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Israel, Jordan, Palestine Unite for Jordan River

October 23, 2015 By MaxImpact

By Sunny Lewis TEL-AVIV, Israel, October 23, 2015 (Maximpact News) – The Jordan River, famous in story and song, unique in its natural wealth, is now threatened by excessive water diversion and contamination. In this arid region torn by many differences and struggles, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Israel, Jordan and Palestine are working together to […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, Beyond Investing

With 35,000 Investors, This Scrappy Craft Brewer is Just Getting Started

October 22, 2015 By Locavesting

What is it about a locally brewed, hop-infused beer that makes people so eager to part with their money? Microbrewers have been crushing it in crowdfunding—both on rewards-based sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo as well as investment crowdfunding platforms like Localstake and CraftFund. Now, a colorful Scottish brewer called Brewdog has hit a new […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Rewards, Intrastate, Equity And Angels. This Startup Has Tried it All.

October 13, 2015 By Locavesting

Crowdfunding is still relatively new, and many entrepreneurs are hesitant to take the plunge—if they are aware of it at all. Not Bohemian Guitars. The Atlanta-based company, which makes a quirky line of guitars and other instruments made from oilcans, has tried just about every form of crowdfunding out there—from rewards-based to intrastate to equity. […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

RSF Supports Microfinance with Loan to MCE Social Capital

October 12, 2015 By CSRwire

Maria Ramos operates a small roadside flower shop outside of the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. A mother of two, Maria recently used a loan originated by a MCE Social Capital (MCE) client to purchase new plant pots, which have helped her increase sales. Maria’s story is typical of the types of entrepreneurs that have benefitted […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

RSF Social Finance Fall Quarterly: Are We What We Grow?

October 12, 2015 By 3BLmedia

  In this latest issue of the RSF Quarterly, we highlight farmers and food entrepreneurs who are dedicated to building a healthy food system. Rachel and Steffen Schneider of Hawthorne Valley Farm share insights on farming that is values-based and rooted in culture. In Clients in Conversation, Chris Mann of Guayaki and Rob Everts of […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

2015 Impact Report Launches

October 9, 2015 By IWV Sponsor

Last week a number of us were in San Francisco at the Social Capital Markets conference. It’s an annual gathering of impact investors, wealth advisors, foundations, social entrepreneurs and everyone in between. As always, the panels and plenary speeches were wide-ranging, touching healthcare, storytelling, healthy foods, impact evaluation, conservation, gender equality, and so on. Listening […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing Tagged With: Sponsor

Bank of America Launches Directory Listing Sources of Capital for Small Businesses

October 1, 2015 By 3BLmedia

Directory Designed to Create More Awareness of Available Funding SOURCE: Bank of America DESCRIPTION: CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 1, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Bank of America announced today the launch of an online community development financial institution (CDFI) directory to connect small businesses to more capital. This nationwide directory, www.bankofamerica.com/cdfi, will enable entrepreneurs and small business owners […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, Beyond Investing

An Impact Investor’s Journey From Appalachia to Silicon Valley and Back

September 30, 2015 By Locavesting

These days, you can often find Kevin Doyle Jones out walking with his dog, Izzy, on the sprawling 16-acre farm in western North Carolina that he now calls home. It’s a long way from the money and tech epicenter of San Francisco, where Jones runs a social impact fund, oversees the Impact Hubs he helped […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

Achieving Impact! 2015 – Community Investment in Canada

September 29, 2015 By 3BLmedia

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2015 /3BL Media/– In 2014, 36 LBG Canada companies invested $428 million dollars in community. When including funds leveraged from external stakeholders, this total increases to $551 million dollars. Over the course of the next two days, 65 community investment professionals will gather at the RBC Centre for Achieving Impact! 2015, the annual national […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Is Investment Crowdfunding Finally Coming to Main Street?

