You never know who you’ll end up sitting next to when you fly. But whether you think about it or not, your neighbor on the plane has a story—a lifetime of stories that has just intersected with your own. Even though I was one of the first to board, I sighed as I caught sight of my seat—a middle one between two very large men.
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 MoreOur friend Jerry Bowyer recently interviewed Ron Blue and Karen Guess to discuss the relationship between greed and material wealth. While Western culture tends to view materialism as something that only wealthy people experience, Ron Blue’s trip to Africa pointed to the fact that it is more of a human problem than a social one. See what else they had to say in the full interview below.
Read MoreOver a year ago, the government recently passed a law to incentivize private capital to invest in deeply distressed census tracts across the country. In response, Access Venture has piloted direct investments in local businesses, placed strategic capital in anchor community real estate, and backed national growing companies that they think have the potential to strengthen communities across America. Learn more about what they’re doing below!
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 MoreEven wealthy people make mistakes. What we noticed about each of them, however, is that simply being aware of what they are makes it possible to prevent them from plaguing you. Bill High shares the seven mistakes with us, and we hope that taking the time to read through them will help you come up with solutions to avoid them.
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 MoreThere is more at stake in investing than the risk of losing our money. There is also the risk of losing life’s wholeness. In this video, you’ll hear Eventide CIO Finny Kuruvilla, MD PhD talk about the ethical dimensions of investing using a passage from the biblical book of Proverbs.
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 MoreA one-pocket mindset dispels the notion that investment strategies seeking social returns must be separated from those seeking financial returns. Rather than a siloed approach to deploying capital, one-pocket investing puts your mission at the center of your strategy, and ultimately at the center of all of your investments.
Read MoreChaplaincy has long been a reliable marker that leadership of a company is serious about ministering to the spiritual needs of its employees. David Miller, Director of the Faith and Work Initiative at Princeton has released a very compelling research paper on the case for Chaplaincy.
Read MoreThis is the first video in a series on “Biblical Foundations of Financial Wellness by Ronald Blue Trust.” It’s important to remember that we all have a choice about where we get our truth, the facts and reality, about money.
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!
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