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  • Systems change in education: Lessons from LiftEd

    EXPERT INSIGHT: Decades of philanthropy have failed to significantly improve educational outcomes in developing countries. The British Asian Trust’s LiftEd initiative provides valuable lessons in switching to a systems approach.

  • Is your impact business designed to survive – or to evolve?

    EXPERT INSIGHT: Being a 'future-fit' social enterprise is not about scale. It's about resilience, says award-winning social enterprise CEO Dr June O'Sullivan OBE.

  • Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2026 and beyond

    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.

  • Pioneers Post Business School: How to do good business, better

    The tools and insight you need to do good business, better. Get expert advice, practical insight and frontline examples on key business management topics from our network of social business practitioners and advisors. 

Queer like me

Coming out as a gay when she was 19 wasn't easy for Indian Vini Bhansali, but this social entrepreneur strongly believes in the power of people working together to make things better for the generations that follow. Be inspired by her story in our latest favourite iOnPoverty film.

RBS SE100 Index: a portrait of a sector

With a combined turnover of £319m and an average growth rate of 60%, the top 100 enterprises in the RBS SE100 Index are an impressive bunch, fighting hard against the economic gloom to secure success against both financial and social bottom lines. But who were the three businesses who came out on top to share the £25,000 prize fund?