IMPACT INVESTING
A New Paradigm for Global Impact
Though there will always be a need for philanthropic grants to worthy non-profits, a new paradigm for generating impact has emerged that blends charitable contributions with invested capital. Forbes has named it the #1 trend in philanthropy for the last two years. Impact Investing in a transformational business accomplishes social good while the financial returns fuel future giving – compounding impact through charitable capital.
“Since 1970, 144 non-profits scaled to $50M in annual revenue while 46,000 for-profit companies did so.” (Dan Pallota, Founder, Charity Defense Council)
As illustrated in the table below, this new paradigm has attractive benefits for investors and is better-suited to address big problems that require scale.
