Positive Profits: The Power of Impact Investing in African Communities with Jeff & Jonathan Shafer

Nuance - A Faith and Work Podcast

On this episode of Nuance, Jeff and Jonathan Shafer join Case to discuss impact investing, the intentional placement of one's investment capital in projects that both generate profit and positive social outcomes. The Shafer brothers share examples of their projects, such as investing in renewable energy and affordable housing in Africa. They highlight the need for electricity access and the positive ripple effects it has on education, healthcare, and the economy. They also emphasize the potential for investors to experience joy and freedom through impact investing.

Resources from the episode:

• Climate Smart Forestry
• Faith Driven Investor
• 17 Sustainable Investment Goals
• Tom Nelson's The Economics of Neighborly Love
• Common Good Capital
• A New Lens Podcast with Jeff Shafer
• Fair Trade Practices

Nuance is a podcast of The Collaborative where we wrestle together about living our Christian faith in the public square. Nuance invites Christians to pursue the cultural and economic renewal by living out faith through work every facet of public life, including work, political engagement, the arts, philanthropy, and more.

Each episode, Dr. Case Thorp hosts conversations with Christian thinkers and leaders at the forefront of some of today's most pressing issues around living a public faith.

Our hope is that Nuance will equip our viewers with knowledge and wisdom to engage our co-workers, neighbors, and the public square in a way that reflects the beauty and grace of the Gospel.

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