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Awards

  • Financial Times and IFC Awards
    2013, 2009

    2013 - The Department for International Development (DFID) special award for Achievement in Impact Investing
    The British government’s DFID Award for Achievement in Impact Investing recognizes pioneering investment funds that have a clear strategy to make financially sustainable investments that benefit the poor. This honor was awarded at the Financial Times/IFC Sustainable Finance Conference in London

    2009 - Financial Times and IFC Achievement in Banking at the Bottom of the Pyramid
    The Financial Times and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced Root Capital as the recipient of its Achievement in Banking at the Bottom of the Pyramid Award. The award recognizes ground-breaking financial transactions and initiatives that address the Bottom or Base of the Pyramid (BoP), the more than 4 billion people who live on less than US$2 a day.

  • The Global Journal
    2012, 2013

    Root Capital was named one of the Top 100 Best NGOs byThe GlobalJournal, a print and online publication based in Geneva and New York that covers the issues and players shaping global governance. See the full list.

  • Charity Navigator 4-Stars
    2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Root Capital has once again earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances. Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities, deemed Root Capital “exceptional” in its efforts to operate in a fiscally responsible manner. Only 3% of the charities rated have received at least six consecutive 4-star evaluations.

  • Joan Bavaria Awards
    May 2011

    Willy Foote was honored by Ceres and Trillium Asset Management Corporation as one of this year’s winners of the fourth annual Joan Bavaria Awards for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets. The Bavaria Awards are given annually to two leaders working to move the capital markets toward a system that balances economic prosperity with social and environmental concerns.

  • The G-20 SME Finance Challenge
    November 2010

    Root Capital was among 14 organizations chosen as the best models that catalyze finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. Investor Relations Officer Joe Sinatra represented Root at the G-20 Summit in Seoul, South Korea, November 11-12. Winners were selected from a pool of 345 organizations in 75 countries. 

  • Root Capital was recognized multiple times at Clinton Global Initiative
    2008, 2009
     
    Root Capital was recognized at the 2008 and 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. The three-day conference convenes global leaders to devise innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. Nearly 60 current and former heads of state, five Nobel Peace Prize recipients, and hundreds of international CEOs, non-profit leaders, and major philanthropists were in attendance.

  • Young Global Leader
    March 2008

    The World Economic Forum announced that Root Capital Founder and President William Foote has been selected as a Young Global Leader 2008. This honor is awarded annually to recognize and acknowledge the top 200-300 young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society, and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

  • SVN Innovation Award
    October 2008

    Root Capital Founder and President William Foote received Social Venture Network's 2008 Social Innovation Award. The awards support the "next generation" of socially responsible business and nonprofit leaders by providing them access to the people and resources that can help support the growth and success of their enterprises. 

  • Social Capitalist Award
    January 2006, 2007, 2008
     
    Fast Company magazine and Monitor Group recently named Root Capital a Social Capitalist Award winner for the third year in a row. The Social Capitalist Awards are given to non-profits “who use the tools of business to solve the world's most pressing social problems and who have demonstrated a consistent and unusually large impact on society.”

  • Ashoka Fellowship
    August 2007

    Root Capital Founder and President William Foote was recently named an Ashoka Global Fellow. Ashoka Fellows are chosen for their innovative solutions to some of society’s most pressing social problems.

  • Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship Skoll Foundation
    2005 - 2008 

    Root Capital is a recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The award recognizes and supports social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time.

  • World Business Award in Support of the Millennium Development Goals
    2006

  • Boston Business Journal "40 Under 40" Award
    2006

  • National Business Plan Competition Winner 2005
    Yale S.O.M. - Goldman Sachs Foundation