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Field Notes: Creating ‘Good Jobs’ Through CDFI Investing

InSight at Pacific Community Ventures supports investment in "good jobs" with a report helping CDFIs define them & track their borrowers' impact on communities.

Field Notes: Tackling Multidimensional Poverty

A Brookings Institute report examines how facets of poverty tend to cluster, disproportionately effecting blacks and Hispanics, and how de-coupling disadvantage types can lessen poverty’s oppression.

Field Notes: The Need for Corporate Political Transparency

Heron joins colleagues in asking President Obama to require federal contractors to disclose meaningful information on political spending.

Soundbites: Supply Chain Transparency for Global Brands

In this podcast, LaborVoices’ Kohl Gill discusses how his organization provides a voice to workers while aiding employers in multiple layers up the supply chain.

Field Notes: The Promise of Investing in Early Childhood

An Economic Policy Institute report makes the case that investing in America’s children would not only usher immeasurable benefits for families, but also society and the economy as a whole.

Soundbites: From Apartheid to Prisons, the Evolution of Impact

In this podcast, Sonia Kowal of Zevin Asset Management talks about the future of the impact space and punishment profiteering among public companies.

Guest Post: McKnight Takes on Transparency for Impact

In this guest post, McKnight Foundation President Kate Wolford shares the importance of transparency in philanthropies, for sharing lessons learned and advancing important issues.

Field Notes: ERISA Guideline Reform

This primer offers a quick guide to the Department of Labor's 2015 clarification on the fiduciary framework for impact investing by retirement funds.

Photo of the Month: March 2016

The photo highlights the impact of NAFTA and other trade agreements on U.S. workers, which is a topic of the presidential campaign.

Field Notes: Stewarding Mission Through Risk Management

OliverWyman and SeaChange Capital Partners produce a report outlining ways to mitigate the trials of nonprofit finance.