Tagged: Social Finance

2012-03-16

A New Tool for Scaling Impact: How Social Impact Bonds Can Mobilize Private Capital to Advance Social Good

Social Finance, Ltd. created a bond with social impact. Background on this project is provided free for download and could be a good base for innovation in the Islamic finance industry:
“In September 2010, our sister organization, Social Finance, Ltd.,…

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