The Purpose of Capital
A truly unique exploration of how investors may act with deeper consideration of the meaning of money, The Purpose of Capital: Elements of Impact, Financial Flows and Natural Being, explores the historic roots of our understanding of capital, investing and wealth management, connecting how we think about finance with how we think about our lives, World and ultimate, personal purpose and impact.
by Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson, Ben Thornley
Investing with the explicit goal of creating financial returns alongside measurable social and environmental benefits is catching fire. Wall Street's biggest players are rushing to provide clients with access to new impact investing options, amid growing consumer demand and evidence that the approach can be successfully executed.
Edited by Alex Nicholls, Rob Paton, and James Emerson
Social Finance is a rapidly advancing area of practice, policy and research, with a lot of unanswered questions.
By Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson and Ben Thornley
The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism is a hands-on resource that details the practices and performance of a new class of savvy investors delivering positive social and environmental outcomes alongside competitive financial returns.
By Antony Bugg-Levine & Jed Emerson
This is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive force.
By: J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson & Peter Economy
As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authors of Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set of practical tools for putting the lessons of business entrepreneurship to work in your nonprofit.
By: J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, & Peter Economy
The rising spirit of social entrepreneurship has created all kinds of new opportunities for nonprofit organizations. But at the same time, many are discovering more than their share of challenges as well.
By: Jed Emerson & Fay Twersky
This book was written to provide a report to the growing number of people interested in nonprofit business development.
Edited by Jed Emerson
Generating social and environmental value through capital investing