How the collapse of the Soviet Union started my eventual career path to #impinv via @HuffPostBlog @PeaceCorps @ChicagoBooth #SOCAP @calvertimpcap.

RT @OpenRoadTweets: We've been selected to the @ImpactAssets 50 2023 as an Emerging Impact Manager! We're proud to be among a diverse group….

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RT @rstoddard: Drinking beer, eating #pizza & preparing to walk into the wilderness of twitter exile EOD tomorrow - not cutting all ties, b….

#impinv happy hour in Bethesda, MD tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1, at 5pm. DM @AmiraAFM to rsvp and for deets

RT @rstoddard: I’ve been waiting 9+ months for this: first slicing tomato from the garden w bagel and cream cheese.

Younger daughter: why do we eat dessert after dinner when it makes us hyper before bed? We should eat dessert after breakfast. #thingskidssay.

“Mobilizing private capital is central to @DFCgov's mission and is in the first clause of the BUILD Act,” @aidtransparency via @impactalpha.

"Formal sector and Agri-tech companies typically target mid and large farmers . The research will help prototype, propagate, and proliferate solutions for #smallholder #farmers" @RockefellerFdn #agtech #climatechange #India h/t @ImpactAlpha.

In the DFI definition of #blendedfinance, the emphasis is on crowding in commercial (not private) financing. That in turn helps mobilize private capital (pp 16-17).@GAC_Corporate via @ConvergenceBF.

RT @A24: If the suit still fits… This year, we’re bringing Jonathan Demme’s groundbreaking 1984 Talking Heads concert film STOP MAKING SENS….

RT @just_security: Is the #Development Finance Corporation (@DFCgov) – the newest US foreign policy agency – succeeding?. @LaurenSCochran &….

From maximizing profits to private capital mobilization, better inter-agency coordination, and requiring additionality, a brief history of the @DFCgov by @LaurenSCochran & @HRBrocato via @just_security.

Some believe "the measure of success for #blendedfinance is how much private $ flows for every public dollar. However, an overemphasis on this leverage ratio in transactions will likely result in bad investment decisions." @MattPegon @the_IDB via @devex.

"In 1900, just under 40 percent of the total US population lived on farms, and 60 percent lived in rural areas. Today, the respective figures are only about 1 percent and 20 percent.".#agriculture via @JaysonLusk.

Regenerative Agriculture: Good for Soil Health, but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change via @WorldResources @JRanganathanWRI @waiterich @TSearchinger @JessZionts.

Luxembourg commits $25mm to @BlueOrchardLtd #fundoffunds "focused on climate #adaptation and #mitigation, water protection, and biodiversity in emerging markets" via @ImpactAlpha.

#jobalert Senior #ClimateChange Advisor @USAID . tldr; . o Analyze climate-related issues in #Africa.o Must be a U.S. citizen.o $155,700 – $183,500 (per year).o Apply by July 26, 2023. @USAIDAfrica via @ZemiTek_LLC @Zemi_Tek.

“[With the Trade Hub grant,] AMAATI (@DimFonio) will leverage fonio to regenerate and monetize degraded land" #Gana @YoleleFoods via @WestAfricaHub.

#jobalert Director, Investments at @ImpactAssets . tldr;. o Lead investment due diligence .o 10 ys+ experience .o $150,000/yr - $225,000/yr.o Candidates must live in the US. #impinv #privateequity #privatedebt #investmentbanking h/t @ImpactAlpha.

In Mexico, @USAID INVEST partner @AceliAfrica provided support to @nuupagro, a nonprofit working to create more sustainable and inclusive food systems, to accelerate the launch of the Coa platform (Spanish) @DalbergTweet @nature_org @WK_Kellogg_Fdn.

RT @marketlinksorg: 🗓️ Mark your calendars!. On Thursday, August 3 at 9:30 AM EDT, learn how @USAID INVEST has successfully engaged transac….