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Seeking real-world outcomes, these families, foundations and funds are investing for ‘impact first’
Good intentions are not enough. A lively discussion erupted during the holiday break over the troublesome reality: If impact investing is so good, …
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Impact-first LPs power Apis & Heritage employee ownership fund past $250 million target
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Acumen reaches $250 million target for Hardest to Reach energy access initiative
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Ceniarth and A to Z Impact invest in Fòs Feminista to meet contraceptive needs in the Global South
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Boston Impact Initiative’s First Mover Fund offers ‘first-in’ capital for impact-first fund managers
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Starting with the problem, impact-first managers are returning impact investing to its roots (video)
After two decades spent coaxing cautious capital off the sidelines with the promise of “market rate” returns, some impact fund managers are going …
The surprising resurgence of impact-first investing
For at least some wealthy families, it’s impact on. Hundreds of Agents of Impact showed up for Agents of Impact Call No. 73, …
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A to Z Impact: The financial returns of an impact-first family office
When we started A to Z we laid out our core values as a team, now memorialized in the about us section of …
Overcoming the mindset barriers that keep investors away from employee ownership
Employee ownership conversions in the United States represent a $1 trillion financing opportunity, peaking with the mass retirement of Baby Boomers. A growing …
Why Ceniarth is providing grant funding to the Catalytic Capital Consortium
We were doing something that we rarely do. We made a field building grant. Last week, Ceniarth announced that we have joined the …
And I thought you were an impact investor
Family office Ceniarth says that impact-first investments require financial discipline and rigorous due diligence.
Ten lessons for 10 years: Inconvenient truths from an impact-first investor
The impact-first philosophy that Ceniarth has championed has had its fair share of challenges. But we remain convinced that it is critical to …
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