September 25, 2015 By Locavesting

The crowdfunding world has been abuzz with rumors that the rules for the crowdfunding provision of the JOBS Act—which would open up investment crowdfunding to all investors—will be finalized this fall. That timing was seemingly confirmed on Wednesday when S.E.C. Chair Mary Jo White told an advisory committee that final rules were coming “in the […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Spotlight: The Revolutionary Impact of Multi-Generation Education

September 23, 2015 By 3BLmedia

Before she came to ChildCareGroup, Jasmine and her children were living out a scenario that is all too common among Dallas, TX families today. Though she was doing her best to raise and support her family, Jasmine did not have the resources to pursue higher education and secure long-term employment with a living wage. As a result, […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

Old-School Crowdfunding: Meet the Direct Public Offering

September 16, 2015 By Locavesting

Equity crowdfunding and Regulation A+ grab the headlines. So it may be news to some that investment crowdfunding was around long before the JOBS Act was a gleam in Patrick McHenry’s eye. It just went by a different name: the Direct Public Offering, or DPO. And in spite of the new crowdfunding options ushered in […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

August Local Economy Leaders in the News

September 10, 2015 By IWV Partner

In August, Andrea Chen’s work supporting New Orleans entrepreneurs saw widespread national and local coverage during the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; Kimberlee Williams was selected to lead a World Economic Forum initiative in Newark; Joel Solomon’s leadership in impact investing was featured in Forbes Magazine; and more.

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing Tagged With: Partner

Money and Spirit: An Argument for Rediscovery

August 26, 2015 By 3BLmedia

SOURCE: RSF Social Finance DESCRIPTION: by John Bloom Money would not exist without spirit. That is, money first occurred as a concept, which is itself a manifestation of human spiritual capacity. Money was generated out of a perceived need to materialize value through physical things, large and small, and as an evolutionary step to replace […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing, Beyond Investing Tagged With: RSF, Sponsor

Place-Based Impact Investors Bonny Meyer, Joel Solomon Profiled in Forbes

August 21, 2015 By IWV Partner

Place-based impact investing has caught the attention of the mainstream media, as evidenced by two recent stories in Forbes Magazine. The increased coverage shows how far the “crazy idea that investors can make money and change the world at the same time,” has come.

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing Tagged With: Partner

Thinking About Raising Capital From Your Community? Ask These Questions First.

August 19, 2015 By Locavesting

Community-based investment can be a great way to raise money and build support for your venture. And there are new options for entrepreneurs choosing this capital-raising path, such as investment crowdfunding. With the right team in place, community-based investment can be relatively user-friendly and easy to understand, but it still involves asking people to take real […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

RSF Social Finance Makes a Loan to Hudson Valley Harvest

August 14, 2015 By 3BLmedia

SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 2015 /3BL Media/ – RSF Social Finance (RSF) is pleased to announce a new PRI loan to Hudson Valley Harvest (HVH), a food hub providing timely and efficient distribution services that connect small and medium sized farmers in upstate New York with wholesale food buyers in New York City. RSF provided a line […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, Sponsor Events

Forums: Join the Conversation Now

August 4, 2015 By Brian Kaminer

Join the conversation The Invest With Values discussion forums will connect you to investors with similar interests and values. Four public discussion forums currently include: General Money and Values Local & Community Investing Private Funds and Impact Investing Publicly Traded and Socially Responsible Investing These online forums are devoted to the possibilities of aligning money and values. Registered […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Local Banking, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing, Beyond Investing

Crowdfunding Boosts Community Share Offerings For Local Pubs And Football Clubs

July 27, 2015 By Locavesting

Earlier this month, a media publication called Positive News concluded a 30-day crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder.co.uk, the largest rewards-based platform in the U.K. But the 1,500 or so readers, journalists and supporters that together committed £263,422 to the project got something more than rewards: they got ownership. Positive News is the first business to raise […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Community Wealth: Building the Field, Building a Movement

July 24, 2015 By IWV Partner

Over the last decade, Steve Dubb of The Democracy Collaborative has seen incredible shifts in the work being done around North America building community wealth and economic systems that work for more people. In this first part of a two-part series, learn more about Steve’s journey to this work in Localism and social justice and […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, Beyond Investing Tagged With: Partner

Congressional Inaction Threatens a Vital Source of Small Business Funding: SBA Loans

July 21, 2015 By Locavesting

Brayden McCarthy is head of policy and advocacy at Fundera and was formerly senior economic policy advisor in the Obama White House and SBA. Patrick Kelley is a vice president at Live Oak Bank and was previously deputy chief of staff at SBA. In this opinion piece, they lay out the argument for raising the lending limit for SBA […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, Beyond Investing

Public Offerings of Private Securities Are Gaining Momentum, Says a New Report

July 20, 2015 By Locavesting

Wealthy investors continue to pour money into crowdfunded securities, with capital commitments for Title II offerings rising nearly 18 percent in the second quarter of 2015. The number of deals grew more slowly though, at just under 5 percent, as companies assessed a shifting regulatory landscape. Investors are gobbling up technology, services and real estate […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

