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https://www.impactmania.com/im/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Tom-Bird_impactmania-1-e1489434366447-1024x597-1.jpg1024597After featuring a number of social entrepreneurs and a few impact funds, we speak with Tom Bird, an entrepreneur and investor in early impact firms since 1988. impactmania spoke with Tom about impact investments and how he evaluates social enterprises.