Impressions ICats 2013
ICats have unforgettable experiences during their capacity building Fellowship with LGT Venture Philanthropy, a leading impact investing organization. Enjoy their pictures - click on the pictures to see the full…more
Making a lasting impact on the world
In this blog, the LGT Venture Philanthropy teams and LGT Impact Fellows post on trends and challenges in the impact investing sector, social entrepreneurship as well as their experiences as LGT Impact Fellows. Enjoy the read!
Inspiration from the field: Visiting malnutrition clinics in Haiti
Working in a Finance capacity in the development sector makes it easy to get detached from the ‘front line’ and lose track of the organization’s ‘raison d’etre’ from time to…more
A Road Less Traveled
A young girl walks up a mountain road. Not quite twenty yet, her thoughts are full of the celebrations planned for the annual day event on the morrow, and the…more
m2m Hackathon
Mothers2Mothers is game changing and award winning NGO that focuses on prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV. It features an innovative "mentor mother" model where HIV positive women…more
School Feeding Programs, an Investment in the future of Haiti
I recently had the privilege of visiting some schools in low-income neighborhoods of Cap Haitien, to observe some of the school feeding programs that Meds and Foods for Kids (MFK)…more
A visit to the field
After several months without going to the field, I finally got a chance this week to return to rural Rajasthan where Educate Girls’ runs its program. For me this is…more
Why is Educate Girls launching the first Payment-by-Results program in India?
Alex and I have been quite busy lately at Educate Girls… Many exciting projects are taking shape, meaning that the work load is constantly increasing. A great opportunity for us…more
Gamaliel Álvarez, an entrepreneur impacting the value – and the values – of a region
July in Florencia tastes like rain, it is the month in which it only takes two minutes for a light drizzle to become a storm. Once it starts you just…more
If it would be easy
If it would be easy, comfortable and with no loss at all, what would be the merit in joining a social cause through a fellowship program such as ICats -…more
SPIEF, Russia Nr. 1
Two weeks ago I attended SPIEF (http://www.forumspb.com/#) in St. Petersburg (SPG), Russia. It is one of the biggest conferences in Russia, very much modeled after the Davos meeting of the…more
Want to maximize impact? Invest in Public Goods
The growth of impact investing and social enterprise is a promising addition to the social sector but few organizations focus on what may be the most substantial type of investment:…more
INSEAD 10-year Reunion
I went to my INSEAD 10-year reunion over the weekend in Fontainebleau (FBL), 55 klms outside of Paris. I also attended its Entrepreneurship Forum and Private Equity conference - I…more