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Very good coverage of NC's impact investing activity, with great kudos to Investors' Circle!

NC has become hotbed for ‘impact investing’ | Economy | NewsObserver.com North Carolina has become a hotbed for “impact investing,” which refers to investment capital that seeks social and/or environmental value as well as a positive financial return.

Congratulation to Namaste Solar, New Belgium, and The Redwoods Group, all featured in SJF Institute's Employees' Matter report, as well as Green Jobs award winner Sungevity, on their recognition as Best of the Best for Worker Impact by B Corp!

2013 Best for the World Worker Honorees The B Corp Best for the World List recognizes those companies creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact. The B Corp Best for the World honorees earn an overall score in the top 10% of all Certified B Corporations on the B Impact Assessment, a comprehensive assessment a compa...

Attention impact entrepreneurs who are raising capital: apply to Investors' Circle - deadline Friday!

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SJF Institute and Investors' Circle featured in great post by Anne Field!

Investors' Circle Continues Its Upward Spiral - Forbes Investor's Circle, the granddaddy of impact investing angel groups, has been looking a lot more sprightly lately.

SJF Institute/Investors' Circle Executive Director Bonny Moellenbrock will be speaking at this exciting event!

IMN - Impact Investing Summit - Agenda IMN's Impact Investing conference, March 14-15, Huntington Beach. For asset managers, investment consultants, portfolio managers, CIOs, hedge funds, trustees

In a 5-year, funded partnership, Investors’ Circle has been selected to provide access to capital for social entrepreneurs – an area of expertise for the last twenty years – as part of the newly launched Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke University (SEAD).

Investors’ Circle Tapped by Duke University to Provide Critical Component to New Social Entrepreneur November 13, 2012 /3BL Media/ - In a 5-year, funded partnership, Investors’ Circle has been selected to provide access to capital for social entrepreneurs – an area of expertise for the last twenty years – as part of the newly launched Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke University (SEAD).

Business leaders out in force supporting sustainability!

BUSINESS LEADERS SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY IN NORTH CAROLINA More than 100 North Carolina businesses--from SAS and Duke Energy to Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center and Eastern Carolina Organics--have signed a statement recognizing that sustainability efforts are good for business and NC's economy.

Reflections from noted social entrepreneurship thinker and professor Greg Dees.

Interview with Greg Dees: Reflections on Teaching Social... David Bornstein recently wrote about “The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur” in the New York Times. His blog notes the rapid increase in social...

2011 Green Jobs Award Winner Solar City expands, files for IPO.

SolarCity Announces Expansion in New York, Files for $200 Million IPO Just days after announcing the launch of major expansions in New York state, the San Mateo-based solar company SolarCity has filed for an IPO in excess of $200 million. Having already received more than $1.5 billion in funding from a variety of high profile companies including Google, PG&E,

Crowdfunding to support impact entrepreneurs! Investors’ Circle is pleased to provide a new opportunity for you to help launch the next generation of social entrepreneurs. The money raised through this crowdfunding campaign will support our non-profit mission to help high-impact entrepreneurs access the capital they need to scale their enterprises and generate positive social and environmental impacts.

Investors' Circle - Fall 2012 Crowdfunding Investors’ Circle is pleased to provide a new opportunity for you to help launch the next generation of social entrepreneurs. The money raised through this crowdfunding campaign will support our non-profit mission to help high-impact entrepreneurs access the capital they need to scale their enterpri...

Bonny Moellenbrock, our Executive Director, spoke at the 'Summit for a Sustainable Economy' yesterday. Check out the article.

K&L Gates hosts 'Summit for a Sustainable Economy' at DNC - The Business Journals The 47th floor of the Hearst Tower in Charlotte seemed like an odd place to talk...

The latest on Cleantech investment strategy from SJF Ventures.

“Cleantech”: What’s In a Word? | Cleantech Investing At SJF Ventures this summer, we have been debating the words we use for our investment strategy. After more than a dozen years, three funds and 35 portfolio