EXPERT INSIGHT: Although most social enterprises think they’re financially sustainable, most of them are not, argues Thaddaeus Hubbard. He has devised a simple sustainability test.
EXPERT INSIGHT: The Maboneng Township Arts Experience has flipped the extractive tourism approach to retain visitors’ spending in their host communities. It’s a generation’s work, explains Siphiwe Ngwenya.
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.
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.
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.
Where can you go to find the right investment for your social enterprise? How can you be ‘investment ready’? And what are the latest investment opportunities? Our expert webinar panel answers these questions and more.
Early evidence from Sumerian Foundation suggests social enterprises led by ethnically diverse founders, especially women, have a better repayment track record. What must impact investors change to build on this opportunity?
A global competition is underway to spotlight and celebrate the remarkable contributions that women are making in the field of artificial intelligence for social impact.
IMPACT 101: Place-based impact investing doesn't just mean investing in a particular city, region or rural area – so what does it mean? And why are pension funds, local authorities and asset managers getting involved?
If you want someone to change their behaviour, consider how to frame a proposal that is in their interests as well as yours. It’s a life-changing approach that can be a fundamental principle for social entrepreneurs.
The two tech-for-good experts talk to Tim West about their initiative for women leading the development of ethical AI, the importance of empathy to advance AI for the good of humanity, and why women shouldn’t be expected to work for free.
Don’t be scared to report on things that aren’t perfect, make reporting central to your work and ask difficult questions. Expert advice for social enterprises and other impact-focused organisations from our webinar on impact reporting.
Success in the venture capital world has long been rewarded with a share of profits called ‘carried interest’. In the impact investing market, fund managers are trialling ‘impact carry’. After testing it out, what do fund managers and investors think?
With clients like Ikea and KLM, Dutch social enterprise i-did could be judged a success story. But breaking new ground in the social economy hasn't always been easy. Join Estelle Uba in the Netherlands visiting the circular economy pioneer.
