On October 20, 2018, at the British Columbia Horticultural Garden, Dr. Budd Hall and Dr. Rajesh Tandon, joint holders of the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, conferred a lifetime achievement award on Dr. Ted Jackson for his leadership in advancing participatory partnerships in Canada, Africa and Asia.
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SoCap 18 Workshop on Expanding Participation in Impact investing
On October 25, 2018, at the Social Capital Markets conference (SoCap 18) in San Francisco, some 70 delegates engaged in a workshop on the Intersection of Participation and Impact Investing, discussing obstacles to and best practices for expanding participation at all stages of the investment cycle. Panellists included Morgan Simon, author of Real Impact
Fundraiser for Martha Farrell Foundation and Birthday Celebration for Budd Hall
On October 20, 2018, at the British Columbia Horticultural Garden near Victoria, British Columbia, a successful dual-purpose event was held, first, to raise funds for the work of the Martha Farrell Foundation to fight violence against women and girls in India and, second, to celebrate the 75th birthday of Dr. Budd Hall of the University…(Read more)
Investing in Women Workshop on Impact Investing in Women’s SMEs in Southeast Asia
On October 31, 2018, at the European Headquarters of UBS in London, the DFAT-funded Investing in Women initiative organized a workshop to present the findings of the recent review of its impact investment component. The review team of Ted Jackson and Kaylene Alvarez facilitated the workshop, which was attended by more than 20 practitioners
Gender-Smart Investing Summit held in London
More than 300 investors, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and policymakers gathered in London, England to participate in the first Gender-Smart Investing Summit. Major sponsors included UBS, CDC, Investing in Women and the Tara Health Foundation. Gender lens investing champions Suzanne Biegel and Joy Anderson, CDC CEO Nick O’Donohoe and UN Under-Secretary General Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Evaluators Must Ensure Data Privacy and Security
Collecting data from some of the most vulnerable populations in the world, evaluators have a responsibility to ensure data privacy and security. As consultant Linda Raftree writes, evaluators must take steps to “have a full picture of the various ways that it could be breached, leaked, or used in unanticipated ways
Sharing the Costs of Participation in Impact Investing
The costs of participating in impact investing deals are distributed unequally across the stakeholder network. It is time for impact investors to address this issue. Read Ted Jackson’s article
Applying Design Thinking in Evaluation
In a recent blog for the American Evaluation Association, Asma Ali and Isabel Cuervo discuss ways and means of applying design thinking (DT), or human-centred design, in the evaluation process. “In evaluation,” they write, “design considerations are most often enacted during evaluation reporting and dissemination phases of a project, to engage stakeholders
Missing the Cues Published
Feminist, political scientist and longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Annette Isaac, recently signed copies of her new memoir, Missing the Cues, at Books on Beechwood in Ottawa. The book weaves her personal experiences and reflections together with broader political and cultural analyses from the point of view of a Black woman newcomer to Canada.
Using Participatory Approaches in the Investment Cycle
In the latest in their IDS blog series, Peter O’Flynn and Grace Lyn Higdon set out ways and means of using participatory approaches with communities and employees in investee firms in the impact investment cycle, including pre-screening, due diligence, monitoring and exit. Their thinking is generative and carries important implications, and opportunities, for impact investors. …(Read more)