Sparking Impact Investing through GIIRS

By Beth Richardson 2

The Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS) has been created to change investor behavior and unlock sidelined investment capital.

Using the Right Tools

By Beth Busenhart

Impact investors must build consensus around standards and best practices.

Why IRIS?

By Sarah Gelfand

The second in a four-part series on impact investing and the role of metrics.

Just Do It

By Liana Downey & Megan Golden

Overcoming three common barriers to measuring impact.

Protecting and Monitoring Impact as an Investor: Part II

By Brian Axelrad

Tactics and tools for monitoring impact investments.

Protecting and Monitoring Impact as an Investor: Part I

By Brian Axelrad

Tactics for negotiating the terms of an impact investment.

Impact Investing’s Three Measurement Tools

By Margot Brandenburg 1

IRIS, PULSE, and GIIRS may sound like alphabet soup, but a growing and dynamic industry needs all three measurement tools.

Impatient Capital

By Marcia Stepanek

Highlights from the Clinton Global Initiative 2012.

Communicating Impact: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It!

By Matthew Forti

Nonprofits can use tried-and-true mechanisms from the private sector to better communicate their impact to donors

Real World Impact Measurement

By Kevin Starr & Laura Hattendorf 1

“Good enough” = simple enough to do, but rigorous enough to mean something.