Now in our third year of interest-free lending to small businesses in greater Austin, University United Methodist’s most valuable...
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Swapping stories is how we make friends. It is also how we learn from one another and build community....
The Union Church in Waban, Massachusetts, extended its first 1K Churches loan in October, 2017 to Sandra Okiror-Njoroge, owner...
Interest is swelling in gender lens investing across the globe. With this swell is an increased use of gender-related...
Gender lens investing is the incorporation of a gender analysis into the systems of investing to make better decisions....
Criterion Connections: Building the Field of Gender Lens Investing with Oxfam America’s Laté Lawson-Lartego
, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersThis issue of Criterion Connections, featuring Oxfam America’s Laté Lawson-Lartego, is adapted from a Conversation for Change led by...
Congregations Stories: Emmanuel Lutheran’s Micro-lending Initiative Part II
, Congregations, Resources, Social Change LeadersFrom Mountaintop through the Valley of Implementation Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, FL conducted its first 1K micro-lending retreat in...
Implementation Guide: Lending Through a Group of Small Business Owners
, Congregations, Investors, ResourcesMost 1K Churches choose the simplest, most direct pathway for their loan to a small business. We call it...
Congregational Stories: Youth and Adults Combine to Complete 1K Bible Study in a One-Day Retreat
, Congregations, ResourcesLeaders from Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida, report this month on their highly successful intergenerational retreat, during which...
Video: A Spiral Of Change: Understanding The Investment Impact Of Sexual And Gender-Based Violence
, Gender, gender-based violence, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersFrom Cornerstone Capital: Recently, Cornerstone Capital’s Head of Impact Strategy, Katherine Pease, sat down for an in-depth discussion...
Reflection: Finance and Gender Experts in Vietnam Shape a Growing Community of Practice in Gender Lens Investing Across Southeast Asia
, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersOver 40 gender and finance experts came together with community leaders in Ho Chi Minh City for a two-day...
Nascent? No way! Southeast Asia is Worthy of the Global Gender Lens Investing Stage
, Investors, Social Change LeadersNow is a critical moment to shape the terms of capital in Southeast Asia. More than ever, investments are...
Conversations about the intersection of finance and gender are gaining traction and generating exciting momentum for the field of...
In October 2017, after nearly two years of study, prayer and planning, the Union Church in Waban, Massachusetts, officially...
Reflection: Making Gender-Based Violence Material to the World of Finance
, Investors, News, Resources, Social Change Leaders“But I’m not sure how that’s truly material.” This is a refrain we hear constantly when we talk to...
A chronic issue presents material risks — and opportunities for prevention By Joy Anderson. Originally Posted on Impact Alpha //news.impactalpha.com/using-tools-of-finance-to-address-domestic-violence-against-women-in-the-pacific-21196816a487 Suva,...
The resources below, represent a collection of notable resources on gender lens investing published in 2015. Criterion Institute’s president,...
We treat a Gender Lens as a viewfinder that reveals opportunities for the world of investing. In this...
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- A Commitment to Address Gender-Based Violence
- Blueprint on Using Finance for Social Change
- Bridging Expertise of Gender and Finance through Investing in Women
- 1K Churches: Congregations Using Finance for Social Change
- Gender Lens Investing and Market Risks (GLIMR)
- Pacific Readiness for Investment in Social Enterprises (Pacific RISE)