One of the problems in development is that donors often struggle to find the organizations that are doing the most to improve people's lives, in the most cost-effective way possible. Meanwhile, those organizations often struggle to navigate a complex, time-consuming bureaucracy to get their hands on much-needed money.

Corporations committed to meeting environmental, social impact, and governance (ESG) goals often find it difficult to demonstrate the impact of their social investment.

ImpactAlpha, April 13 – A new marketplace has brokered its first deal: the “sale” of $2 million in improved education and mental health outcomes for children in Ukraine.

On the cover of this issue of The NGO Whisperer® Magazine is Phyllis Kurlander Costanza, Co-Founder and President of OutcomesX, an innovative marketplace for social impact.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply report your program results and get them externally verified by a trusted third-party registry? It’s not as impossible as it sounds—in fact, we’re close.

A recent study shows that comparable, easily digestible metrics shifted donations from charities with only a good pitch to those with demonstrable results.

An outmoded ESG data regime hasn’t kept pace with the needs of investors, companies, and rating agencies. It’s time for ESG data that measures financial and societal impact, not just risk.

People investing in ESG funds want their money to have an impact.

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