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The important multiplier role that philanthropists and foundations play as early investors
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Download this article as a PDF. The development and evolution of a social investment market is predicated on the belief that there are organisations which can produce social outcomes and,...
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This is the third magazine issue in our four-part series focusing on the return on investment and measuring impact. The Arcus Foundation is pleased to be partnering with Philanthropy Impact...
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Download this article as a PDF. When it comes to investment, the traditional approach has been for charities to aim for the best possible financial return within an acceptable level...
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Download this article as a PDF. Governments have been tackling social and environmental issues for generations. Philanthropists have been bettering the world with their gifts for a century or more...
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Download this article as pdf. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” This quote has been attributed to Peter Drucker and famously adopted by McKinsey. Philanthropy thrives on...
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Download this article as pdf. Operating in four countries in eastern Africa, Farm Africa is a charity working to reduce poverty permanently by unleashing African farmers’ abilities to grow their...
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When an organisation tries to achieve some social good, they won’t know whether they are achieving it unless they measure the impact of that work. This can be extremely tough...
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Download this article as pdf. Maximising impact means looking not only at what we do but at what we are as organisations, exploring whether we are fit for purpose. The...
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Download the article as pdf. The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill currently working its way through Parliament will (amongst other things) give effect to a recommendation from the Law...

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