Social Enterprise World Forum’s Social Investment Manifesto calls for a reframing of social investment, as social enterprises remain excluded from investment opportunities in a market still split between profit maximisation and philanthropy.
Wealthy families can fund unproven ideas and absorb failure in ways governments and big foundations can't. A Bridgepan Group study of the world's richest families finds Asia's giving is tightly bound to the businesses and governments around it.
INTERVIEW: Ronnie Screwvala built and sold a media empire. Now he's applying the same operating discipline to poverty, arguing that most Indian philanthropy still doesn't know how to let go.
In an exclusive interview, AVPN's CEO explains why she won't announce a Bangkok financing coalition until the funders are lined up, why Asian philanthropists won't say the word "gender", and why her own country stopped listening to its neighbours.
Autocracy is on the rise worldwide, and impact investors seem reluctant to step in. But large-scale transformations to health, education or the environment need a strong democratic base, the Latimpacto event heard last week.
Good Leaders Podcast: Could every unwanted laptop, pillow or sofa spark something bigger? A Good Thing’s co-founder Cathy Benwell tells Tim West how her circular economy social business turns would-be waste into social impact.
In Delhi for the first time, Asia's largest philanthropy and impact investment network, AVPN, 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.
EXPERT INSIGHT: Social entrepreneurs occupy a unique position between communities and institutions, says Mark Swift. So how should the public sector recognise and make use of this perspective?
