When we talk about investing, it’s easier to define what you don’t want to do. But it’s not just about avoiding the bad, right? Watch this video to learn about Business 360—a framework where you can look at how businesses engage with various stakeholder to make sure that you’re investing in ethical and positive organizations.
Read MoreOver the last few years, our paradigm about how best to provide financial support to organizations serving those in greatest need has been shaken up, if not blasted apart, by the notion of “impact investing.”
Read MoreFrom officially being coined as a term in 2006 to being named as Forbes' top trend in philanthropy for 2015 and 2016, impact investing is enjoying rapid growth. Philanthropy is changing quickly with donors increasingly looking to invest charitable capital in companies and charities that pursue impact alongside financial profit.
Read MoreThe Faith Driven Investing community often faces the dilemma of discerning the different choices between investments and donations. Do we prioritize financial returns or social impact? Or is there a way to get both?
Read MoreFor years, philanthropy and investing have been treated as separate disciplines—one championing social change, the other financial gain. The idea that the two approaches could be integrated in the same deals once struck most philanthropists and investors as far-fetched. Not anymore.
Read MoreIf you’re interested in impact investing, now there’s a new way to do it straight from your Giving Fund through the Sovereign’s Capital (Fund III) pool. This collaborative pool enables you to recommend investments to innovative, Christian-led companies that prove transformation happens in the marketplace and that capital equals influence.
Read MoreNow that we’ve defined Kingdom Impact, how do we measure it? In the final post of their defining and measuring series, Impact Foundation reveals the five things they look at when evaluating a company’s impact.
Read MoreIn part 2 of their defining and measuring series, Impact Foundation sets out to define some of the terms we often use in the conversation around Faith Driven Investing. We believe this article will be particularly helpful in clarifying what a Kingdom-focused company looks like. Keep your eye out for part 3 coming soon!
Read More“Kingdom Impact Investing” is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the Faith Driven Investing world. But what does it actually mean? In part 1 of a 3-part series, Impact Foundation set out to try to define the phrase “Kingdom Impact Investing.” Below is just the start. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 coming soon…
Read MoreWhat exactly is a “redemptive business?” And why are these the type of businesses a faith-driven investor should consider supporting? Impact Foundation asks and answers those very questions in this article. They also provide a great look at Seat Kings—a redemptive business that employs prison inmates to manufacture bus seats. Read on to learn more about their business and what they’re doing to make it redemptive.
Read MoreThe National Christian Foundation recently announced their first impact investing pool. Learn all about what it is, how it works, and how you can be a part of it in this brief article below.
Read MoreFinding a Christian financial advisor isn’t always easy. How do you know where to look? What are you even supposed to be looking for? These questions plague people seaching for a faith-driven investor. Thankfully, Robert Netzly of Inspire Investing put together a great article with helpful advice on what to look for in a Christian financial advisor and how to find one.
Read More“Women control nearly 30% or $39.6 trillion of the world’s wealth and 51% and $14 trillion of personal wealth in the United States. By 2020, that amount is expected to rise to $22 trillion in the US alone and over the next two generations, women are expected to inherit 70% of transferable wealth.”[1]
Read MoreOur friends at Impact Foundation wrote a helpful post about the difference between a Charity Enterprise and an Impact Company. In the world of Faith Driven Investing, vocabulary is key and knowing what you’re signing up for matters.
Read MoreCombining faith in Christ with a passion for business can be a confusing venture. So, how do we understand our identity both as Christ followers and as business people? Hear directly from faith driven investors themselves!
Read MoreFrom the earliest years of school and continuing through college, spring marked the beginning of a new sports season. For many of us, this is the time of the year we grab the lacrosse stick, glove and bat, or Frisbee to begin training with the team.
Read MoreJesus' terrible financial advice is that you cannot serve two masters. If you serve money, then you cannot possibly be serving God. God and Mammon are incompatible poles around which to orient a life; therefore, a life serving money puts you at odds with God.
Read MoreNexus Impact Advisors has recently published The Landscape for Christian Investing: A Brief Introduction. This booklet explores the socially responsible and impact investing marketplace through a Christian lens and is designed to inform and educate current stakeholders as well as those new to the industry.
Read MoreLast October, God opened the door for four Christian business leaders to share their testimonies at one of the largest international gatherings of impact investors, many of whom had probably never heard a testimony in their lives.
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