDFIs.

Interest in ESG May Be Plateauing, CFA Institute reports

The CFA Institute latest ESG Survey 2017 report suggests that ESG adoption may be plateauing, or slowing. The needs for better data on comparability across firms, and better quantitative and qualitative data may be the chief reasons why.