Who Is Responsible For Impact Investing? What Roles Do They Play?

• Established philanthropic are willing to donate money to cover start-up costs such as equipment or to support a capital improvement fund-raising campaign. They

Q.2.2)Social responsible is a program that maintains that businesses are part of the society in which they live in…“the company has provided fellowships to China, donated laboratories for local colleges and funded small and medium-enterprises through incubator project’ ’They hire locals because they know the environment and customer’s demand.

It allows for social change advocacy without the potential external consequences of "conventional activism." But increasingly, we are led to believe that ‘entrepreneurs’ and ‘social enterprises’ are the avant garde of ‘change making’. Like every concept has both pros and cons, similarly even social entrepreneurship has its own demerits. On one hand it is one major factor in bringing change while on the other end it is being overused by companies who start off with the motive of being socially responsible and use this for the advantage in future ,by diverting their focus on profits. The point is, all of a sudden, social entrepreneurship was everywhere and everyone wanted to be one. The key to sustainable capitalism is reasonable profits as opposed to maximizing profits. In the current system, a segment of society is trying to maximize profits without concern for the impact on the well being of the society as a whole, while another segment of social organizations have to deal with the fall out. The system is not working. If it does good in some areas it also does bad in others. The example of Toms one for one shoe program though does charity and is a social enterprise but at its worst, it promotes a view of the world's poor as helpless, ineffective people passively waiting for trinkets from shoe-buying Americans. While the shoes themselves probably won't lead to any kind of disaster, that worldview can lead to bad policies and real, serious harm also has a small negative impact on local markets. And so I have come to feel increasingly uncomfortable with the term “social entrepreneurship” and its main actor, the “social entrepreneur”. It creates a false separation between “this is where we make money, and this is where we do good”. And that is exactly what is wrong with capitalism today. Myths of social entrepreneurship are different from what and how it really works in the

The world we live and operate BusComm Enterprises in is becoming increasingly smaller as the development of technology allows us to be more in touch with what is happen on a global scale. This allows BusComm Enterprises an opportunity to increase our Corporate Social Responsibility by partnering with a local charitable organization that reaches beyond the boundaries that are drawn a map and helps those who are facing a humanitarian crisis.

In response to the earlier task where all Senior Stakeholder Relationship Representatives were required to settle on a strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partner for BusComm Enterprises, Armed Services YMCA of San Diego is hereby presented as the final choice. The charitable organization offers numerous support services such as assistance to rehabilitate wounded soldiers, free medical and psychological counseling, and programs to aid soldiers and their families. This choice is also based on the known deficit of support to military men and women who frequently suffer from life altering physical and emotional injuries. The Armed Services YMCA is a well-organized and highly rated association, with a rich history of serving since the civil war. It is thus a suitable strategic partner that fits our organizational goals and desire to integrate precedent setting CSR practices. This charity also fits our budget and presents a unique opportunity to serve in a barely exploited area, which will appeal to our shareholders. Conversely, my analysis indicated that Invisible Children would require higher scaling of resources and commitment in order to make an impact while their thematic area may be hard to resonate with our audience. Elsewhere, Community HousingWorks appeared capable of self-funding and represented a fairly common CSR partner who wouldn’t present BusComm Enterprises as any different among peers. It was also my opinion that the San Diego Brain

The last twenty years the financial services industry encountered significant regulatory problems. Equity crowdfunding introduces an innovative manner to raise capital and provide greater societal benefits. Fundraising has been going on for hundreds of years, and crowdfunding is transforming the approach to developing funds. In American history, our railroads relied on private individuals to pay for the infrastructure and development (Davies, 2014). Railroad companies employed crowdfunding and investors had the incentive to contribute. Projections illustrate the equity-based crowdfunding industry in the United States (U.S.) will experience rapid growth because of regulatory changes stemming from the Jumpstart Our Business

Social impact bonds have a very clear intention to improve the community in a fair and legitimate way; however, many people criticize this investing model because of the return rate of profits on the initial investment and the guarantee of the investors’ money back for certain parties. The social impact bond investing model was originally created to focus on impacting social change rather than making a profit. Because of this, even when social programs were successful, rates of return were expected to be minimal at best simply to reward the investors for taking time, effort, and money to help improve at risk communities. However, people became outraged when they discovered that Goldman Sachs was making a significant return on investment. One of the most highly publicized SIB’s, like mentioned before, is one for the Riker’s Island recidivism project which Goldman Sachs decided to invest 9.6 million dollars into. While this seems generous, Goldman Sachs was theoretically supposed to receive a 22 percent return, resulting

By engaging with social causes in a variety of ways, a corporation can learn about new territories, product applications, cultures, and markets. Many companies seek to empower the poorest sector of the population, both at home and

In Clarke’s et al (2004) article “Inside the real world of capital allocation”, Jeff Costello the vice president and CFO of Memorial Health System Inc. emphasizes on segregating capital budget into several categories which he labeled as a “strategic capital”. Hence, of all his suggestions, the concept

Social enterprises can take the ideal of social responsibility intertwining with revenue too far. Businesses that supposedly show profit by hiring the disadvantaged can be based on an unsupportable claim that social enterprises help government (Jones & Donmoyer, 2015). For instance, the founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, claimed that his business is new type of business that focuses on serving impoverished individuals and sustaining itself through earned revenue (Jones & Donmoyer, 2015). He failed to mention or acknowledge the importance of how Grameen Bank was initially capitalized with the support of philanthropy (Jones & Donmoyer, 2015). This sends the wrong message to donors that investing in a for-profit organization is just as good or even better than

In other words, serving a social need doesn't necessarily mean the company is giving money to nonprofits that feed the homeless; it means the company invests in the future by innovating products and services that meet social needs and also happen to be profitable. Companies

Social responsible programs are growing very rapidly. “Over the last two years, SRI investing has grown by more than 22% to $3.74 trillion in total managed assets, suggesting that investors are investing with their heart, as well as their head” (Chamberlain, 2013). Investors are caring about their

The Solidarity Fund represents an example of social investment in that they screen the companies they invest in for positive social compliance including good working conditions, positive relations with local communities, and a commitment to

After reading the first two chapters of Building Social Business, I was moved. I was inspired. Yunus opened my eyes to another side of business which in his words was selfless. And indeed it was selfless. Social business is truly selfless because it focuses on helping others and earning profit comes second. By reading this book and reflecting, I realized it is better to be part of the solution than be part of the problem. By looking at my community, at my environment, and at my experiences in life, there are problems that will need solutions and I firmly believe that having a social business is the solution. By my observation, slow public utilities, expensive medicine, and empowering marginalized sectors are problems that can be solved by putting up social businesses. By combining entrepreneurial mindset and experience, social awareness, and creativity, the ideal social business can be done. But what makes a social business truly a social business is the

Access to capital enables a company to grow and make timely investment. Companies with good CSR standing are likely able to secure equity and debt capital with most ease. The growth emphasis in Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) is a clear indication of likely future trends