The New York Times VentureBeat blog sheds light on the emerging interest in impact investing, and highlights the activities of the Omidyar Network, a GIIN Investors' Council member and leading impact investor.

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"Impact investors look for businesses that have a positive social or environmental impact as well as the potential for financial return. These enterprises can be anything from schools to mobile carriers serving the poor. Can profit-led companies solve social problems? Impact investors think they can."

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