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    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.

  • Leading without the title: purpose-driven leadership from the inside out

    Many of the best leaders in social impact don’t sit at the head of the table. They are the steady hands who make things kinder, clearer and possible – long before a job title catches up.

  • 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. 

Failure

Why do some social investments fail?

Last year CAF Venturesome examined why some of its social investments have failed to repay in full. CAF's team focussed on financial “failure”, rather than failure to achieve social impact. What are the most common reasons loans don't get repaid?