A leading investment professional explains the world of impact
investing -- investing in businesses and projects with a social and
financial return--and shows what it takes to make sustainable,
transformative change.
Impact investment -- the support of social and environmental projects
with a financial return -- has become a hot topic on the global stage;
poised to eclipse traditional aid by ten times in the next decade. But
the field is at a tipping point: Will impact investment empower millions
of people worldwide, or will it replicate the same mistakes that have
plagued both aid and finance?
Morgan Simon is an investment professional who works at the nexus of
social finance and social justice. In Real Impact, she teaches us how
to get it right, leveraging the world's resources to truly transform the
economy. Over the past seventeen years, Simon has influenced over $150
billion from endowments, families, and foundations. In Real Impact,
Simon shares her experience as both investor and activist to offer clear
strategies for investors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs alike.
Real Impact is essential reading for anyone seeking real change in the
world.