The Tipping Point Our world has been turned upside down. In a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the...
By Catherine Poulton, UNICEF, and Tia Subramanian, Criterion Institute Criterion Institute and UNICEF have partnered to create a due diligence tool for investors to...
Entrenched systems of power, including financial systems, tip the scales in ways that perpetuate inequality and deny many the...
Finance is one of the most powerful systems on earth. This opportunity brief from UNICEF and Criterion Institute...
“I love your materials!” That is a direct quote from Marlene Kroeker on a call with Criterion Institute via...
Civil society plays a crucial role in bridging gaps between systems of finance and social impacts. Traditionally, civil society...
Solomon Community Temple United Methodist Church is a small black congregation that sits amid Milwaukee’s north side. What Solomon...
Congregations considering the 1K Churches Bible study and micro-lending program often ask: “Why not just make it a gift?”...
On December 31st, when you’re with family and friends, reflecting on your new year’s resolution for this coming decade,...
In late September, I fell in love with a congregation. It’s easy to do. Like many small urban churches, Westminster...
Sermon by Criterion’s Rev. Phyllis Anderson at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton, New Jersey. September 22, 2019. If you...
In this podcast episode, SheEO Founder Vicki Saunders sits down with Joy Anderson to talk about what’s broken with...
The Blueprint is a document about social change, written for change makers. The focus of the Blueprint is to...
Meet Rev. Philip Waite, a new friend of Criterion Institute, who has a passion for connecting faith and finance...
Now in our third year of interest-free lending to small businesses in greater Austin, University United Methodist’s most valuable...
Swapping stories is how we make friends. It is also how we learn from one another and build community....
In September 2018 the Criterion Institute, supported by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Pacific RISE, facilitated...
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...
Reflection: Beyond Borders Forum – Building the Runway for Young Women to Enter the Global Workforce
By Amy Chen Last month, I had the privilege of attending the second annual Beyond Borders Forum, hosted by...
Gender lens investing is the incorporation of a gender analysis into the systems of investing to make better decisions....
This issue of Criterion Connections, featuring Oxfam America’s Laté Lawson-Lartego, is adapted from a Conversation for Change led by...
From Mountaintop through the Valley of Implementation Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, FL conducted its first 1K micro-lending retreat in...
Most 1K Churches choose the simplest, most direct pathway for their loan to a small business. We call it...
Hope was the first word spoken. Members of the 1K Churches team at Napa Valley Lutheran Church (Napa, California) had...
In God’s economy, members of the human family work together for the common good – producing, growing, building, trading,...
Leaders from Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida, report this month on their highly successful intergenerational retreat, during which...
From Cornerstone Capital: Recently, Cornerstone Capital’s Head of Impact Strategy, Katherine Pease, sat down for an in-depth discussion...
Over 40 gender and finance experts came together with community leaders in Ho Chi Minh City for a two-day...
Now is a critical moment to shape the terms of capital in Southeast Asia. More than ever, investments are...