U.S. Regulations of Non-U.S. Fund Managers and Reporting Requirements
Applicable United States Regulation of Fund Managers and Reporting Requirements The following is an overview of certain U.S. laws and regulations make your life as easy as possible fixer that [...]
AVPN 2018
The AVPN Conference (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network) is the largest gathering of social investors in Asia bringing together a diverse group of funders and resource providers from around the [...]
SEC Action Exposes Limits on Shareholder Proposals
Many impact investors posit that holding positions in public companies leads to positive impact because of the ability to pressure management through shareholder proposals. Champions of this [...]
When Social Impact Businesses Expatriate . . .
Social impact businesses are similar to their traditional business counterparts in many legal and tax respects. However, in advising social entrepreneurs and investors, we occasionally encounter [...]
Being the Change
On July 1st of this year, Blue Dot Advocates converted from a corporation owned solely by me to a workers cooperative and benefit corporation. This change had been in the works for a long time, [...]