{"id":450,"date":"2017-02-15T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/insight\/mission-related-investing-current-practices-views-non-profit-investors\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T22:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T02:42:40","slug":"mission-related-investing-current-practices-views-non-profit-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgeassociates.com\/insight\/mission-related-investing-current-practices-views-non-profit-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission-Related Investing: Current Practices and Views of Non-Profit Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In early 2016 we surveyed our nonprofit\u00a0clients to explore current institutional\u00a0thinking and practice in the mission-related and\u00a0impact investing space.\u00a0The results presented in this report are organized<br \/>\naround three main topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implementation Themes and Strategies<\/li>\n<li>Structure, Governance, and Measurement<\/li>\n<li>Expectations for Future Growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These findings provide direct insights into the ways in which investors are structuring and implementing MRI programs, as well as honest evaluations of the challenges they face in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>In concert with our topical research and fieldbuilding efforts in the MRI space, the views and actions of practitioners as expressed in these survey results paint a more holistic picture of the MRI landscape at large and will better enable us to support the diverse social and environmental goals pursued by our clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investor approaches to mission-related investing (MRI) are as varied as the social and environmental outcomes they seek to achieve. 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