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NEW: Surdna Foundation’s Don Chen: High-risk, high-reward impact investments are paying off (Q&A) The Surdna Foundation’s $100 million carveout for impact investments (split roughly 80/20 between MRIs and PRIs) has grown to $170 million, counting mission-aligned investments in public equities and other strategies from the broader endowment. Along with Impact America Fund, the portfolio includes Founders First Capital Partners and Blackstar Stability, as well as the first two funds from Illumen Capital, VamosVentures and Impact Engine. The kicker: The impact portfolio, consisting largely of private market MRIs and PRIs, has outperformed Surdna’s broader endowment over a trailing five-year period, Don Chen reveals to ImpactAlpha. Chen says the foundation is going “full steam ahead on our impact investing.” Read my full interview with Chen on Surdna's evolving impact investing: https://lnkd.in/grjDfatt

Check out my interview with AARP below, where we delve into impact investing, AgeTech and what the Citi Impact Fund is doing in this space! https://lnkd.in/ebsirHNH

Check out Arti Srivastava’s latest interview with AARP discussing AgeTech and Citi Impact Fund’s work!

Great read on the evolving Impact investing space, where emerging managers have accounted for 55% of Impact fund closes over the past 5 years. However, despite emerging managers making up more than half of the closes, the total capital raised is still dominated by experienced managers. Last year only 18% of total Impact capital raised went towards emerging managers, with 82% being raised by experienced fund managers.

The Impact Investing Hub's three-part impact investing webinar series in collaboration with Philanthropy Australia commences in just over two weeks...grab your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/gNrV_TzH The three sessions include: ⭐️ Sustainability 101: demystifying the complexities of sustainability, and highlighting its interconnectedness with impact investing. Featuring insights from EY. ⭐️ Impact Investing in Practice: exploring the principles and practices of impact investing. Featuring insights from Synergis Fund, The Snow Foundation and the NSW Government's Office for Social Impact Investing. ⭐️ Blended Finance: to uncover innovative funding strategies supporting Australia's impact sector. Featuring insights from Australian Spatial Analytics and the Paul Ramsay Foundation. #impactinvesting #blendedfinance #socialimpact #philanthropy #socialenterprise #environmentalimpact #finance #investing #impactinvestors #financialadvisers #sustainability #responsibleinvesting #SDGs #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #ESG #environmentalsocialgovernance

White Oak Impact Fund is a mutual fund that creates a financial return and good social and environmental impact. Socially responsible investing (SRI) and impact investing have become very popular in the ever-changing world of investments. The White Oak Impact Fund is a well-known name in this field. What exactly is the promise of the White Oak Impact Fund? #impactfund #mutualfund #whiteoak #WhiteOakImpactFund’

We were delighted to contribute to this excellent new report by the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and City of London Corporation, which looks at how the UK can maintain and build upon its status as a Centre of Excellence for Impact Investing globally. The report identifies five key factors that make the UK such an important #impactinvesting hub – mission, expertise, scale, talent, and capacity building initiatives. Crucially, it also identifies three areas where the UK has an opportunity to build on this success to date – all three of which are close to our heart: ➡️ Creating innovative financing models and partnerships ➡️ Meeting the demand for purpose-driven jobs, especially from the younger generation ➡️ Leading the conversation on impact best practice (which we tried to do with our work on the #ImpactManagementProject) Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/dJcf86Cu

In the realm of impact investing, emerging managers—those raising their first to third funds—have outpaced established managers in fund closures, representing over 55% of impact fund closures in the past five years. This trend contrasts with more traditional investment sectors, such as private equity, where experienced managers dominate. Impact investing focuses on achieving social and environmental goals alongside financial returns, highlighting its relative novelty and the opportunities it presents for new managers. However, despite their higher number of fund closures, emerging managers account for a smaller portion of the total capital raised in the impact sector, with established managers securing the majority of funds. The sector has also faced significant fundraising challenges recently, with a notable drop in activity, underscoring the difficulties faced by managers in both segments.

The Impact Investing Webinar Series commences this Friday 10 May. Learn more and register below for this educational series, featuring insights from industry pioneers. #impactinvesting

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