The MacArthur Foundation just revealed its 2025 class of Fellows, awarding 22 people no-strings-attached $800,000 over 5 years. #MacFellow #SocialImpact https://ow.ly/4uSe50Xa2zo

The Global Impact Investing Network finds that impact assets grew by 11% but investment volumes were down 30% in 2024 “pointing to a possible capital pullback” #impinv Pioneers Post https://ow.ly/sEbK50Xa1BK

Excellent insights from SDGCounting - did #UNGA80 deliver more than speeches? The verdict is mixed. #GlobalGoals https://medium.com/sdg-counting/did-unga-2025-and-global-goals-week-meet-our-expectations-8b712ac386c2

Thank you Business Fights Poverty for making all of your #GlobalGoals 2025 resources available for free and online #BFP_UNGA https://businessfightspoverty.org/global-goals-summits#Resources

Great investigative reporting from Devex Dave Ainsworth https://ow.ly/nkrM50X9XTO

Can AI speed up and strengthen social impact measurement and management? SSIR & Better Society Capital weigh in. #AIforGood #Impinv https://ssir.org/articles/entry/ai-assessments-impact-investing?mc_cid=0b806c21ca&mc_eid=103af9ff01#AIforGood

🌍 The future of #ImpactInvesting lands in Berlin tomorrow. 2025 GIIN Impact Forum (Oct 8–9) gathers 1,600+ leaders to chart the next wave of sustainable capital—from climate to AI for good. #GIIN2025 #ESG #Impinv https://events.thegiin.org/event/ImpactForum2025/Home#ImpactInvesting

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal plants so far in 2025. Global renewables are projected to double by 2030, with 80% of new #CleanEnergy from #solar. https://ow.ly/MXOL50X7KIG

Abruptly freezing billions in US foreign aid fractured decades of global health and development work -- life-saving programs stalled, thousands of skilled professionals fired, and deep staffing cuts at US nonprofits. https://ow.ly/iwOg50X7m55

#impinv #innovation #philanthropy https://rsmus.com/insights/industries/nonprofit/nonprofit-industry-outlook-summer-2025.html

PitchBook survey finds that investors continue to focus on #ESG and #impinv https://www.morningstar.com/sustainable-investing/investors-continue-focus-esg-impact-investing-pitchbook-survey-says

Bank of America & Indiana University Lilly Family School of #Philanthropy study finds that affluent Americans have increased donation amounts but fewer give. philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu/news-events/...

The world mourns the loss of conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall. At the recent Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, her explanation of the interconnectedness of nature and human prosperity was both thoughtful and nuanced. Watch it here, starting around minute 45: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8qn...

EU commitments at #UNGA80 #GlobalGoalsWeek 2025 ow.ly/HmV550X5hcL

Catch up on all things #UNGA80 & #GlobalGoalsWeek with Devex coverage: ow.ly/BQju50X4BKM

How to watch 2025 #GlobalGoalsWeek #UNGA80 talks from Concordia, Devex, World Economic Forum, Gates Foundation #Goalkeepers, Foreign Policy, UN Climate Summit, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Clinton Global Initiative, DIGITAL UNGA (ITU), Business Fights Poverty, MIT Solve: ow.ly/N10K50X383n

Great conversation at #Concordia2025 on big bets for the planet. 📖 Read what environmental leaders said about: - Reframing the Narrative - What Investable Looks Like in Climate Finance - Things That Still Block Scale - What Separates Winners from Well-Meaning Pilots medium.com/startingupgo...

Water.org reaches 1M people every 6 weeks. Still more than 2B people lack access to fresh water & 3B lack safely managed sanitation. Today at #CGI2025, Matt Damon announced it has achieved over 30% of its 2022 commitment to help 100M people gain access to resilient water & sanitation. #WhatWorks

Clinton Global Initiative continues today at #UNGA80 with great conversations about women, democracy, education, community resilience, and protecting truth. Tune in to see #WhatsWorking. www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-glob...

We'll focus on #climateaction today at Bloomberg Philanthropies Summit (9.15 am), #UNGA80 Climate Summit (2 pm) & the GIIN's Climate Investing Roundtable. Clinton Global's Annual Meeting kicks off today while Concordia, WEF, DEVEX & Business Fights Poverty wrap up. #GlobalGoalsWeek #GlobalGoals

Tuesday will be another busy day at #GlobalGoalsWeek against the backdrop of the UN General debate. #Concordia25 Business Fights Poverty #GlobalGoals Summit Compact Leaders Summit Foreign Policy Tech and #AI Forum at #UNGA80 WEF Devex Follow along with us & @sdgcounting.bsky.social

Meet the #climate #socent solvers pitching at MIT Solve today. Join the livestream now: lnkd.in/gKCDdyGx

Monday's #GlobalGoalsWeek schedule is packed with great content: MIT Solve Challenge Finalists 2005, Concordia Annual Summit, World Economic Forum Impact Meetings, Devex Impact House at #UNGA80 & Gates Foundation #Goalkeepers event. Follow along as we share key insights from #GlobalGoals Week.

Ahead of #GlobalGoals week and #UNGA80, we are kicking off Part II of our Fall 2025 articles series highlighting how new technologies, startups, companies, and players in the international community are working to fill the void left by current US administration. medium.com/startingupgo...

