AI's power demands give carbon capture a new push Tech companies are taking a fresh look.

Capturing carbon emissions could help make natural gas electricity cleaner. The #AI boom is funding the development of this new technology: www.axios.com/2026/04/13/carbon-captur... #EarthDay

Mast Reforestation Sells Out Carbon Credits from U.S. Reforestation Project in 6 Weeks - ESG Today Post-wildfire restoration company Mast Reforestation announced that it has sold 100% of the carbon removal credits from its new biomass burial project in Montana, with all 4,277 credits purchased less than six weeks after issuance. New buyers for the carbon credits included global management consulting firm Bain & Company and Canadian bank BMO, joining earlier […]

Corporate action on environmental #Sustainability continues. Post-wildfire restoration company Mast Reforestation sold 100% of the carbon removal credits from its Montana project in less than 6 weeks #ESG #EarthDay https://ow.ly/sn6V50YMVVV

Can putting a price tag on ending poverty unlock billions in giving? New research from Paul Niehaus, cofounder of GiveDirectly, reveals ending extreme poverty may be more achievable than many assume. The question now is whether that kind of clarity can mobilize philanthropic money sitting on the sidelines.

$318 billion a year. New research from Paul Niehaus, cofounder of GiveDirectly and economist at UC San Diego, reframes extreme poverty as a solvable math problem rather than a distant ambition.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/1Rol50YNMN5

#SkollWF 2026 virtual programming starting soon with philanthropist Trevor Noah in conversation with social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru: https://ow.ly/OVEB50YNEkX

Check out this blog for excellent daily recaps from #TEDLive 2026: https://blog.ted.com/

Catch up on excellent coverage of the 2026 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings and Capital Summit from Devex https://ow.ly/PBW850YMS6u

Today is the last day to register for free, virtual participation in #SkollWF 2026 Skoll Foundation Skoll World Forum https://ow.ly/fqtY50YMRlF

Scale Really Matters (SSIR) The problems are big, the time is short, and the resources are limited.

Growth ≠ Scale. That distinction, Kevin Starr argues in Stanford Social Innovation Review, is what separates the organizations that dent big problems from the ones that don't.
Scale ideas, not organizations.
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/scale-really-matters
#Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting

Pressure mounting on company boards to address nature-related financial risks - Thomson Reuters Institute Companies are facing pressure to measure, disclose & mitigate nature-related risks as new regulatory rules include biodiversity reporting.

🌿 Less than 1% of publicly reporting companies disclose their biodiversity impacts, but that gap is closing fast. Nature-related financial risks are moving from voluntary footnote to regulatory mandate: www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/sustainabili...

AI can help create comparability and scale impact investing Impact investing lacks comparable results but AI can help translate diverse metrics into decision-ready insights without forcing standardization.

World Economic Forum argues that AI may be the unlock for #ImpactInvesting's “comparability problem” that is slowing capital flow.
→ Translate messy metrics across frameworks
→ Identify equivalent outcomes without forcing uniformity
→ Make impact data usable at scale
https://ow.ly/aeHv50YLkUe

TED2026 TED Live brings the TED Conference to your home, school or office. Watch the minute-by-minute excitement of the entire conference, including talks that may not be posted online.

Wrapping up the final day of #TEDLive 2026 with an all-star line-up including David Dobáš, Matt Wu (Schoolhouse), Lau Noah, Blake Mycoskie (TOMS Shoes), Vikash Mansinghka (Project CHI), Sylvia A. Earle (Mission Blue), Van Jones, and Julia Sweeney: https://tedlive.ted.com/dashboard

Forbes announces 'True Net Worth' list to rank which billionaires donate the most The editor of the Forbes Billionaires List introduced a new method to track wealth: How much money the world’s richest people are giving away.

Forbes editor-in-chief Randall Lane announced the 'true net worth' list to rank which billionaires donate the most to #philanthropy at #TEDLive 2026. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet now make the top 5 list, and MacKenzie Scott is biggest mover. https://ow.ly/BiPA50YLbk0

Inside the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings as leaders grapple with war and supply shocks Amid war in the Middle East and an unprecedented energy shock, we sent our experts to the IMF and World Bank headquarters for their insights on the future of the global economy.

