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...
“But I’m not sure how that’s truly material.” This is a refrain we hear constantly when we talk to...
Following four years of engagement with Grand Challenges Canada, an initiative funded by the Canadian government, Criterion is excited to share insights...
Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 February 2018 – Over 70 investors, business and finance leaders, and gender experts from Southeast Asia came...
This re-cap of the gender lens investing field-building event hosted in February by Investing in Women partners was contributed...
This was contributed by Nina Weissberg. Nina Weissberg, CEO of Weissberg Investment Corp (WIC), guides a diverse portfolio of long-term real...
More than two years ago, The Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) in Ruxton, Maryland, launched its Micro-Lending Program....
As part of our ongoing sponsored research project into gender lens investing and public equities, we interviewed two of...
Criterion Institute’s Joy Anderson, Pacific RISE impact investing lead, shares why Pacific RISE is developing an investment thesis.
Pacific RISE will use gender lens investing to incorporate gender into financial analysis to improve investments and promote equitable...
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The following is a story of Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in East Baltimore and its 1K Churches ministry...
This article by Criterion founder Joy Anderson shares some early lessons learned from developing an investment thesis for the Pacific, many of which are relevant to designing a gender lens investing strategy in other regions or sectors. Click below to read more on ImpactAlpha.
Criterion Institute and Urbane Development co-designed a pilot TOOLKIT train the trainer curriculum that introduces possibilities and creates capacity...
As we continue to face challenges to achieving gender equality, we need to deploy all the strategies at our...
On November 28-29, 2017, Wharton Social Impact Initiative presented an invitation-only event convening for investors and advisors who are...
Bertha Nzabanita survived the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but her husband did not. As a single mother, she struggled to make do with the one coffee field and dilapidated house he had left her. Then Nzabanita discovered Musasa, a coffee cooperative that gave her and other widows from the genocide a stable market for their coffee allowing them to increase their income. Read more
In 2016, University United Methodist began offering interest-free micro-loans of up to $1,000 to existing small businesses and start-ups in...
Pacific RISE is using an investment thesis to engage with investors and broaden the sense of possibilities about what...
In July 2017, we partnered with InFaith Community Foundation and Futures without Violence to bring together a group of over 30 leaders from...
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The Bible Study is a resource to support congregations and individuals committed to discovering God’s Economy and transforming our...
The resources below, represent a collection of notable resources on gender lens investing published in 2016. Jackie VanderBrug wrote...
Criterion Institute’s develops congregational guides and support in an initiative to build a base of congregations and individuals committed...
Kerry Hannon writes for Forbes on the double payoff of gender lens investing after her interest was sparked reading Gender Lens...
This poem was inspired by a wonderful quote used by both Martin Luther King Jr., and President Barack Obama...
Since 2016, Criterion Institute has been delivering our signature workshop, TOOLKIT for Using Finance for Social Change to audiences...