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.
As entrepreneurs eager to use artificial intelligence for the greater good grapple with AI’s negative impacts on people and planet, speakers at the ChangeNow conference offer practical solutions to create a truly sustainable AI.
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.
As Trump’s USA takes its eye off social impact, Europe’s venture capitalists stand at a decisive moment in history, concluded discussions at the latest FASE Impact Fire Talk. But capital strategies must evolve to unleash VCs’ true transformative power.
MY IMPACT CAREER: Amma Lartey, a long-time entrepreneur, has been a major force in growing the impact economy in West Africa, co-founding Social Enterprise Ghana and becoming the first CEO of Impact Investing Ghana.
Pioneers Post and NatWest are seeking out the brightest and best applicants for this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be counted among the UK's top social enterprises this year.
Are you an aspiring chief executive? Matt Townsend says leadership is no great mystery. Take every opportunity to learn from people around you – and practise your skills.
What will happen to UK farms when Britain leaves the EU and subsidies are no longer available? Can farming still prove to be a viable business? Phil Moore looks at one possible solution to the problem.
An A-list actor commits to social enterprise, a foundation diverts a twelfth of its wealth into impact investing and Churchill sends social entrepreneurs travelling worldwide to seek out social impact.
Is starting with a Theory of Change as vital a part of impact management as we think it is? Jeremy Nicholls of Social Value International urges us not to rest on our laurels.
A year after we first reported it, South Africa's first social impact bond is close to being agreed. At the Skoll World Forum, social enterprise mothers2mothers shared the challenges of the long journey it has undertaken.
As media partner to the Social Enterprise World Forum 2017, Pioneers Post will bring you a series of thought-provoking articles and interviews in the coming months.
Multiple sessions at the 2017 Skoll World Forum saw much concern raised at how society is being shaped by voters getting their information from fake news and social media platforms.