Check out in-depth coverage of IMF-World Bank 2026 Meetings from the Atlantic Council: https://ow.ly/gTHK50YKBy9

Another amazing TED Talk from a first-time speaker. Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, lawyer, and CEO of the nonprofit Freedom Reads, which is building hundreds of libraries inside prisons. “You find what you look for.” https://tedlive.ted.com/webcasts/ted2026

In a moment when #immigration policy has come under fire, World Education Services is doing the opposite of pulling back. The 50-year-old social enterprise is now aligning its $300+ million balance sheet with the very communities under pressure. Learn more: https://ow.ly/QGAU50YKAE2

The Khan TED Institute, announced yesterday at TED2026, is a joint venture between Khan Academy, TED, and ETS that could reshape who gets access to high-quality higher education. This model bets that rigorous, affordable, AI-era education can close that gap at scale.
https://ow.ly/z45k50YK4SC

US and Global Fund ramp up support for HIV prevention jab The State Department's head of foreign assistance announced efforts to roll out lenacapavir will now aim to reach 3 million people over three years — up from a 2 million-person target announced last September.

Devex The State Department's head of foreign assistance announced efforts to roll out lenacapavir will now aim to reach 3 million people over three years — up from a 2 million-person target announced last September. https://ow.ly/AJwl50YK48n

What I got wrong about changing the world Malala Yousafzai has spent her life advocating for girls' education — surviving an assassination attempt at 15, meeting with world leaders and then watching hard-won progress collapse when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021. That moment of despair forced her to completely rethink what it means to create change, and what she discovered replaced her shattered optimism with something more powerful and more honest. Hear how to keep fighting for the future you want, even when hope feels lost.

Watch Malala Yousafzai's inspiring first TED Talk on her lifetime of advocacy for girls’ education: www.ted.com/talks/malala_yousafzai_w...

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Stanford University Human-Centered AI (HAI) releases the 2026 AI Index Report - comprehensive, data-driven & trusted information: https://ow.ly/Hcpe50YJ2ZQ

TED 2026 speaker Felix Brooks-church of Sanku, a social enterprise that fights hidden hunger through a simple, scalable technology of fortifying flour with essential micronutrients. https://tedlive.ted.com/

TED Live TED Live brings the TED Conference to your home, school or office. Watch the minute-by-minute excitement of the entire conference, including talks that may not be posted online.

One of the possibly unexpected but truly inspiring speakers from TED Live 2026, Maya Higa founder of Alveus Sanctuary, described how she is successfully achieving her dream of marrying entertainment with #SocialImpact through her nonprofit exotic animal sanctuary: https://ow.ly/tLzg50YIZU8

TED Live TED Live brings the TED Conference to your home, school or office. Watch the minute-by-minute excitement of the entire conference, including talks that may not be posted online.

2026 TED Conference themed "All of US" kicks off this evening. It's not too late to catch the full program from your home: https://tedlive.ted.com/

Global Energy Outlook 2026: How the World Lost the Goal of 1.5°C Global Energy Outlook 2026: How the World Lost the Goal of 1.5°C

Resources for the Future releases its 2026 global energy outlook: https://ow.ly/4B8850YImZ5

To turn demographic growth into jobs, get the rules right Opinion: For the Spring Meetings, the World Bank Group will focus on the policy and regulatory fundamentals that allow businesses to start, operate, expand — and hire.

The World Bank focuses on 3 pillars ahead of its spring meetings: 1) investing in infrastructure 2) creating a business environment for growth 3) mobilizing private capital at scale: https://ow.ly/i9rl50YImPx

ImpactAssets 50 - Impact Fund Manager Showcase The definitive guide to private markets impact investment fund managers globally.

ImpactAssets top 50 #ImpactInvesting fund managers for 2026 is now live. Check out the IA 50 free database: https://impactassets.org/IA-50/

Impact as Value Driver (SSIR) We see impact as fundamental to our private-equity investments. We’ve created a model to help integrate impact analysis into underwriting.

Impact remains one of the most undervalued sources of durable advantage. The firms that price it in with discipline will be best positioned for high performance. Learn more: ssir.org/articles/entry/impact-mo...
#ImpactInvesting #PrivateEquity

Less than 0.5% of US foundations deploy funding through PRIs, but investing to advance philanthropic goals doesn't have to be so rare: https://ow.ly/xJIp50YH9tS

Free download of #SXSW 2026 conference insights available now: https://ow.ly/1izY50YGKqT

Ceniarth's 5 levers of #ImpactInvesting:
1) Catalytic, junior commitments
2) Patient, modest returning capital
3) New funds, new borrowers
4) Higher risk geographies
5) Innovative financing mechanisms
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Kewo50YGKo6

Impact Investing Trends Report The annual Impact Investing Trends report offers perspectives from global impact leaders on how the community can drive meaningful change.

Sorenson Impact releases its 2026 #ImpactInvesting trends & opportunities report: sorensonimpactinstitute.com/impact-investing-trends-...