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  • 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.

  • Let’s wake the sleeping giant of social change: procurement

    EXPERT INSIGHT: How and where public money is spent is too often regarded as a back-office procedure, rather than the frontline instrument of social change that it should be, says Mark Swift.

  • Giselle Gonzales, founder of EqualReach: from the Syrian refugee route to creating opportunities for displaced tech workers

    Giselle Gonzales talks to Tim West about how documenting refugees’ journey across Europe ten years ago inspired her to launch EqualReach, a social enterprise that connects businesses to highly-skilled tech teams in refugee communities.

  • 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. 

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We don’t need another hero

The 1970s were difficult says Simon Denny from Northampton University, but at least we can take heed from the Paper Lace song 'Billy Don't be a Hero'. Here's why.

 
Simon Denny
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Scale: the final frontier

Social enterprises face brutal government cuts, broke consumers and an anti-competitive public service market. To make it to the next generation utilising programmes like Deloitte Pioneers could be vital.

Matt Black