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Situating the Next Generation of Impact Measurement and Evaluation for Impact Investing

  • Source : The Rockfeller Foundation
  • 1 January 2016
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the landscape for impact measurement and evaluation in impact investing. It advocates for a convergence of methods from both impact investment and evaluation fields to strengthen evidence generation for social returns. The report emphasizes the need for new mindsets and approaches to build confidence, demonstrate additionality, and improve impact management, ultimately contributing to a more mature and effective impact investing industry.
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Academic Research Into Social Investment and Impact Investing

  • Source : Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance
  • 1 July 2016
This chapter reviews academic studies on social investment and impact investing, mapping theoretical evolution and empirical findings. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature, noting tensions between financialisation and social value preservation. The authors outline emerging frameworks and future research directions in governance, performance, and systemic impact, providing a comprehensive taxonomy of thoughts, methods, and approaches in the field for both academics and students.
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Impact Investing: Review and Research Agenda

  • Source : Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • 5 January 2018
This systematic review of 85 published articles on impact investing traces the field’s evolution from a pre-paradigm stage to scientific inquiry. It identifies six unique characteristics of impact investing (capital, engagement, selection, outcomes, reporting, government role) and notes a recent shift towards confirmatory studies. The article emphasizes the need for deeper exploration into concepts like selection processes, stakeholder management, opportunity recognition, and performance reporting to advance applied knowledge in this emerging asset class.
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Results Measurement in Impact Investing: a Preliminary Review

  • Source : The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development
  • 1 October 2016
This preliminary review examines various approaches to results measurement within impact investing. It highlights the importance of robust impact measurement for private sector development initiatives. The paper synthesizes existing methodologies and challenges in assessing social and environmental impact alongside financial returns, aiming to inform better practices for accountability and learning. It emphasizes the need for comprehensive and standardized measurement frameworks to enhance the credibility and effectiveness of impact investments.
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Social Impact Bonds: Exploring and Understanding an Emerging Funding Approach

  • Source : Routledge
  • 1 January 2016
This Routledge chapter offers an exploration and understanding of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) as an emerging funding approach. It delves into their relationship with impact investment and examines the concept of social value creation within this framework. The authors provide a critical approach to SIBs, analysing their potential and limitations as a tool for financing social interventions and achieving measurable impact.
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Social Impact Investing Beyond the Sib -evidence From the Market

  • Source : Palgrave Macmillan
  • 1 January 2018
This book from Palgrave Macmillan explores social impact investing beyond the confines of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), presenting evidence from the market. It delves into the broader landscape of impact finance and social finance, highlighting diverse investment strategies and their outcomes. The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving impact investing market, showcasing various instruments and approaches that aim to generate both financial returns and positive social impact.
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How New Ventures Manage the Resource and Liability of Future-oriented Visions Within the Nascent Market of Impact Investing

  • Source : Academy of Management
  • 1 January 2022
This study explores how new ventures in the nascent impact investing market manage hype, defined as a collective vision of a possible future. Drawing on a longitudinal study of three ventures, it develops a theory of hype management, illustrating how field-organizing practices generate social proof. The authors reveal how entrepreneurs engage with hype to gain stakeholder support and resources, while avoiding the pitfalls of unmet expectations, contributing to the understanding of legitimacy and resource attainment in emerging markets.
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Impact Investing Market on Twitter: Influential Users and Communities

  • Source : Applied Network Science
  • 1 January 2018
This study analyses the impact investing market on Twitter, identifying influential users and communities within this digital sphere. It applies social network analysis, retweet networks, and community detection to understand information flow and social influence related to sustainable investment and social innovation. The research provides insights into how online platforms shape discourse and foster collaboration in the impact investing ecosystem.
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Social Impact Bonds Go to Prison

  • Source : Corporate Knights
  • 3 January 2013
This article from Corporate Knights examines the application of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) within the prison system, highlighting their “cash on delivery” funding model. It discusses how SIBs link private investment to specific social outcomes, such as reduced reoffending rates, and explores the policy implications of this performance-based financing approach in correctional services. The piece offers a critical perspective on this emerging model.
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Social Impact Investing in Germany: Current Impediments From Investors’ and Social Entrepreneurs’ Perspectives

  • Source : Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
  • 1 January 2016
This paper provides empirical evidence on the impediments to social impact investing in Germany from the perspectives of both investors and social entrepreneurs. Based on in-depth interviews, it identifies nine critical problem areas across financial returns, social returns, and relationships/infrastructure. The study highlights the challenges in Germany’s nascent social impact investment field, influenced by institutional settings and undeveloped market conditions.
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