I was putting together a resource list for people to learn more about impact investing after our informative event “Changemakers: Investing in Change,” when Lauren Booker Allen from Omidyar Network sent me this amazing resource. The following list is published here with Omidyar’s permission.
Guides/Case Studies
- Short Guide to Impact Investing, The Case Foundation (2014)
- Impact Investing: A Primer for Family Offices, World Economic Forum (2014)
- Navigating the Territory: A Guide to Impact Investing for Donors, The Philanthropic Initiative (2014)
- Omidyar Network: Pioneering Impact Investment, Harvard Business School (2013)
- E-Guide to Early Stage Global Impact Investing, Toniic (2013)
- Impact Investing: A Framework for Decision-Making, Cambridge Associates (2013)
- The Good Investor: A Book of Best Impact Practice, Investing for Good (2013)
- Philanthropy Road Map – Guide to Impact Investing, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (2012)
- How I Did It: EBay’s Founder on Innovating the Business Model of Social Change, Harvard Business Review (2011)
Books
- The Power of Impact Investing by Judith Rodin and Margot Brandenburg (2014)
- The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism by Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson and Ben Thornley (2014)
- New Frontiers of Philanthropy & Leverage for Good by Lester Salamon (2014)
- Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference by Antony Bugg-Levine (2011)
- Guide to Impact Investing for Family Offices and HNWIs by Julia Balandina (2011)
- Solutions for Impact Investors: From Strategy to Implementation by Steven Godeke and Raúl Pomares with Albert V. Bruno, Pat Guerra, Charly Kleissner, Hersh Shefrin (2009)
Reports
- Eyes on the Horizon: The Impact Investor Survey, GIIN and J.P. Morgan (2015)
- Impact Investment: The Invisible Heart of Markets, Social Impact Investment Taskforce Established under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2014)
- Private Capital, Public Good, US National Advisory Board on Impact Investing (2014)
- Charting the Course: How Mainstream Investors can Design Visionary and Pragmatic Impact Investing Strategies, World Economic Forum (2014)
- Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends (2014)
- Impact Investing 2.0: The Way Forward – Insight from 12 Outstanding Funds, Pacific Community Ventures, CASE at Duke, ImpactAssets (2013)
- From the Margins to the Mainstream: Assessment of the Impact Investment Sector and Opportunities to Engage Mainstream Investors, World Economic Forum (2013)
- Priming the Pump: The Case for a Sector-Based Approach to Impact Investing, Omidyar Network (2012)
- A Portfolio Approach to Impact Investing, P. Morgan (2012)
Videos
- Program-Related Investment Rules for Private Foundations, Learn Foundation Law (2015)
- Pierre Omidyar takes the tax hit to invest philanthropically in for- and nonprofits, Bridgespan (2013)
- How Program-Related Investing Works, Ford Foundation (2013)
Articles
- Impact Investing tops the Most Promising Trends in Philanthropy, Forbes (2015)
- Omidyar Network Pairs Grants With Investments To Solve Problems, Forbes (2015)
- Impact Investing Goes Mainstream, San Francisco Business Journal (2014)
- Case Foundation, Omidyar Network Back White House Effort To Spur Impact Investing, Forbes (2014)
- Up For Debate: Impact Investing, Stanford Social Innovation Review (2013)
- Impact Investing – what is it? And how can it help you launch a startup to change the world?, iBusinessAngel (2013)
Op-Eds
- How to Leave a Mark by David Brooks, New York Times (2015)
- Making Wealth Worth More for Social Impact by Sal Giambanco, Huffington Post (2015)
- Impact Investing: Free lunch for revenue-starved government? By Paula Goldman and John Goldstein, The Hill (2014)
- Is Social Impact Investing the Next Venture Capital by Sir Ronald Cohen and Matt Bannick, Forbes (2014)
Glossary and Profiles
- Glossary of terms, Mission Investors Exchange
- Impact Profiles, Impact Alpha
- ImpactBase (Database) and Resource Library, Global Impact Investing Network
- ImpactSpace, Impact IQ
- Invest with Values Directory, Invest with Values
*Please note this list is not exhaustive. For additional impact investing resources, visit the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Resource Library, which features research, publications, news, and upcoming industry events.
Photo: Lindsay Smalling of Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) gives a “Primer in Impact Investing” before a panel discussion at Change Catalyst’s “Changemakers: Investing In Change” event. Photo by Erick Davidson.
