Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week:"⁠Conflict in the Middle East creates (even more) refugees in need of livelihoods, services and impact investment⁠," by Lucy Ngige."⁠Valuing Aging" Agents of Impact Call⁠ (5:05)." ⁠Profit and punishment: The portfolio risks lurking inside private prisons⁠,"by Andrew Behar (10:45).

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: "⁠How Anthropic’s standoff with the Pentagon is putting impact investors' AI thesis to the test in real time⁠," by David Bank. “⁠⁠Sharing wealth with workers creates value for private equity buyout firms. So why not share more?⁠⁠” by Roodgally Senatus. (10:15). “⁠⁠Six barriers keeping foundations from impact investing – and how to overcome them⁠⁠,” by Woodcock Foundation's Stacey Faella (17:55).

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank and producer Isaac Silk. Up this week: As the Trump administration steps back from domestic policy, how states are taking the lead on clean energy, the ownership economy, and AI regulation (09:25); Why smaller funds are leading to bigger returns in Africa (); And, the pivots of Mast Reforestation, as it seeks to sell removal credits on the voluntary carbon markets (14:15).ImpactAlpha's ⁠Policy Corner coverage⁠.“⁠Aruwa Capital has the data to make the case for small investment funds⁠,” by Lucy Ngige“⁠From planting trees to burying them, Mast Reforestation follows the market for carbon credits⁠,” by Isaac Silk

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Highlights from this week’s Agents of Impact Call on Shaping the Algorithm for good AI; how regional housing finance agencies in California are leveraging public funding to crowd private capital into affordable housing (12:20); and the emergence of local guarantee facilities for local investors in infrastructure in Africa and Asia (17:20).Story links:⁠Call roundup⁠“⁠Building regional engines for affordable housing in California⁠,” by Andrew Fremier, Ryan Johnson and Cody Petterson“⁠Local guarantees for local investors in infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia⁠,” by Lucy Ngige

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with Jessica Pothering, Dennis Price and Roodgally Senatus. Up this week: Jessica reports from Cape Town on how Africa’s mining industry is leveraging global demand for critical minerals; Dennis shares takeaways from his panel at the Urban Institute on what’s next for place-based investing (12:15); and, Roody reports from Philadelphia on Kensington residents are fostering neighborhood revival without gentrification and displacement (20:15).Story links:"⁠Demand for critical minerals creates new opportunities to put Africa first⁠," by Jessica Pothering⁠Dennis' Urban Institute panel⁠."⁠In Philadelphia, Kensington Corridor Trust demonstrates a neighborhood-led model of revival without displacement⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How patient capital built India’s booming affordable home lending market; Nippon Life Insurance’s step-up to system-level investing in Japan (07:15); and, the push and pull behind growing interest in climate adaptation (13:20).Story links:"⁠Key to India’s booming affordable home lending market: Patient capital⁠," by Shefali Anand“⁠With 'people x planet', Nippon Life Insurance steps up to system-level investing⁠,” by Erik Stein.“⁠Rising risks and returns on resilience are the push and pull for climate adaptation⁠,” by David Bank.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How some LPs are going ‘beyond the check’ to help their GP impact managers survive the fundraising drought; enabling US retail investors to back solar projects in Africa and Latin America (8:05); and, at “He for She,” recognizing men who champion women in asset management (13:40).Check out this week's stories:“⁠Ten ways LPs are going ‘beyond the check’ to help impact managers survive the fundraising drought⁠,” by Erik Stein.“⁠Solar projects in Africa and Latin America pay dividends to US retail investors⁠,” by Lucy Ngige.Listen to "⁠Women Changing Finance⁠"The lyrics to Kat Taylor's re-write of "The Times They Are A-Changin'":Come gather around people wherever you roamand admit that the dangers around you have grownand accept it that soon you'll be cut to the bone if your time isn't spent saving, we better start swimming or we'll sink like a stormfor the times they are changin'.Investments they come and investments they go without purpose of fixing the mean status quountil voices left out become voices we know at the ballot the lectern on Wall Street's beggars row take back your impact through your almighty tollFor investors, they are changin'.Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call.Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall.For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled.But that outside it is raging will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls for the times they are changin'.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Highlights from this week's star-studded call on the real returns of impact-first managers; why some investors are raising permanent capital to keep affordable housing affordable, permanently (10:00); and, how Lendable is showing that asset-backed financing in emerging markets can have institutional appeal (17:10).Story links:"⁠These fund managers are finding novel solutions by seeking impact first⁠," by David Bank, Dennis Price and Isaac Silk"⁠Raising permanent capital to keep housing affordable, permanently⁠," by Roodgally Senatus and David Bank"⁠Lendable returns to asset-backed lending for the green transition⁠," by Jessica Pothering and David Bank

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: In an impact fundraising drought, novel strategies and private credit stand out and, yes, size matters. Joseph Blasi's strategy to give workers a stake in AI’s upside through state and federal ‘permanent funds’ (10:45). And, the social-impact of popular movies and television (17:00).“⁠In impact fundraising drought, novel strategies and private credit stand out and, yes, size matters⁠,” by Jessica Pothering and Lucy Ngige. “⁠Joseph Blasi: Give workers a stake in AI’s upside through state and federal ‘permanent funds'⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus and Amy Cortese.“⁠Making, and measuring, a family dinner as an impact investment⁠,” by Dmitriy Ioselevich.Watch the ⁠Nonnas trailer⁠.⁠BTNewsroom story⁠ on Roosevelt High School walkout

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Impact investors chart a path for Latin America after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Why working capital might be the biggest barrier for next-gen fund managers (6:15). And, why some insurers are looking for new risk transfer tools in the face of accelerating climate impacts (13:20).“⁠Now what? Like Venezuela, Latin American fund managers start to map a way forward⁠,” by Erik Stein, Amy Cortese and David Bank. “⁠Working capital is the missing link for next-gen managers⁠,” by Regina Green and Sabrina Bainbridge.“⁠Innovations in 'risk transfer' for climate-vulnerable communities⁠” by ImpactAlpha contributor Taylor Kate Brown.