Entries tagged with social investing

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Social Enterprise, A Disruptive Innovation >
stevewright
• 02/27/12
• Posted in double bottom-line, microfinance, real value, SKS, social investing, social performance
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In 2010 SKS Microfinance went public with great excitement from the financial markets and a hail of criticism from some in the industry. The criticism centered around the idea that profit is NOT a proxy for success and an aggressive focus on growth is bad for the poor.

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Notes from the Field: Asia Training Tour, Social Investing in the Philippines >
PreetiWali
• 02/12/10
• Posted in Kiva, oikocredit, Philippines, social investing, social performance
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Following the PPI Data Analysis training, Mary Jo Kochendorfer and Cris Lomboy joined other discussion leaders at a Social Investing Workshop. Their panel, Opportunities and Challenges in Social Investment, focused on shared experiences among MFIs and technical assistance providers in promoting social performance. The panel examined the role of social investment as an incentive for increasing social performance activities among organizations.

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