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Table of Contents

  1. About
  2. How to Use This (Non-technical)
  3. Technical Details
    1. Overview
    2. Getting Started
      1. Setup
      2. Deployment
    3. Back End
      1. Data Flow
      2. Database Schemas
      3. Creating New Data Sources
    4. Front End
      1. Data Flow
      2. Caching

About

The Case Foundation developed the Impact Investing Network Map, with data partners Impact Space and CrunchBase, to present the best publicly available data on impact investments to better inform the sector. We believe that bringing the connections between investors and companies to life will foster a better understanding of the size, breadth and depth of the impact investing ecosystem. Since launching the Impact Investing Network Map, we have gathered feedback from many users and have repeatedly heard interest in applying the visualization and lessons learned to other projects and sources of data.

We are excited to announce that we are open sourcing the code of the Impact Investing Network Map, for others to repurpose and reimagine our product for their own new projects. The code powering the relationship map visualization, filtering options and insights section will be open and free to use on the Case Foundation's GitHub account, as the *Relationship Map Visualization. While the basis of our original Impact Investing Network Map was to display historical direct investments made into companies by investors using publicly available data, with the open source *Relationship Map Visualization, users can

  • apply their own dataset for projects like visualizing local impact investment activity;
  • update the code with new functions, filters, and visualization features; or
  • even apply the code for a purpose outside of Impact Investing.

We are appreciative of the resources and expertise provided by our advisors. We utilized elements of the CASE Smart Impact Capital, Impact Capital 101: Supply and Demand diagram to help illustrate the flow of capital between the supply and demand side actors. Check out the full video to learn more on capital flows within Impact Investing.

Table of Contents

  1. About
  2. How to Use IIRMa
  3. Technical Details
    1. Overview
    2. Getting Started
      1. Setup
      2. Deployment
    3. Back End
      1. Data Flow
      2. Database Schemas
      3. Creating New Data Sources
    4. Front End
      1. Data Flow
      2. Caching

The Origins of IIRMa

In 2017, The Case Foundation launched the Impact Investing Network Map, with data partners Impact Space and CrunchBase, to present the best publicly available data on impact investments to better inform the sector of the size, breadth and depth of the impact investing ecosystem. We believed that incorporating engaging data visualizations to display connections between investors and companies would not only bring greater accessibility and transparency to Impact Investing data but would demonstrate growth and inspire action in this catalytic movement.

We are appreciative of the resources and expertise provided by our advisors to build the initial product and their influence can be seen throughout IIRMa. We utilized elements of the CASE Smart Impact Capital, Impact Capital 101: Supply and Demand diagram to help illustrate the flow of capital between the supply and demand side actors. Check out the full video to learn more on capital flows within Impact Investing.

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