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Impact Investing for Rural Wealth Creation: Investing for financial returns and community impact

Tags: Wealth Creation

Client Name: Ford Foundation

Location: United States

Resource Type: Report

Author Org: Tellus Institute, Emerging ChangeMakers Network

Author: Marjorie Kelly, Jessica Norwood

Year: 2010

How do we connect impact investors and rural enterprise, encouraging investment that develops multiple forms of wealth? This paper outlines key features of impact investment and shares examples of successful investment models that provide both financial returns and community benefits. It looks at the whole chain of investment - investors, intermediaries, investment vehicles, financial returns, community impact - and examines how design innovations at each stage help impact investments to flow and achieve positive outcomes.


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