Public Offerings of Private Securities Are Gaining Momentum, Says a New Report

July 20, 2015 By Locavesting

Wealthy investors continue to pour money into crowdfunded securities, with capital commitments for Title II offerings rising nearly 18 percent in the second quarter of 2015. The number of deals grew more slowly though, at just under 5 percent, as companies assessed a shifting regulatory landscape. Investors are gobbling up technology, services and real estate […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

ESG Risks and Opportunities in Affordable Housing Investments

July 13, 2015 By 3BLmedia

The PRI’s Fixed Income Case Study series highlights examples of interesting and innovative approaches to responsible investment. Written by fixed income practitioners from around the world, the case studies cover topics such as integrating ESG, negative and positive screening, thematic investment and engagement. WHY DO ESG ISSUES MATTER FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING? The investment opportunity of […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing

New England States Pursue a Regional Approach to Crowdfunding

July 6, 2015 By Locavesting

On July 1, as thoughts everywhere turned to the coming Independence Day holiday, securities regulators from New England’s six states gathered in Boston with a difference set of freedoms on their minds: how to streamline crowdfunding across their states and carve out a sensible approach to capital-raising in the region. The meeting was part of […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Can Impact Investing Pay Off For Investors? A New Study Says Yes.

July 3, 2015 By Locavesting

Good news for impact investors: you don’t have to sacrifice financial returns for social good. Not only do impact investment funds have very respectable returns, they are in spitting distance of comparable conventional funds. And in some cases, impact investment funds have outperformed their conventional peers. Those are the findings of the first Impact Investing Benchmark, […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

On Puddle, Social Networks and Trust Can Unlock Loans

June 24, 2015 By Locavesting

When Rose Ann Haft wanted to create an online diabetes prevention program a year ago, she didn’t need much. Still, without access to a line of credit or a bank loan, she struggled to come up with even the modest amount of cash it required. Then she heard about Puddle, a social lending site that […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Investing in a Healthy Future: Sustainable Agriculture, Organics & Fair Trade

June 22, 2015 By GreenMoney

“If you do just one thing – make one conscious choice – that can change the world, go organic. Buy organic food. Stop using chemicals and start supporting organic farmers. No other single choice you can make to improve the health of your family and the planet will have greater positive repercussions for our future.” […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing, Featured Tagged With: GreenMoney Journal

Insights on The New Regulation A+ From Fundrise, a Reg A Pioneer

June 21, 2015 By Locavesting

In 2011, Ben and Dan Miller had an audacious idea: why not let local residents, rather than outsiders, invest in commercial real estate in their neighborhoods? But that seemingly simple idea was not easy to pull off. It was months before the JOBS Act would be passed, much less proposed, and their inquiries led to […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing Tagged With: Crowdfunding

Canada Moves Ahead With Investment Crowdfunding

June 15, 2015 By Locavesting

The crowdfunding ice melted in the Great White North last month when a group of six Canadian provinces adopted a common set of rules for equity and debt crowdfunding. The rules, released on May 14 and effective immediately, allow non-public companies in participating provinces to raise up to CAD $250,000 per offering, with two offerings […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing Tagged With: Crowdfunding

A Social Lender Pursues a Radical Experiment in Financial Transparency and Participation

June 8, 2015 By Locavesting

On a rainy evening in March, sixteen people gathered in a tucked away conference room in Brooklyn. Before the evening was through, they would decide among themselves a key rate of interest that would affect borrowers and investors across the country. But this was no illicit cartel. There wasn’t a cigar-chomping banker in sight. The […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing Tagged With: RSF

Ours To Own Turns One

June 8, 2015 By IWV Sponsor

This month, we’re celebrating the one year birthday of the Ours To Own campaign, our investment initiative with a vision to activate broad and diverse networks of local residents to drive significant investment in their own communities. Last June, we launched the first two cities – the Twin Cities and Denver – and we have […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing Tagged With: Sponsor

From Wall Street to Main Street: A Conversation with Local Investor Marco Vangelisti

June 4, 2015 By Locavesting

Marco Vangelisti left his job as an investment fund manager in 2009, after an eye-opening discovery about the kinds of companies the fund, and its mission-driven clients, were investing in. The first thing he did was to liquidate his Wall Street portfolio and reinvest it in local and sustainable investments. The second thing was to […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing

