CHANNELING CAPITAL FOR SOCIAL IMPACT

SIE Fellows are pursuing innovative approaches to access new sources of capital and use market dynamics to create social impact.
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INVESTING IN OUTCOME

"Twin Cities RISE! helped me grow tremendously as a person and I use the lessons I learned both at work and in my personal life." SIE Fellow Steve Rothschild is changing how society empowers the underprivileged like Patrice.
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INVESTING IN TALENT

Having overcome abuse and violence, Rena has completed her first year at Fisk University with Lumni's help and started her second year. SIE Fellow Felipe Vergara is investing in the future of dedicated students like Rena.
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HOW DO YOU MEASURE IMPACT?

We define impact through pattern change. Ashoka SIE Fellows are changing industries and creating new markets.
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Can Impact Investment Be an Effective Tool to Reduce Poverty?
Submitted by Sonia Park on Wed, November 9, 2011
Can Impact Investment Be an Effective Tool to Reduce Poverty? *As a new field, impact investing has tremendous potential to address the challenges of poverty. The question is not whether it can, but whether it will.Dealing with entrenched poverty requires new solutions. A...
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Social Entrepreneurs Providing New Channels for Savings for the Poor
Submitted by Sonia Park on Mon, September 26, 2011
Ashoka's Marcelo Ber shares stories of social entrepreneurs from diverse fields creating channels through which the poor can save. Social Entrepreneurs Providing New Channels for Savings for the Poor * In the past few years, poor people are increasingly gaining...
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Call to Action: Joining Forces for Impact Investing
Submitted by Sonia Park on Fri, September 9, 2011
Ashoka Bridge (beta) is an effort to increase the visibility across the impact investment ecosystem by connecting social entrepreneurs, investors and capacity builders. Tina Browne shares insights from her conversations on Ashoka Bridge with leaders in the space, including...
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