| 词条 | Root Capital |
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| Non-profit_name = Root Capital | type = non-profit social investment fund | founded_date = 1999 | key_people = {{ubl | William Fulbright Foote (founder, CEO) | Peter Bernard (Chief Operating Officer) | Jared Chase (Chief Financial Officer) | Catherine Gill (EVP of Investor Relations & Communications) | Brian Milder (EVP of Strategy, Advisory & Innovation)}}[1] | founder = William Fulbright Foote | homepage = {{URL|rootcapital.org}} | location_city = Cambridge, Massachusetts | location_country = United States of America | location = 130 Bishop Allen Drive, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States, Phone: (617) 661 5792 | area_served = Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia[2] }}Root Capital is a non-profit social investment fund operating in poor rural areas of Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. According to its website, Root Capital "seeks to maximize the positive social and environmental impact of [its] work through a three-pronged strategy: finance, advise, and catalyze."[3] OperationsRoot Capital claims to follow a three-step approach towards making a positive impact in the poor rural areas of Africa and Latin America where it operates. The three steps are:[3]
According to its impact page,[4] Root Capital has disbursed $1.1 billion USD between 1999 and 2017 and reached 5.7 million household members in rural communities. Root Capital is one of several money managers to pursue a gender lens investing strategy.[5] FundingRoot Capital seeks funding from both individual donors and foundations. Foundations that have funded Root capital include Mulago Foundation,[6] Jasmine Social Investments,[7] and Peery Foundation.[8] External reviewsCharity Navigator has given Root Capital a four-star rating (its highest possible) in its review of the organization.[9]Charity evaluator GiveWell had a conversation with the CEO of Root Capital in September 2011,[10] and plans to publish a detailed review of Root Capital in 2013.[11] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rootcapital.org/about-us/our-team|title = Our Team|publisher = Root Capital|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rootcapital.org/about-us|title = About Us|publisher = Root Capital|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.rootcapital.org/our-approach|title = Our Approach|publisher = Root Capital|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rootcapital.org/our-impact/dashboard|title=Impact Dashboard|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Root Capital|accessdate=2017-11-09}} 5. ^{{cite web | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/15/your-money/with-an-eye-to-impact-investing-through-a-gender-lens.html?_r=0 | title =With an Eye to Impact, Investing Through a ‘Gender Lens’ | last =Sullivan | first =Paul | date = August 14, 2015 | website = The New York Times | publisher = The New York Times | access-date = May 18, 2016 | quote = }} 6. ^{{cite web|url = http://mulagofoundation.org/portfolio/root-capital|title = Root Capital|publisher = Mulago Foundation|accessdate = 2012-12-05|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130726013952/http://www.mulagofoundation.org/portfolio/root-capital|archivedate = 2013-07-26|df = }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://jasmine.org.nz/who-we-fund/|title = Who We Fund|publisher = Jasmine Social Investments|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://peeryfoundation.org/partners/|title = Partners|publisher = Peery Foundation|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10707&print=1|title = Charity Navigator Rating - Root Capital|publisher = Charity Navigator|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://givewell.org/files/DWDA%202009/RootCapital/root%20capital%202011%2009%2016%20-%20final.doc|title = Conversation with Root Capital|publisher = GiveWell|date = 2011-09-16|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://givewell.org/international/charities/root-capital|title = Root Capital|publisher = GiveWell|accessdate = 2012-12-05}} External links
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