Charting the Impact Investing Narrative, Blockchain Ethics, Alt-Credit, Incofin's India Fund
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Kellogg Foundation
The Impact Alpha: Connecting the dots and charting the narrative, every week.Charting the impact investing narrative, blockchain ethics, alt-credit, Incofin's India...more

Why Blockchain Needs Ethics
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Without strong ethics, the technology could face the same backlash already rocking the tech world.The Beeck Center, a center for social-innovation at Georgetown University, has releasedwith support...more

For Donor-Advised Funds, Investible Options Climb With Demand
Foundation: Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Investment pools, including mainstream social investments like exchange traded funds and mutual funds, are the most accessible impact investment for donor advised funds.The flexibility offered by...more

Goldman Sachs Commits $500 Million to Women-Led Businesses
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
As important as the big banks' external commitments, "it will be equally powerful to see what they do internally to match these commitments," Biegel...more

Jessie Ball Dupont Fund Makes $3 Million Affordable Housing Loan to Lisc
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Gates Foundation and Horizons Ventures invest in Evolve's infant probiotic.CapitalG backs Indian small business lender Aye Finance.Mission investors lend $7 million to restore Sandy-impacted...more

Call Box: Transformation of quirky library into nonprofit center a mix of old and new
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Along came Sherry Magill, retiring president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, a private foundation that awards grants to organizations across the United States. Magill had been looking for a building...more

Yancey Park undergoes $100K worth of park improvements
Foundation: Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation
Northwest Jacksonville CDC will lead the park renovations and Forestview Athletic Association will provide sports programming for local kids. Founded in 1999 through the efforts of the Jessie Ball...more

Place-Focused Foundations Unlocking Philanthropic Capital for Local Impact Investing
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Increasingly, place-focused foundations seek to have greater impact in their communities by considering options beyond traditional grantmaking to address critical issues like availability of quality...more

Place-Focused Foundations Unlocking Philanthropic Capital for Local Impact Investing
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund
We offer empowering research and philanthropic analytic tools including Transfer of Wealth™ to help foundations understand their economic opportunities and formulate strategies related to economic...more

Professor receives grant to expand Service Dog Awareness program
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund has awarded a WKU faculty member a grant to expand a Service Dog Awareness Program. Darbi Haynes-Lawrence, an associate professor in child and family studies, received the...more