Tips and ideas on how to make a difference
Photo:NacRonin47, Creative Commons, Flickr There are many different types of socially conscious investing, but a particularly effective method is proxy voting, where shareholders instigate change from within. Individual investors have the power to influence the way a company or a fund does business. And foundations, especially, can leverage their influence to ensure that the companies…
National Children's Facilities Network (NCFN) – The National Children’s Facilities Network is a coalition of nonprofit financial and technical assistance intermediaries involved in planning, developing, and financing facilities for low-income child care and Head Start programs. Members come from all areas of the United State, and some are the leading sources of thinking on private-public…
Association of Real Estate Women Domini Social Investments – CDFIs National Children's Facilities Network (disclaimer: I was the chairperson of the Executive Committee) Opportunity Finance Network
National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clean Air Choice Ethanol Cars You Can Buy Now Ethanol or Gas? How Do I Tell if My Vehicle is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle?
Catherine B. Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship The Stewart Satter Social Entrepreneurship Fund Community Development Venture Capital Fund Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Skoll Foundation Acción Ashoka Women's Venture Fund
New World Foundation (NWF)’s tips for getting involved with an organization that makes a real difference: 1. Be skeptical: Be skeptical about what you are drawn to first because you will be drawn to people who are the most like you, and these are likely to be people who are least connected to those who…