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No-3-2024

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Entre­pre­neu­rial mind­set and courage for grea­ter phil­an­thro­pic impact

What moti­va­ted you to get invol­ved in philanthropy? Peter Wuffli: I was inte­res­ted in globa­li­sa­tion from a young age and...
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Ninety Swiss francs

Micro­credit program­mes provide micro­lo­ans that are a frac­tion of what banks tradi­tio­nally grant. They enable people who would other­wise have...
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Capi­tal means responsibility

You have many years of expe­ri­ence in inter­na­tio­nal deve­lo­p­ment work. Has the colla­bo­ra­tion between the various stake­hol­ders evol­ved and is...
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Impact inves­t­ing: getting the most out of funding and investment

A tradi­tio­nal grant-giving foun­da­tion is limi­ted to two roles: inves­t­ing on the one hand, and gene­ra­ting impact on the other....
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They know what they are doing

Things are happe­ning in the foun­da­tion sector. With phil­an­thro­pic impact inves­t­ing and forms of funding such as loans and conver­ti­ble...
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Finance

Impact invest­ments and market-rate returns are not a mere utopian dream

In 2022, the Fede­ral Initia­tive for Impact Inves­t­ing (BIII) conduc­ted its second market study on the status of impact inves­t­ing...
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An acce­le­ra­tor for nature-based solutions

Sibylle Grass cites mangrove forests as an exam­ple of what Inno­vate 4 Nature (I4N) works for. As natu­ral climate solu­ti­ons,...
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Why owner­ship matters

Ever­yone is talking about entre­pre­neur­ship that is suita­ble for gene­ra­ti­ons to come and offers the economy, society and the planet...
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Focus

A good investment

Impact inves­t­ing is more than just a form of inves­t­ing. It chal­lenges philanthropy’s tradi­tio­nal one-direc­tional flow of wealth. It disrupts...
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Commit­ted to impact

Dear reader Is the chari­ta­ble sector on the verge of a para­digm shift? Entre­pre­neu­rial forms of funding are being widely...
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