Resilient Investing: A New Book Takes a Broad View of What it Means to Invest

June 2, 2015 By Locavesting

Global instability. Climate change. Market swings. Investors need to look beyond sustainable investing to resilient investing, argue the authors of a new book. In The Resilient Investor: A Plan for Your Life, Not Just Your Money, Michael Kramer, Hal Brill, and Christopher Peck (pictured from left to right, above), the Managing Partners of financial advisory firm […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing Tagged With: Book

Retail Co-op: Maine Islanders Band Together to Preserve a Way of Life

May 28, 2015 By IWV Partner

Summer 2015 Retail Co-op: Maine Islanders Band Together to Preserve a Way of Life by Gloria J. LaBrecque Cooperative Fund of New England As owners of a valued island business began to think about retiring, the idea of helping their loyal workers form a co-op had real appeal. On the website of the Deer Isle […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Local Banking Tagged With: CDFI, Coop

InvestWithValues.com Launches News Center

May 27, 2015 By 3BLmedia

InvestWithValues.com is the leading gateway for the sustainable, responsible and impact investing community with its free educational resource and just launched news center. May 27, 2015 10:30 AM ET Tweet This: News Center offers curated articles by leading providers on #impinv #SRI #socfin #communityinvesting http://bit.ly/1IYClZf @InvestValues Press Release ARMONK, N.Y., May 27, 2015 /3BL Media/ […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Local Banking, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing, Beyond Investing

Venture Exchanges Could Bring Liquidity to Small Firms And Boost The Economy

May 18, 2015 By Locavesting

Three years after the JOBS Act was passed, making it easier for small ventures to raise capital, Congress is tackling the issue of secondary trading. The House Financial Services Committee last week floated a draft bill that would allow the creation of “venture exchanges” tailored to the needs of small companies. In many ways, the […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing Tagged With: Local Investing

Changing Capital: Four Strategies for Shifting Capital to Communities

May 1, 2015 By IWV Partner

By Sarah Trent This is the third in a three-part series featuring Local Economy Fellow Jessica Norwood. Below, read about four strategies ECN is implementing to change how capital works for under resourced communities in the Black Belt. In part one, learn about Jessica’s journey to Localism and her passion for changing how capital works to support communities. […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing Tagged With: Partner, Place-based investing

Joel Salatin and Van Jones join speaker slate for #BALLE2015

May 1, 2015 By IWV Partner

We are excited to announce that Joel Salatin and Van Jones will join the lineup of visionaries speaking at our 13th annual conference this June 10-12 in Phoenix. Joel of Polyface Farm – often considered America’s most influential farmer – will join Sallie Calhoun (Paicines Ranch), Mark Tilsen (Native American Natural Foods), and Nikki Silvestri […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, Beyond Investing Tagged With: Events & Conferences, Partner

Watch It Again: Building an Ecosystem for Place-Based Investing

May 1, 2015 By IWV Partner

Purchase Now! Recorded April 2015 Cost $10 With new generations of local financial institutions, community foundations, and supportive public policies, pathways have opened for trillions of dollars to move from Wall Street to Main Street. Innovative leaders are changing the way that capital works, moving away from a system that perpetuates inequality and toward place-based […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, Beyond Investing Tagged With: Events & Conferences, Partner

What’s Behind the Boom in Women Entrepreneurs?

April 21, 2015 By TriplePundit.com

Woman-owned nonprofit Untapped Shores provides an opportunity for travelers to make a difference by carrying and delivering a life-saving business-in-a-box to a woman or a family in need. There are now 8.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States. Together they employ more people than McDonald’s, IBM and Wal-Mart combined, and their revenue of $1.3 […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing

Where Does Your Money Spend the Night? Rethinking Capitalism

March 28, 2015 By Tyler Jackson

The global nonprofit sector has played a crucial role in identifying solutions for the needs of the world’s most marginalized populations. As the severity and scale of the problems escalate, however, it has become clear that the 20th century paradigm of maximizing profits in the capitalist realm of the economy then donating a percentage of […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing, -Local Banking, -Sustainable-Responsible Investing

Don Shaffer: Community Foundations: What It Takes to Become Dynamic Hubs of Local Capital

April 18, 2014 By HuffingtonPost

Community foundations — with their deep local ties, significant unrestricted assets, and community benefit missions — are ideally positioned to play a leading role in solving our communities’ most profound and difficult challenges. Yet many are stuck in a pattern of disbursing only a small percentage of their assets in grants and investing the rest […]

Filed Under: -Community Investing, -Impact Investing Tagged With: Foundation, RSF, Sponsor

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