Mississippi Reports Percentage Drop of Obese and Overweight Children
Foundation: Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Center for Mississippi Health Policy reported that obesity and overweight rates for all students in all grades have leveled off, with a significant 13 percent drop from 2005 to 2011 in obesity...more

Preece and Judd Projects for Coventry
The Coventry Rugby Community Foundation unveiled the Judd and Preece Projects after £40,000 was raised through sponsorship and Sportsmatch funding. These programs will enhance player skills and...more

Bring Innovators Together for Transformational Impact
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) aims to find, accelerate, and scale solutions that address environmental issues as well as create economic opportunity for local communities. In partnership with...more

The Trade Offs with Free Trade
Social entrepreneurs have a market that appeals to the social consumer, however due to economic factors and the current farming channels, social entrepreneurs face a dilemma of not only selling...more

Guernsey Community Foundation Gave Quarterly Grants
The Guernsey Community Foundation had the second round of its Quarterly Grants Programme and awarded grants to five local projects after a period of deliberation. Grant recipients include: Drug...more

Philanthropy! Fashion! Canvas! Million Meals Concert
Michelle Williams filled in for Nick Canon, hosting the festivities at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, where Clarins sponsored a "Million Meals Concert" to benefit FEED, and their goal of...more

Will Social Stock Exchange Improve Social Enterprise Capital Access?
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently announced in the Union Budget that the government proposes to create a social stock exchange (SSE). This social stock exchange will support...more

3M Foundation 2012 Ingenuity Grant Program
3M Foundation awards grants totaling more than $400,000 to 47 U.S. schools as part of its 3M Ingenuity Grant program which recognize that teacher teams create the best learning opportunities for...more

Cameroon: Sustainable Development - Social Enterprise Empowers Women Entrepreneurs
About 300 women entrepreneurs connected during the Urban-Rural-Diaspora Women's Empowerment Forum organised by the Tabwand Support Network. The forum's theme, "Women entrepreneurship: Overcoming...more

Impact investing glossary
PitchBook is a financial data and software company headquartered in Seattle has put together a short glossary of terms with which anyone interested in impact investing should be familiar. Including...more