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What is a PHIG? Learn more about #impinv done through Philanthropic Investment Grants.

https://realizeimpact.org/phigs/
Philanthropic Investment Grants - PHIG's
Recommend an investment, tell us the impact you think it'll have, and donate the investment capital - we'll do the rest. If the investment is successful, we'll donate 99% of any returns to your recommended donor-advised fund, foundation, or 501(c)(3), or use them to make a new impact investment.
realizeimpact.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Impact investing, collective giving, and a better approach to foreign aid - just a few of the predictions from #philanthropy leaders for 2026

https://www.philanthropy.com/opinion/foundation-giving-in-2026/
Up or Down? Forecasts for Foundation Giving in 2026
Predictions for the Year Ahead
www.philanthropy.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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OpenAI is now offering current and former employees with eligible shares the opportunity to donate equity to charity

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/822496/openai-employee-equity-donation-charity-rounds-share-valuation
OpenAI is finally letting employees donate their equity to charity
And the company’s price per share has gone up significantly.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Private sector could finance 15% - 20% of total climate adaptation needed worldwide, but that figure currently sits at ~3%. Learn more Devex #COP30: https://www.devex.com/news/can-climate-adaptation-attract-private-capital-cop30-delegates-think-so-111362
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Devex & Pivitol Ventures partner to highlight #BOLDIDEAS - the solutions and innovations reshaping women's health and wellbeing.

https://pages.devex.com/boldideas.html
Bold Ideas
Bold Ideas: Celebrating the solutions reshaping women’s health and wellbeing
pages.devex.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Recoverable grants can be a flexible tool within DAFs to fund high-impact work now, with the potential for funds to be returned.

https://foundationsource.com/blog/multiply-the-impact-of-year-end-giving-by-leveraging-recoverable-grants/
Multiply The Impact of Year-End Giving By Leveraging Recoverable Grants
Recoverable grants can be a flexible tool to fund high-impact work. We connected with CapShift who shared their unique expertise and insights.
foundationsource.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Upcoming Devex webinar will discuss how funding models can strengthen agencies and accelerate social impact.

https://ow.ly/gSK750Xt0oO
Investing in agency: Funding models that accelerate tech-enabled social change
Register now to learn how The Agency Fund and Rocket Learning are using technology and innovation to power community-led social change.
ow.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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What does it really cost to invest in deep impact—and who absorbs that cost? New analysis from Miller Center, unveiled at #SOCAP25, shows a striking contradiction in catalytic capital. Learn more:

https://millercenterglobal.org/the-true-cost-of-being-catalytic-inside-the-2025-in-residence-cohort/
The True Cost of Being Catalytic: Inside the 2025 In-Residence Cohort - Miller Center for Global Impact
This October at Miller Center for Global Impact, we wrapped up an extraordinary season. Our 2025 In-Residence program brought together an exceptional group of impact entrepreneurs whose work spans climate resilience, women’s economic power, inclusive markets, and more. At the same time, we launched a collaborative landmark study, The True Cost of Impact-First Investing, which […]
millercenterglobal.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Over 400K solar installations happen monthly across Africa because 3 breakthroughs converged: solar hardware costs dropped 99.5%, mobile money eliminated transaction fees, and pay-as-you-go financing means systems cost less than kerosene.

https://ow.ly/gRuu50Xsm5W
Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
ow.ly
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Global women’s health just got a $250M boost. From maternal care to mental health to frontline community clinics, Pivotal Ventures’ new grants back solutions already driving results—many previously overlooked by funders. Flexible capital to scale what works.

https://ow.ly/3m2750Xs4nl
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
ow.ly
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Despite headwinds, there are plenty of nuances that suggest the US market will remain a vital one for impact managers.

#impinv

Read More: https://www.newprivatemarkets.com/impact-finds-new-centres-of-gravity/
Impact investing finds new centres of gravity
With fundraising in the doldrums and US LPs backing away, impact-focused GPs must look elsewhere for capital.
www.newprivatemarkets.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Check out the Devex focus page for all #COP30 coverage, including the daily reporters’ notebook.

https://ow.ly/xcVR50XrMAS
Climate Change
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November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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New study finds it's not too late to reduce AI's environmental impact with smart data center planning and decarbonizing the electrical grid. #COP30

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10112025/ai-growth-environmental-damage-study
‘It’s Not Too Late:’ New Cornell Study Maps the Environmental Cost of AI and How Policy Could Limit the Damage - Inside Climate News
Researchers warn that U.S. data centers could devour vast amounts of energy and water unless stronger guardrails shape the industry’s growth.
insideclimatenews.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The world was heading toward 4.8 degrees of warming before the Paris Climate Agreement. That estimate has declined to 2.3 to 3.4 degrees of warming, thanks to the climate action taken since 2015 and the actions expected over the next 25 years.

