Monitor-Acumen report (2012) From blueprint to scale looks at the role of philanthropy in impact investing as a market-led solution to global poverty.  The is growing interest in the possible impacts of incluive buisness as a remedy to world poverty, through businesses that tap into the potential of the global poor - the so called 'Fortune at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP).’ But many investors report that they are struggling to find good opportunities in which toinvest for impact. Why is that? Will impact investors really be able to take new models for inclusive business all the way from idea to scale?

This join Monitor-Acumen report paints a clear picture: impact capital alone will not unlock the potential of impact investing for the global poor. The report:

• Explains how impact investing is constrained by the tough realities of inclusive business, and introduces the phenomenon of the pioneer gap
• Describes the emerging practice of enterprise philanthropy, and how it is the key to establishing the inclusive business models into which capital can then be deployed
• Analyzes a number of companies from the Acumen Fund portfolio to understand both successes and setbacks, and to illustrate the Four Ps of effective enterprise philanthropy
• Sets out our key recommendations for philanthropic funders and for impact investors
• Provides some practical ideas for what and how to fund, in the Enterprise Philanthropy Playbook