Morgan Simon - Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change (Nation Books)
Channel: Mechanics' Institute
Date: 2018-01-29

Note: Video starts at 7:24

Author Morgan Simon in conversation with Activist and Fundraiser Kath Delaney, Madera Group

Impact investment, the support of social and environmental projects with a financial return, has become a hot topic in the world's philanthropy and development circles, and is growing exponentially: in the next decade, it is poised to eclipse traditional aid by ten times. Yet for all the excitement, there is work to do to ensure it actually realizes its potential. Will impact investment empower millions of people worldwide, or will it just replicate the same failures that have plagued the aid and antipoverty industry?