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,...
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...
Implementing A Gender Strategy: Grand Challenges Canada’s Story
, Government Actors, Reports, Resources, Social Change LeadersFollowing four years of engagement with Grand Challenges Canada, an initiative funded by the Canadian government, Criterion is excited to share insights...
Growing the Field: Finance and gender experts brought together in Indonesia
, Investors, News, Resources, Social Change LeadersJakarta, Indonesia, 2 February 2018 – Over 70 investors, business and finance leaders, and gender experts from Southeast Asia came...
Reflection: Gender Lens Investing Field-Building Event in Jakarta
, field-building, Gender, Investors, News, Resources, Social Change LeadersThis re-cap of the gender lens investing field-building event hosted in February by Investing in Women partners was contributed...
Reflection: Finance as a Tool to Address Gender-Based Violence Workshop, January 22-23, 2018
, Investors, News, Resources, Social Change LeadersThis 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....
Video: Why Develop an Investment Thesis?
, Gender, Investors, News, Resources, Social Change LeadersCriterion 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...
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDk0pGNS3sM&feature=youtu.be
The following is a story of Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in East Baltimore and its 1K Churches ministry...
A Blueprint for Women’s Funds Using Finance as a Tool for Social Change
, Blueprint, Gender, Reports, Resources, Social Change LeadersAs 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...
Congregational Stories: Micro-loan Curriculum by University United Methodist Church
, Congregations, ResourcesIn 2016, University United Methodist began offering interest-free micro-loans of up to $1,000 to existing small businesses and start-ups in...
Demonstrating New Possibilities: The Pacific RISE Investment Thesis
, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersPacific RISE is using an investment thesis to engage with investors and broaden the sense of possibilities about what...
Design Session: Finance as a Tool to Address Gender-Based Violence
, Gender, gender-based violence, Investors, Resources, Social Change LeadersIn July 2017, we partnered with InFaith Community Foundation and Futures without Violence to bring together a group of over 30 leaders from...
<iframe width=”1200″ height=”705″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/zJGcOTMSpnA” frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; encrypted-media” allowfullscreen></iframe>
The Bible Study is a resource to support congregations and individuals committed to discovering God’s Economy and transforming our...
Congregational Stories: This is What Discovering God’s Economy Looks Like
, Congregations, ResourcesCriterion Institute’s develops congregational guides and support in an initiative to build a base of congregations and individuals committed...
This poem was inspired by a wonderful quote used by both Martin Luther King Jr., and President Barack Obama...
Reflection: Experiencing TOOLKIT
, Congregations, Gender, Investors, Resources, Social Change Leaders, TOOLKITSince 2016, Criterion Institute has been delivering our signature workshop, TOOLKIT for Using Finance for Social Change to audiences...