Impact Investor Illumen Capital Closes $168M Vehicle
"The basics of financial analysis often get interrupted when race or gender is present," says Daryn Dodson, CEO of Illumen Capital. That's why the Detroit-based fund-of-funds is closing its...more

Impact Investor Illumen Capital Closes $168M Vehicle
"The basics of financial analysis often get interrupted when race or gender is present," says Daryn Dodson, CEO of Illumen Capital. That's why the Detroit-based fund-of-funds is closing its...more

Startup Health Announces Type 1 Diabetes Program-Related Investment by the Helmsley ...
Foundation: Helmsley Charitable Trust
"There is no shortage of early-stage innovators with bold ideas that could lead to better management of T1D or to prevention," Sean Sullivan, a program officer at the Helmsley Charitable Trust, says...more

How To Align Assets With Mission: Small Steps That Nonprofits Can Take
If you own stock in CoreCivic, a company that runs America's largest privately run prisons, you may not be doing much for the environment or human rights. But if you own stock in CoreCivic, a...more

Big Announcement of CM Mann in Mumbai, Said- Film City Will Be Made in Punjab
The chief minister of India's Punjab state, which boasts one of the highest per-capita rates of violent crime in the country, has announced plans to create a "film city" in his state, the BBC...more

Poverty Stings Despite Nigerian Govt's N3.5trn Social Interventions
More than 70% of Nigerians are living in poverty, according to a new report by the country's National Bureau of Statistics. And while President Muhammadu Buhari's administration has spent more...more

Nonprofit Strikes Deal In EEOC Sex Harassment Probe
A South Dakota social services agency has agreed to pay $320,000 after an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation found that the organization failed to stop its executive director from...more

Reps Commend Dangote'S Social Investment Strides in Kogi
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and president of the Dangote Group, is known for his business acumen, but it's his philanthropy that's earned him the nickname "Africa's richest man." That's...more

Nicaragua's Budget Will Be Approved With A Focus On Social Investment
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega is known for his anti-American rhetoric, but he's also known for his government's ability to create jobs. That's why when the country's National Assembly...more

MTN Ghana Foundation Wins Four Awards At Sustainability And Social Impact Awards
Ghana's MTN has been named "Best Company in SSI Project of the Year (Socio-Economic), Best Company in Educational Sponsorship Project, Best Company in Economic Empowerment, and Best Company in...more