April 29, 2009 by Robert.

An interesting article by Kevin Jones of Good Capital, which appeared in the Stanfurd… I mean Stanford Social Innovation Review:

The real question is not whether social investing will become real, or whether it will become a more important asset class. Social investment is growing, and its growth is in line with societal trends that are both on the rise in their acceptance and in line with the realities of limited environmental resources and economic transformation.

Based on the trends I’m seeing, I’m declaring the question settled. Yes, social venture capital is both a valid emerging asset class and in the forefront in its ability to deliver scalable social impact at low cost and provide an actual financial return that helps support the mission and the enterprise.

About the Writer

Kevin Jones is a cofounding principal of Good Capital, an investment firm that accelerates the flow of capital to enterprises that use market forces to create large-scale social change. Jones is a successful serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and cofounder of Social Capital Markets, the groundbreaking conference on social venture investing. (Source: same as above, Stanford Social Innovation Review:)

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March 18, 2009 by Robert.

I can’t help rolling my eyes when I hear sound bytes of legislators bickering and fomenting over the “outrageous” bonuses paid to AIG execs after AIG received huge amounts of taxpayer money.   I love this quote from Tom McGuire in his JustOneMinute blog:“bashing highly paid Wall Street financiers peddling products no one understands is a lot more fun than bashing a bunch of collateral clerks doing something or other about which no one cares.”In the words of Armed Liberal, “Fewer pitchforks, more calculators please.”

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