#GlobalGoalsWeek officially kicks off today through 28 September. 170+ supporters will mobilize to demand urgency, push for progress on the #GlobalGoals #SDGs & scale up solutions for people & planet. 👉 Review the full list of events: globalgoalsweek.org/events/

Policy context to watch at UNGA. Read Part I here. In Part II (coming soon) we will examine 5 emerging trends that help lay a new foundation for re-platforming and rebuilding: AI Optimism, Startup Momentum, Corporate Infrastructure, Global Allies & Local Resilience www.linkedin.com/pulse/heres-...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposes 15% budget cut in 2026 ahead of #UNGA80. #SDGs #GlobalGoals #Sustdev www.barrons.com/news/un-chie...

📖 Read Part I of our series: A Comprehensive Review of Trump Administration Actions and Implications So Far #Sustdev #impinv #GlobalGoals medium.com/startingupgo...

Read our analysis of the new US administration’s impacts on: 1️⃣ International Aid and the #SDGs #GlobalGoals 2️⃣ Environmental Protections and the #CleanEnergy Transition 3️⃣ #ESG and #ImpactInvesting 4️⃣ Inclusive & #Sustainable Business Practices medium.com/startingupgo...

💰 $250B sits idle in donor-advised funds—money meant for good but stuck in investment portfolios. Imagine if those dollars fueled startups tackling climate change, healthcare, & equity. Donations can become impact investments. Here’s how 👉 #impinv #philanthropy www.forbes.com/sites/gerist...

In the last of 5 posts countering #ESG skepticism, Rehana Nathoo of Spectrum Impact stresses the importance of due diligence for any sound investment decision. 🔖Bookmark her latest post as well as the previous articles in this series. rehananathoo.medium.com/greenwashing...

See why #UNGA80 may be the most important in recent memory. #GlobalGoals #GlobalGoalsWeek #SDGs #Sustdev #UNGA

According to Devex, the Gates Foundation will delay the release of its #Goalkeepers report until December 2025. See our catalog of past #GlobalGoalsWeek coverage to learn more about the reports that typically coincide with #UNGA events. medium.com/startingupgo...

Plan ahead to make the most of a packed United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80 and #GlobalGoals week 2025 schedule. Check out our list of top events, why we follow them, and how to access their content. medium.com/startingupgo...

“It’s really a binary distinction between AI that hurts the climate and AI that helps the climate.” @sashamtl.bsky.social ‪@hf.co‬ #AIforGood medium.com/startingupgo...

Trump cancels $4.9 billion in foreign aid, escalating spending fight with Congress reut.rs/41X3byg

Check out the latest post to the Spectrum Impact "Pocket Guide to Combating ESG Skeptics" where Founder Rehana Nathoo rebuts common criticisms like "There is no standard definition of ESG" and "ESG scores are subjective, inconsistent and arbitrary" rehananathoo.medium.com/any-positive...

It's great to see Google taking #AI and #sustainability measurement #data seriously

We need sustainable finance solutions now more than ever. Thanks to @cathyhc2.bsky.social and Case at Duke for providing this FREE resource to the #ImpactInvesting community. www.coursera.org/learn/impact...

Once again, new study finds that #ESG strategies create long-term value for investors and companies. ‪@seeking-alpha.bsky.social‬ seekingalpha.com/article/4815...

This excellent @devex.com article by ‪@alterigoe.bsky.social‬ captures the enormity of changes to global #SustDev over the past few months. It's a must-read for all #SDG advocates and implementers leading up to #UNGA80 #GlobalGoals week in September. www.devex.com/news/deep-di...

UN80 is a system‑wide reform agenda meant to make the UN more agile, integrated & accountable by improving mandates to: 1. Reduce duplication 2. Clarify priorities 3. Use #data for targeting 4. Build in sunset clauses renewal #SDGs #GlobalGoals @sdgcounting.bsky.social medium.com/sdg-counting...

EU sustainability standards slashed by 57% for mandatory data points and 68% overall. #ESG #Sustainability www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-sus...

American philanthropy claims to love innovation but only allocates 10% of funds to radical innovation. The rest goes to 'safe' legacy programs. Are we funding transformation or just maintaining the status quo? impactalpha.com/philanthropy... #SocialImpact #Philanthropy

All of the #AIForGood Global Summit coverage from us and our partners @sdgcounting.bsky.social. Get caught up on everything you need to know about #AI and the #SDGs in one article: medium.com/sdg-counting...

"It's really a binary distinction between AI that hurts the climate and AI that helps the climate." - Dr. Sasha Luccioni, Hugging Face Critical insights from the #AIForGood Summit: medium.com/startingupgo... #ClimateAction #SDGs #AI

ANNOUNCEMENT: @microsoft.com Launches 'Elevate' Initiative with $4B Pledge for Global #AI Training and Development! 🧵

So many insights shared today at Day 1 of the #AIforGood Global Summit. Read this great recap from @sdgcounting.bsky.social to catch up. We’ve been following closely, albeit online, and are getting a sense of what’s changed from last year. Stay tuned as we share what we learn!

We analyzed 250+ sessions from the upcoming #AIforGood Global Summit to map how each of the 17 #SDGs are being discussed. From AI-enabled crop forecasting to gender-responsive algorithms, here's your guide to the summit's most impactful sessions. medium.com/sdg-counting...

5 themes dominated @AI for Good Global Summit in 2024: responsible governance, climate action, equity, human-AI collaboration, and scaling for #SDGs. Will the focus shift from principles to proven implementation in 2025? #AIforGood #SustDev Learn more: medium.com/startingupgo...