Markets for Good: How Social Investors Will Change the World
About the Webinar
In a more perfect world, markets would efficiently distribute money – in the form of loans, equity investments and philanthropic grants – to organizations that are sustainably achieving the greatest social impact. The ultimate goal is reducing transaction costs (i.e., the costs for nonprofits to raise money) in the $300-billion annual giving market, while also ensuring that that highest-performing nonprofits have enough money to fulfill their mission. For both of these to happen, there needs to be both a supply of meaningful information about nonprofit performance as well as a demand for that information from donors. On this call, Brian explores Liquidnet's "Markets for Good" initiative, which seeks to bring more impact to the social capital marketplace.
Brian Walsh heads up Liquidnet For Good, the corporate social engagement program for Liquidnet, the premier global marketplace for institutional investors. Beyond its employee engagement efforts and sustainability programs Liquidnet is working to leverage its core competency – using technology and the power of collaboration to remove inefficiencies in a fragmented marketplace – to generate maximum social impact. “Markets for Good” is Liquidnet’s effort to create greater social impact throughout the social capital marketplace. A graduate of Georgetown University and an alum of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Brian previously worked for the philanthropic services consulting firm Changing Our World, advising both nonprofit organizations on fundraising strategies and companies on social engagement programs.