Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)

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Guiding questions:

1. What does Acumen Fund do?

2. What are the pros and cons of the Ecotact project?
3. What are the pros and cons of the Meridian project?
4. Rate the Ecotact and Meridian projects using Acumen Fund Capabilities Assessment
Matrix
• What are the pros and cons of the assessment matrix?
5. What are the pros and cons of the BACO measurement methodology?
6. Which measurement methodologies (i.e., assessment matrix vs. BACO) should Acumen
use?
7. What is your recommendation to Brian Trelstad & the investment committee regarding
Acumen’s investment allocation?