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Mission Investors Exchange–A Merger of M4M and the PRI Makers Network
July 9, 2012 Update—Since we posted our profile of More for Mission (M4M) in June 2010, the organization grew to…
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Mark Pinsky of Opportunity Finance Network Reflects on the Evolution of the CDFI Industry
August 2012 Update—Since we published our profile of Mark Pinsky and the Opportunity Finance Network, Pinsky has continued on at…
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Making the Connections Between Advanced Manufacturing and a Restorative Economy in Chicago
The Center for Labor and Community Research had reason to celebrate last week when we visited with them in Chicago…
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Looking for Progress at the Rio+20 Conference
Despite a well-publicized once-in-a-decade meeting that brought government officials, businesses, and NGOs from 188 nations to the negotiation table, the…
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John Fullerton Speaks on PBS Frontline
Watch Money, Power and Wall Street: Part One on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. On May 1st 2012 at 9PM…
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John Fullerton Interviewed on Laura Flanders Show
Laura Flanders’s interview with John Fullerton on making finance safe for the planet went live online last week. In it,…
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GIIN: Working For a More Transparent Impact Investing Sector
August 2012 Update—In June 2010 Capital Institute posted the profile below of the Global Impact Investors Network (GIIN), a not-for-profit…
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Financial Transactions Tax Moving Forward in Europe
European leaders have begun to discuss options for moving forward with a process called “enhanced cooperation,” in which nine or…
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Fellow Reports from the Field
Capital Institute fellow Liana Scobie has taken a job at the innovative company TerraCycle and has sent us these thoughts…
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Economists Explores Why GDP Doesn’t Add Up and Question Growth Model
“Mismeasuring our Lives: Why GDP Doesn’t Add Up,” a panel discussion held at Columbia University on December 7, brought four…
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Does Growth Equal Progress?
Last week, Capital Institute network organization Demos released a striking report and series of graphics on the myth that economic…
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Community Development Finance Leader Clifford Rosenthal Says CDFIs No Longer in Defensive Posture But Face Longer Term Pressures
July 2012 Update—Since we originally posted our interview with Clifford Rosenthal, the long-time President and CEO of the National Federation…
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Commentary on Flawed, Ignorant and Dangerous
Robert Eller commented on the post Flawed, Ignorant and Dangerous: A Bain Capital Partner’s Worldview on the Future of Finance blog last week that…
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Continuing the Conversation on Resilience
Last week we opened a discussion on the idea that “while resilience is critical for a system’s survival, in times of great…
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CARS: A Performance Evaluation Tool
August 2012 Update— In January of 2012 the CARS™ system was spun-off the Opportunity Finance Network and re-launched as an…