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    Going 'beyond the check' to help GPs survive the fundraising drought + US retail investors are backing emerging markets solar

    Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How some LPs are going ‘beyond the check’ to help their GP impact managers survive the fundraising drought; enabling US retail investors to back solar projects in Africa and Latin America (8:05); and, at “He for She,” recognizing men who champion women in asset management (13:40). Check out this week's stories: “⁠Ten ways LPs are going ‘beyond the check’ to help impact managers survive the fundraising drought⁠,” by Erik Stein.“⁠Solar projects in Africa and Latin America pay dividends to US retail investors⁠,” by Lucy Ngige.Listen to "⁠Women Changing Finance⁠" The lyrics to Kat Taylor's re-write of "The Times They Are A-Changin'": Come gather around people wherever you roamand admit that the dangers around you have grownand accept it that soon you'll be cut to the bone if your time isn't spent saving, we better start swimming or we'll sink like a stormfor the times they are changin'.Investments they come and investments they go without purpose of fixing the mean status quountil voices left out become voices we know at the ballot the lectern on Wall Street's beggars row take back your impact through your almighty tollFor investors, they are changin'.Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call.Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall.For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled.But that outside it is raging will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls for the times they are changin'.

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