In Delhi for the first time, Asia's largest philanthropy and impact investment network says that despite the region's 1,000+ billionaires, its biggest challenge is the lack of Asian money.
A new framework from Social Investment Business and New Philanthropy Capital aims to help funders, policymakers and investors better understand what market infrastructure is required to grow the impact economy.
OPINION: Corporate decision-making typically privileges knowledge and length of service. But this model is under pressure as young people call for more influence over decisions which affect their futures, says Kate Robertson.
EXPERT INSIGHT: Ghana’s first pension-backed, blended finance fund of funds is proof of concept that domestic savings, not foreign aid, could become the biggest source of finance for African SMEs.
Coordinated by Social Enterprise Australia, the country’s first ever National Strategy for Social Enterprise was co-designed by nearly 500 people from across the ecosystem and aims to ‘unlock the power of social enterprise’.
In Delhi for the first time, Asia's largest philanthropy and impact investment network says that despite the region's 1,000+ billionaires, its biggest challenge is the lack of Asian money.
OPINION: Corporate decision-making typically privileges knowledge and length of service. But this model is under pressure as young people call for more influence over decisions which affect their futures, says Kate Robertson.
A new framework from Social Investment Business and New Philanthropy Capital aims to help funders, policymakers and investors better understand what market infrastructure is required to grow the impact economy.
This week: German social enterprise advocates disappointed at country’s new startup strategy; UK social enterprises and co-operatives included in new government’s talks with business; social and solidarity economy in Mongolia mapped; and more...
EXPERT INSIGHT: Ghana’s first pension-backed, blended finance fund of funds is proof of concept that domestic savings, not foreign aid, could become the biggest source of finance for African SMEs.
University graduate Solène Declas ditched business school to found Aibo, a platform that tackles loneliness by pairing young adults with elderly people looking for companionship. She shares the joys and challenges she faces as a young social entrepreneur.
To operate at scale, impact investing needs the whole "spectrum of capital", from grants to institutional investment – the key is in the blending, to achieve a mix that works for social entrepreneurs: Laura Joffre reflects on her conversation with FASE's Markus Freiburg.
Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of impact economy events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
