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Local Matters: Why Not Invest Where You Live?
On October 05, 2017
Local Matters: Why Not Invest Where You Live? Philanthropy Northwest is developing a fund inspired by the Minnesota Impact Investing Initiative which Cogent facilitated for Minnesota...
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“But For Us?” Is It Still a Useful Impact Investing Question
On August 07, 2017
When I worked for Prudential Financial Impact Investments, we could only invest in projects that met the “but for us, this project won’t happen” test. For example, but for...
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Cogent Consulting in the Press
On April 24, 2017
Cogent Consulting in the Press This week Cogent Consulting has been featured in several articles for the fixed income bond fund that Susan Hammel and Eric...
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$20 Million Impact Investment for Affordable Housing and Small Business in MN
On April 19, 2017
Minnesota is famous for its Midwestern modesty. Despite all efforts to stay under the radar, our philanthropic community is leading the nation once again. In fact,...
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Emerging Impact Investing Strategies for Rural Communities
On February 14, 2017
Event Name: Emerging Impact Investing Strategies for Rural Communities Sponsor: Mission Investors Exchange Date: 2/9/17 Location: Webinar Cogent Attendee: Eric White Key Takeaways Rural...
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Invest In Your Street, Not Just Wall Street
On January 19, 2017
Giving locally makes a lot of sense. We’re lucky in Minnesota to have one of the most generous communities in the country and world.* We also...
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Investing for Impact in a Post-Trump World
On December 07, 2016
This month I was going to write about gender lens investing. I had a lot to share about all the research that shows that companies with 3 or...
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Investment Bankers Gone Good: Making Money and Saving the World
On November 16, 2016
Imagine my surprise when a hedge fund manager invited me to a retreat of the “Gratitude Railroad” rather than the typical finance conference centered on topics...
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Impact investing in Minnesota: old concept with new life
On October 20, 2016
I sat down with Maja Beckstrom of the Pioneer Press to talk about impact investing. Check out our conversation: Though it’s a new buzzword, impact investing is...
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Twin Cities Impact Investing Ecosystem Project: Phase II Update
On October 05, 2016
Ecosystem Ideas Over the last month we have received 45 ideas for improving the impact investing ecosystem from over 33 innovative thinkers. Some of the ideas...
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