As Convergence publishes figures showing the blended finance market held strong in 2024, it predicts that US-led international assistance budget cuts will put smaller, high-impact deals most at risk.
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People displaced by conflict don’t have to be passive recipients of donations. Vadym Georgienko explains how a pilot of the ‘Citizen Token System’, which he designed, has enabled entrepreneurs in a town in western Ukraine to thrive.
From tracking underwater creatures to optimising crop yields, many entrepreneurs now use AI to tackle environmental challenges. But, with much uncertainty – and concerns about AI’s negative impact – they’re entering unknown waters.
B Lab’s revised standards for B Corps currently omit ‘Impact Business Models’, one of the certification’s most promising tools for recognising the businesses that make the most meaningful impact, says Anton Simanowitz.
At a debate in London this week, impact investors debated if a compromise has to be made between social and financial returns. Some home truths might have been hard for the optimists to hear.
“This is the moment for social enterprise in Scotland to cement its place as a world leader," says Scottish communities minister at CEIS Glasgow conference.
As the UK government is pushed for details on its Brexit plans, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation sets out a new deal to ensure kids reaching adulthood after the UK leaves the EU will enter a prosperous country.
Helen Trevaskis, co-founder of social start-up 3C Collective is no stranger to moral dilemmas. But what should she tell her investor when competition comes calling?
Issue five of Pioneers Post Quarterly is out now! Subscribers can get their teeth into a wealth of content including interviews with Esther Rantzen of ChildLine and Paul Lindley of Ella's Kitchen. Plus: is switching to work in social enterprise a good move?
Plastic bags and social investment tax relief both contributed to a leap in revenue for the Scottish social investment organisation. However, investment in social enterprises and charities is down on last year.
The ethical bank, which aims to make money work for positive social, environmental and cultural change, has enticed Dr Bevis Watts, former CEO of the Avon Wildlife Trust, to return in a new role.
The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network covers all of the Asia-Pacific region – nearly 3 billion people. What are the common social problems being tackled by this form of social finance?
