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Marrying cash and change: Social 'stock markets' spread worldwide

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Marrying cash and change: Social 'stock markets' spread worldwide
Summary In social-investment exchanges, donors choose what projects to 'invest' in. But the return is in the form of social good, not cash.
Description he Bolsa de Valorous Socioambientais (BVSA), or social and environmental investment exchange, operates more like an online crowdfunding platform, such as Kickstarter or Donors Choose, than an actual investment opportunity. BVSA screens projects, whose solutions must be aligned with UN Millennium Development Goals, for quality. Donors can choose what to "invest" in, but the return is social, not financial.

SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.globalenvision.org/2012/08/24/marrying-cash-and-change-social-stock-markets-spread-worldwide
Tags: Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Donors Choose, impact investment exchange, Kickstarter, social investment exchange
Claire Mackay Posted by Claire Mackay
Aug 31, 2012 01:44 am GMT Viewed 1914 times
Author: Evan Weaver Source
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