For those interested in additional resources on Mission Related Investments (MRI), here are some resources:
Support Organizations
Global Impact Investing Network
Initiative for Responsible Investment
US SIF – The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Articles and Publications
Bay Area Impact Investing Initiative: “What is Place-Based Impact Investing?”
Center for Effective Philanthropy: “Investing and Social Impact: Practices of Private Foundations”
Chronicle of Philanthropy: “Mission Critical: Nonprofits and foundations making impact investments believe their dollars are vital to solving tough problems”
Council of Development Finance Agencies: “Urban Revitalization and Impact Investing”
Goldman Sachs: “Right Tools, Right Time: The Rise of Impact Investing”
Grantmakers in the Arts: “How to Invest in the Arts Without Buying a Picasso”
The McKnight Foundation: Statement of Investment Policy
Mission Investors Exchange: “Equity Advancing Equity”
National Center for Family Philanthropy: “Getting started with impact investing: Overcoming resistance from family and board members”
Philanthropy News Digest: “Study calls on impact investors to close educational attainment gaps”
Pacific Community Ventures: What’s New in Impact Investing
Stanford Social Innovation Review: “Mission Possible: How Foundations Are Shaping the Future of Impact Investing” – series of mission investment articles
Surdna Foundation: ”Mapping the Journey to Impact Investing”
United Nations: Principles for Responsible Investment
Two New “Marketplaces” for Impact Investments
- Minnesota Council of Foundations (GCRI’s sister organization) has established an impact investing collaborative with The McKnight Foundation, Bush Foundation and the Otto Bremer Trust as lead institutions.
- Washington Area Grantmakers (GCRI’s sister organization) has a housing investment program.