The purpose of this event is to introduce the topic of socially responsible investment from both the investor and the investment outlook. Students will walk away with an understanding of: 1) how to evaluate the company's portfolio of social / environmental mission, as well as traditional financial criteria, and 2) what considerations should be top of mind for social enterprises considering taking an equity capital. Wes Selke is a portfolio manager at Good Capital, an investment fund created to increase the flow of capital to innovative non-and for-profit social enterprises that are based on market-based solutions to solve the problems of poverty, illiteracy, and inequality . In 2007, the, Good Capital is a ready-, to make of its first of investments into the share growth capital into a, for-profit of social the enterprise and Selke is considering the question of the Better World Books as primary target firm. Selke must assess whether or not the firm is a financially sound investment, and if its social and environmental mission can be preserved Upon A liquidation event. If good earnings Capital to investment, Selke should also revise some of the current procedures of Better World Books', which includes a fine-tuning philanthropic giving strategy, which is a major component of its social mission. "Hide
by Jamie Jones, Jennifer Yee, Wes Selke Source: Kellogg School Management 3 pages. Date of publication on the site: 10 Oct, 2010. Prod. #: KEL527-PDF-ENG
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