The issue of impact investing seems to be quite close to Clinton. It was after former President Bill Clinton’s annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting a few years ago in New York that the idea of impact investing was actually spawned by the Rockefeller Foundation and J.P. Morgan. Since then, some of the world’s biggest institutions and wealthiest people have embarked on myriad impact investing programs around the world, putting billions of dollars to work in social enterprises that serve society in some positive way. Impact investing seeks returns on capital invested in social enterprises whole mission is to solve social issues. Speculation is that Secretary Clinton, who said she won’t serve a second term if President Barack Obama is re-elected, is setting impact investing as an area she’ll get more tactically involved with in the future, along with issues involving women’s rights. This autumn, the State Department will host a summit on impact investing. “We will work with partners on critical issues including financial services, health, education, housing, climate change, water security, and food security,” the State Department says.

WATERLOO - A University of Waterloo social innovation expert will join more than 50 leading thinkers, including 17 Nobel Laureates, next week for a high-level meeting to draft an action plan to save a world under siege from climate change, deteriorating ecosystems and poverty.

Frances Westley, the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at Waterloo, will chair a session on sustainable development at the third Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability, which will take place May 16 to 19 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden.

To this end the researchers are launching a survey for practitioners, academics, policy makers and "clients" of the Social Economy to understand how each group values and conceptualizes measurement both within their organization and within the Social Economy as a whole.  Participation is completely voluntary. Completing this survey should take from 30 to 45 minutes of your time. Be assured that the information you provide will be kept strictly confidential and is anonymous. Results will only be presented in the aggregate so that no individuals can be identified.  If you are interested participating please click the following link:   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/evaluating_impact

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