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April 27, 2025
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The 5P Framework for Understanding the Impact ...

For impact investors to generate measurable social returns, it’s critical to identify an investment strategy that specifies how the intended social outcome will be achieved.

The 5P Framework for Understanding the Impact in Impact Investing
June 30, 2021
Thought Leadership
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How We Measure What Matters

We align our approach to the framework provided by the Impact Management Project (IMP), which describes 5 dimensions of impact: What, Who, How Much, Contribution, and Risk.

How We Measure What Matters
July 30, 2020
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Impact Investing & ESG: Combining ...
Impact Investing & ESG: Combining Strategies to Achieve Greater Impact
January 31, 2020
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In Defense of Private Equity: Why Our Society ...
In Defense of Private Equity: Why Our Society Needs Middle Market Investments
July 1, 2019
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Impact Whisperers: The Growing Number of ...

Evidence is building that “market-rate returns” can be generated alongside positive social or environmental outcomes and the market sentiment that impact investing is inherently bad for performance is being challenged.

Impact Whisperers: The Growing Number of Investors Quietly Transforming Capitalism
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May 2, 2017
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Philanthropy as Risk Capital: How Foundations are Supporting Impactful Startups

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May 2, 2017
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Philanthropy as Risk Capital: How Foundations are Supporting Impactful Startups

Many leading foundations are thinking about their funding as having the potential to play a catalytic role in providing risk capital, allowing organizations to gather “proof points” and attract other types of capital.

Tagged: philanthropy, foundation, grants

Impact Engine
May 1, 2017
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Please Communicate with Your Investors!

Impact Engine
May 1, 2017
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Please Communicate with Your Investors!

Many entrepreneurs don’t prioritize communicating with their investors… and that’s a mistake. At Impact Engine, we know how important the investor-entrepreneur relationship is

Impact Engine
March 31, 2017
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Measuring Impact for Social Entrepreneurs

Impact Engine
March 31, 2017
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Measuring Impact for Social Entrepreneurs

Counting “lives touched” is unsatisfying, yet the cost of conducting randomized control trials that serve as the “gold standard” for measurement can be lengthy and prohibitively expensive.

Tagged: impact measurement, social entrepreneurship

Impact Engine
March 1, 2017
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Can Financial Advisors Embrace Impact?

Impact Engine
March 1, 2017
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Can Financial Advisors Embrace Impact?

While some advisors are strong advocates for impact investing and very knowledgeable, many are not jumping up and down to help, either because they don’t know what to do or don’t want to do it, or both.

Impact Engine
February 28, 2017
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The Future of Term Sheets

Impact Engine
February 28, 2017
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The Future of Term Sheets

Today, as investors and entrepreneurs are increasingly interested in the social and environmental impacts of their businesses, we are seeing the term sheet evolve in parallel.

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