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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 8h

Excellent insights from SDGCounting - did #UNGA80 deliver more than speeches? The verdict is mixed. #GlobalGoals

https://medium.com/sdg-counting/did-unga-2025-and-global-goals-week-meet-our-expectations-8b712ac386c2

Did UNGA 2025 and Global Goals Week Meet Our Expectations?

In September, we asked whether the global community would deliver more than speeches at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80)…

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you Business Fights Poverty for making all of your #GlobalGoals 2025 resources available for free and online #BFP_UNGA

#ResourcesResources" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://businessfightspoverty.org/global-goals-summits#Resources

Global Goals Summit 2025

Join us at the Global Goals Summit 2025.

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 10h

Great investigative reporting from Devex Dave Ainsworth

https://ow.ly/nkrM50X9XTO

StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 1d

Can AI speed up and strengthen social impact measurement and management? SSIR & Better Society Capital weigh in.

#AIforGood #Impinv

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/ai-assessments-impact-investing?mc_cid=0b806c21ca&mc_eid=103af9ff01

We Tested AI Impact Assessments. Here’s What We Learned. (SSIR)

High-quality impact data and assessments are vital for allocating capital effectively, yet they are resource-intensive for investors and social innovators. Can generative AI speed up and strengthen impact-performance assessment of venture investments?

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 The future of #ImpactInvesting lands in Berlin tomorrow.
2025 GIIN Impact Forum (Oct 8–9) gathers 1,600+ leaders to chart the next wave of sustainable capital—from climate to AI for good.
#GIIN2025 #ESG #Impinv
https://events.thegiin.org/event/ImpactForum2025/Home

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 3d

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal plants so far in 2025. Global renewables are projected to double by 2030, with 80% of new #CleanEnergy from #solar.
https://ow.ly/MXOL50X7KIG

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 4d

Abruptly freezing billions in US foreign aid fractured decades of global health and development work -- life-saving programs stalled, thousands of skilled professionals fired, and deep staffing cuts at US nonprofits.

https://ow.ly/iwOg50X7m55

The fallout from the dismantling of USAID continues

U.S. foreign aid cuts cripple health programs, cost jobs, and erode decades of global trust and influence.

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 5d

#impinv #innovation #philanthropy
https://rsmus.com/insights/industries/nonprofit/nonprofit-industry-outlook-summer-2025.html

Nonprofits may benefit from the growing popularity of impact investing

The Real Economy industry update—Nonprofit: Impact investing can benefit organizations in various ways.

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 6d

PitchBook survey finds that investors continue to focus on #ESG and #impinv

https://www.morningstar.com/sustainable-investing/investors-continue-focus-esg-impact-investing-pitchbook-survey-says

Investors Continue to Focus on ESG and Impact Investing, PitchBook Survey Says

72% of respondents incorporate sustainable investing factors into their investing process, although survey response rate falls.

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 7d

Bank of America & Indiana University Lilly Family School of #Philanthropy study finds that affluent Americans have increased donation amounts but fewer give.
philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu/news-events/...

Bank of America Study: 2025: News: News & Media: News & Events: Lilly Family School of Philanthropy: Indiana University Indianapolis

Bank of America Study

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 8d

The world mourns the loss of conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall. At the recent Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, her explanation of the interconnectedness of nature and human prosperity was both thoughtful and nuanced. Watch it here, starting around minute 45: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8qn...

StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 9d

EU commitments at #UNGA80 #GlobalGoalsWeek 2025
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At the UN General Assembly, the EU reinforces its support to global health and human rights

From 20-25 September, Commissioner Jozef Síkela was in New-York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). On this occasion he had several high-level meetings to advance...

