The Global Health Investment Fund is an effort by the Gates Foundation to leverage private sector capital in the fight against diseases such as HIV and malaria.
U.S. citizens who own Canadian property have a way to keep their U.S. tax breaks if the land is donated as conservation easements.
Guarantors of MicroCredit Enterprises personally back millions in loans to micro-businesses in some of the world's poorest regions.
Investors and inventors are getting more creative at generating faster returns from biotechs, which can burn billions of dollars in development costs before going to market.
Realty Mogul, a Web site that launched in March and is backed by Microsoft, is allowing accredited investors to pool their funds on vetted real estate properties such as multifamily homes and...
Conservation easements are an extraordinary estate planning tool— and the legal foundation for a form of impact investing.
California billionaire and philanthropist Tom Steyer called energy and climate change “defining issues” of our time that need bipartisan solutions during remarks at a global warming conference...
Nature is as important to the economy as manufacturing and agriculture, and remains an untapped investment opportunity, according to Mark Tercek, a former Goldman Sachs managing director.
Angel and impact investors are increasingly looking for a cut of profits instead of equity shares in return for their direct investments in small and fledgling companies.
Program-related investments straddle the line between philanthropy and the markets—allowing principal to be recycled for more causes.