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	Social Pressures Affect Corporate Strategy and Performance Social pressure plays a major role in determining corporate strategy and performance according to an award-winning paper coauthored by Professor David Baron. The researchers find that social pressure and social performance reinforce each other, greater social pressure is associated with lower financial performance, and financial and social performance are largely unrelated. Resource: Research Paper
	“Green Shoots” for New Philanthropic Forms There are two kinds of philanthropy products: financial products and information products. They used to be bundled together, in the form of foundation staff, personal advisors, or community foundation program officers. In the early 1990s the advent of national donor advised funds showed that a huge market existed for unbundled products. The market worked, but now we are seeing another change in philanthropic giving due to the rise of the internet. Resource: Blog Post
	Impact Investing: The Brand The Global Impact Investment Initiative (GIIN) is an important, but still forming, coalition of investors who focus on both social and environmental impact as well as financial return. GIIN wants to have a positive impact on poverty, economic justice and a sustainable environment. That means it needs to counter the exclusive nature of its innate and valuable club and be sure to include the voices and the perspectives of all; it has to be inclusive. Resource: Blog Post
	Root Solutions Nonprofit lender Root Capital connects rural farmers and artisans with the corporations that crave their products. —By Suzie Boss Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article
	Selling Vs. Selling Out The author warns that selling a company or organization should not mean selling out as social missions will prove to contribute to long term success. Resource: Blog Post
	The Disappearance of yet Another Painless Way to Give As the economy continues to shrink, individuals will need to make a more conscious effort towards charitable giving. Resource: Blog Post
	Calculated Impact By estimating the social return on their investments, funders can deploy their dollars more effectively. To demonstrate the power of these calculations, the authors show how three organizations—the Robin Hood Foundation, Acumen Fund, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation—use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate their ongoing programs, choose mission investments, and plan long-term strategies. —By Paul Brest, Hal Harvey, & Kelvin Low Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article
	Generations Converge at the Intersection of Money and Meaning The movement to provide capital to social enterprises is gaining momentum. Resource: Blog Post
	Why I Like Fair Trade… And What it Needs Good Capital invests in socially responsible Adina. Resource: Blog Post
	What’s Next: Beyond Microfinance Two new players in the world’s social investing scene seek financial returns along with social impact. Resource: Stanford Social Innovation Review Article