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 10d

Catch up on all things #UNGA80 & #GlobalGoalsWeek with Devex coverage:
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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 14d

How to watch 2025 #GlobalGoalsWeek #UNGA80 talks from Concordia, Devex, World Economic Forum, Gates Foundation #Goalkeepers, Foreign Policy, UN Climate Summit, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Clinton Global Initiative, DIGITAL UNGA (ITU), Business Fights Poverty, MIT Solve:
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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 14d

Great conversation at #Concordia2025 on big bets for the planet. 📖 Read what environmental leaders said about:
- Reframing the Narrative
- What Investable Looks Like in Climate Finance
- Things That Still Block Scale
- What Separates Winners from Well-Meaning Pilots

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Betting Big on the Planet

Treat climate not as a niche campaign but as an investable, people-first infrastructure project.

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 15d

Water.org reaches 1M people every 6 weeks. Still more than 2B people lack access to fresh water & 3B lack safely managed sanitation. Today at #CGI2025, Matt Damon announced it has achieved over 30% of its 2022 commitment to help 100M people gain access to resilient water & sanitation. #WhatWorks

StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 15d

Clinton Global Initiative continues today at #UNGA80 with great conversations about women, democracy, education, community resilience, and protecting truth. Tune in to see #WhatsWorking.

www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-glob...

Clinton Global Initiative 2025 Annual Meeting – Clinton Foundation

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 16d

We'll focus on #climateaction today at Bloomberg Philanthropies Summit (9.15 am), #UNGA80 Climate Summit (2 pm) & the GIIN's Climate Investing Roundtable.

Clinton Global's Annual Meeting kicks off today while Concordia, WEF, DEVEX & Business Fights Poverty wrap up.

#GlobalGoalsWeek #GlobalGoals

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 17d

Tuesday will be another busy day at #GlobalGoalsWeek against the backdrop of the UN General debate.
#Concordia25
Business Fights Poverty #GlobalGoals Summit
Compact Leaders Summit
Foreign Policy Tech and #AI Forum at #UNGA80
WEF
Devex

Follow along with us & @sdgcounting.bsky.social

StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 18d

Meet the #climate #socent solvers pitching at MIT Solve today.
Join the livestream now: lnkd.in/gKCDdyGx

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 18d

Monday's #GlobalGoalsWeek schedule is packed with great content: MIT Solve Challenge Finalists 2005, Concordia Annual Summit, World Economic Forum Impact Meetings, Devex Impact House at #UNGA80 & Gates Foundation #Goalkeepers event.

Follow along as we share key insights from #GlobalGoals Week.

StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 21d

Ahead of #GlobalGoals week and #UNGA80, we are kicking off Part II of our Fall 2025 articles series highlighting how new technologies, startups, companies, and players in the international community are working to fill the void left by current US administration.

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When America Steps Back, Who Steps Up?

Global Progress Under Pressure — And the Forces Driving It Forward

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 21d

#GlobalGoalsWeek officially kicks off today through 28 September. 170+ supporters will mobilize to demand urgency, push for progress on the #GlobalGoals #SDGs & scale up solutions for people & planet.

👉 Review the full list of events: globalgoalsweek.org/events/

StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 23d

Policy context to watch at UNGA. Read Part I here. In Part II (coming soon) we will examine 5 emerging trends that help lay a new foundation for re-platforming and rebuilding: AI Optimism, Startup Momentum, Corporate Infrastructure, Global Allies & Local Resilience

www.linkedin.com/pulse/heres-...

Here’s How the New US Agenda Adversely Impacts Global Progress

A Comprehensive Review of Trump Administration Actions and Implications So Far Since January 2025, the Trump administration has unleashed a rapid wave of executive orders and policy reversals resultin...

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · 23d

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposes 15% budget cut in 2026 ahead of #UNGA80.

#SDGs #GlobalGoals #Sustdev

www.barrons.com/news/un-chie...

UN Chief Proposes 15% Budget Cut In 2026

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a 15-percent cut to the UN's regular budget in 2026 as it struggles with chronic liquidity problems made more acute by US President Donald Trump's polic...

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