#COP30 Rhodium Group

https://ow.ly/wKe850XroHz
Rhodium Climate Outlook 2025: Probabilistic Global Emissions and Energy Baseline Projections
Today, a decade into implementation of the Paris Agreement, there has already been meaningful decarbonization progress. Renewable electricity and electric vehicle technologies are being deployed at scale…
ow.ly
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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“If you don’t have some of those things that funders are looking for, like a strong business model, they don’t care how impactful you are." Read other great insights from #SOCAP25 SOCAP Global Sorenson Impact

https://ow.ly/NHlr50XrnLA
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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#ICYMI Dr. Sasha Luccioni of Hugging Face captured the tension between AI’s promise for #Climate Action and its growing environmental footprint. #COP30 is a good time to revisit this talk #AIforGood

https://ow.ly/QZLm50XqCbl

https://medium.com/startingupgood/the-ai-climate-dichotomy-e8b4f687a8b6
AI and Climate Change: Balancing Innovation and Sustainability
Artificial intelligence could help fight climate change, or quietly make it worse. That paradox framed the session “AI and Climate Change: Balancing Innovation and Sustainability,” held on the Centre Stage at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva from 8 to 11 July 2025.
ow.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Breaking #AI news: Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/11/metas-chief-ai-scientist-yann-lecun-reportedly-plans-to-leave-to-build-his-own-startup/
Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup | TechCrunch
Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at Meta, is planning to leave the company to build his own startup, which will focus on continuing his work on world models.
techcrunch.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Key takeaways from the 2025 IFRS Sustainability Symposium (Oct 30). International standards enable a level playing field for companies. Investors want to receive material, high-quality information that reflects what is driving decision-making within a company.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/Zo6850XqBsW
IFRS - IFRS Sustainability Symposium 2025—Key takeaways
The IFRS Foundation is a not-for-profit, public interest organisation established to develop high-quality, understandable, enforceable and globally accepted accounting and sustainability disclosure standards.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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One of many great insight articles from Business Fights Poverty's coverage of #COP30

https://ow.ly/nm1150Xqclk
Investing in Women-Led Organisations to Fight Climate Impacts in Global Supply Chain Communities 
As climate risks intensify, women in global supply chains face mounting health, safety, and economic challenges. This article highlights the critical role of women-led organisations in building resilience and calls for flexible funding and workplace-community investments.
ow.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Salesforce mitigates #AI's large power and water consumption to return to Newsweek’s ranking of America's Greenest Companies 2026. See how:

https://www.newsweek.com/nw-ai/salesforces-ai-experience-americas-greenest-companies-10996897
Salesforce Uses Decades of AI Expertise to Drive Green Solutions
Salesforce’s Sunya Norman tells Newsweek how the company is leveraging its decades-long AI experience to solve today's problems.
www.newsweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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The new engines of the clean economy are middle-income countries (60% of global emissions, 40% of GDP). 110 countries have returned to the Paris Agreement with stronger climate plans. Emerging economies now generate more than half the world’s solar power. #Progress #COP30

https://ow.ly/pwBu50Xqbcb
The Global South Is the Climate Future
The next phase of climate action is economic, and it's happening in the Global South, writes Ani Dasgupta.
ow.ly
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) launched with $5.5B in first-day commitments. The fund’s goal is to pay countries to protect their tropical forests through investments, not aid. Read its origin story Devex #COP30

https://ow.ly/nzH550XqaxK
Devex Invested: How the multibillion-dollar COP30 forest facility came to be
The story of how the the Tropical Forest Forever Facility went from an idea in 2009 to its launch last week. Plus, MDBs change their tune on climate finance, and DFC heads to New York.
ow.ly
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Macquarie Group, partnering with MIT Solve, will award up to $500K to innovative solutions focused on climate resilience and skill-building in Brazil. #AIforGood #COP30

https://ow.ly/eoV650XppTk
Macquarie Group launches prize for organisations building climate resilience solutions in Brazil | Macquarie Group
The Macquarie Community Resilience Prize, powered by MIT Solve, will award up to a total of $US500,000 to innovative solutions focused on climate resilience and skill-building in Brazil.
ow.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Some positive #ClimateFinance news leading up to #COP30:
- Pension funds & other long-term investors known as “asset owners” continue to strengthen #SustainableFinance engagement
- US clean energy stocks surge as tech companies look to power #AI data centers

https://ow.ly/xU8F50XpoEX
Climate finance feels the chill as net zero alliances unravel
As banking and insurance groups retreat under pressure, pension and sovereign funds keep the climate focus alive
ow.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Pitchbook introduces AI assistant that provides market insights based on user prompts & is also integrating with OpenAI to allow paid users to access information directly through ChatGPT.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/pitchbook-introduces-ai-tool-navigaton-integrates-with-chatgpt.html
As private tech market heats up, PitchBook makes startup data available via ChatGPT
PitchBook is launching PitchBook Navigator, a new generative AI tool that produces private market insights based on user prompts.
www.cnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM