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Most philanthropists want to be effective altruists. But the problem isn't intention: it's measurement. Unlike financial investing, which has reporting standards, audit processes, and educational requirements, social investing is notoriously tricky to evaluate.

There's a tendency to look at investments in isolation. Investors focus on the risk of individual securities.

And what I'm interested in is investing in people.

A constant in my approach to investing: You should think politically but unconventionally.

Money and investing can be complex, confusing, and often boring subjects.

Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.

Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take.

When your focus is social change and not financial change, why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.

We need to have the social investments by which to quote unquote distribute some of that wealth.

People have to understand that unless social enterprise is experimental, it will not succeed in making a difference.