Local Matters: Why Not Invest Where You Live?

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

“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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How to Grow an Impact Investing Ecosystem

How to Grow an Impact Investing Ecosystem

On May 30, 2017

In February of 2016, in partnership with Impact Hub MSP and support from the Bush Foundation, Cogent Consulting began a year long project to grow the...

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Cogent Consulting in the Press

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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Top 5 Impacts of the Twin Cities Impact Investing Ecosystem Project

Top 5 Impacts of the Twin Cities Impact Investing Ecosystem Project

On April 19, 2017

Thanks to support from the Bush Foundation, Cogent Consulting has spent the last year partnering with Impact Hub MSP to scale and mainstream the Twin Cities...

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