BABs have proven to be an effective financing tool that have enabled municipalities fund critical infrastructure projects at a time when they were facing severe financing challenges.

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Annie Donovan: When I joined Capital Impact in 1993, we were, of course, a much smaller organization, but we were also very focused on financing as the sole tool for creating opportunities for low-income people and communities.

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Nicole Motter, a member of the bar in the state of Georgia, unravels misperceptions about a powerful tool that can unlock additional financing for social enterprises: program-related investments.

FORBES: Why Program-Related Investments Are Not Risky Business

While GM officials are the first to admit that the funding itself is in no way a negotiating tool, it's not hard to see how the new financing gives GM considerable leverage.

FORBES: GM's $17 Billion Bargaining Chip

The "Blue Carbon" International Scientific Working Group met last week at UNESCO headquarters to discuss the implications of using coastal "blue" carbon as a conservation and management tool contributing to climate change mitigation and the development of associated conservation financing mechanisms.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)