what we learned
Linked Foundation strongly believed in the importance of deepening our collective understanding of the women’s health and philanthropy sectors, and in open source knowledge exchange. To this end, the foundation sponsored published research and thought leadership pieces to share insights and learnings, and captured the impact of our work in several short video pieces.
Videos
Linked Foundation Retrospective
Linked Foundation staff, partners and investees talk about the legacy of the Linked Foundation.
Clinicas del Azucar
One of our first blended finance investments was a diabetes clinic model in Mexico which has successfully scaled to dozens of clinics across Mexico and the US.
Catalytic Capital
A look at one of the most successful funding mechanisms for Linked foundation to amplify its impact and build sustainable solutions to health challenges.
The Linked Foundation Retrospective
Linked Foundation reflects on 20 Years of Impact in our Retrospective report.
Twenty years ago, Linked Foundation was founded on the belief that investing in women’s health and economic wellbeing is a powerful and lasting way to strengthen families and communities. Today, as we close this chapter, we honor that vision and the countless women and families across Latin America and the United States whose lives have been touched by the work we’ve supported together.
Published Articles
- Igniting Impact: Crafting the Legacy of a Fixed-Life Foundation — A business school teaching case study asks students to think about how a fixed life foundation chooses to spend its final years, using Linked Foundation as an example.
- The Longer-Term Impact of Fixed-Life Foundations — An article in SSIR discusses how Linked Foundation eschewed perpetuity in favor of maximizing social impact and continued to sustain and scale long after its doors closed.
- The ABCs of Catalytic Sunsetting: How Foundations and Other Philanthropic Funders Can Exit Boldly — And Leave a Bigger Legacy — What if the best way to ensure your philanthropic legacy … was to close your doors?
- Too Risky Not to Invest: Why Funding Latin America’s Healthcare Sector Should Be a Key Impact Investing Priority — The case for investing in women’s health in Latin America.
- Impact Investment Landscape for Women’s Health: Spotlight on Colombia & Peru — Linked worked with the William Davidson Institute to landscape the investment opportunities in women’s health in Colombia and Peru.
- The Case for Social Investment in Microcredit — The Financial Access Initiative makes strong arguments for continued investment in microcredit.
Tiendas de Salud, Guatemala: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Micro-pharmacy Franchise — UCSF conducted a qualitative review of our Tiendas de la Salud Micro-pharmacy franchise program in Guatemala.
Making a Healthy Exit: Stanford Social Innovations Review — In places like rural Guatemala, the quest to sustain a vital social enterprise often depends on finding the right private-sector partner.