Here Are The Latest Trends in Philanthropy

BANGALORE: A simple act of kindness creates an endless ripple that comes back to you. Earning millions of rupees is not that great thing in today’s fast growing business world.

But to have a heart to give back as much as possible to the less privileged people who strive eveyrday and night to earn their daily bread. What can be the more noble cause than philanthropy in this world? The trend is changing and so is the world of philanthropy.

And if it raises your curiosity to know about the latest trends in philanthropy, here is the list as compiled by The Forbes.

# Impact Investing

Impact investing is one form of socially responsible investing and serves as a guide for various investment strategies. According to BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index 2015, “Impact investing is seen as the most promising trend by most philanthropists, which is 52 percent globally.”

Impact investing tends to have roots in either social issues or environmental issues, and has been contrasted with microfinance. Impact investors actively seek to place capital in businesses, nonprofits, and funds that can harness the positive power of enterprise. Impact investing occurs across asset classes; for example, private equity/venture capital, debt, and fixed income.

Impact investors are primarily distinguished by their intention to address social and environmental challenges through their deployment of capital.

For example, criteria to evaluate the positive social and/or environmental outcomes of investments are an integrated component of the investment process. In contrast, practitioners of socially responsible investing also include negative (avoidance) criteria as part of their investment decisions.

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