Will geopolitics push social enterprise to the bottom of the inbox? Will power be truly shared through devolution? Will progress made so far be forgotten? We asked leaders from across the impact community to share their perspective on the new PM.
Following the devastating loss of her cousin’s premature baby in rural Uganda, Dr Comfort Ayikoru created a solution to the country’s desperate lack of incubators.
Coordinated by Social Enterprise Australia, the country’s first ever National Strategy for Social Enterprise was co-designed by nearly 500 people from across the ecosystem and aims to ‘unlock the power of social enterprise’.
A draft new law that could give steward ownership an EU-wide legal status is progressing through the European Union’s legislative machine – and campaigners are working hard to save a decisive amendment from being scrapped.
INTERVIEW: The founding CEO of FASE knows what it means to do impact-first investing that works for social enterprises. As he takes on one of the most influential European impact investing roles, he shares his vision with Pioneers Post.
OPINION: If impact investment is about improving people’s lives, why are those people's voices often absent from investment decisions? Capital is being allocated on incomplete information.
This week: What Canada’s first state of social enterprise survey in 10 years reveals, UK impact leaders celebrated in King’s Birthday Awards, 50 Europeans impact startups to watch announced, and more.
Award-winning social entrepreneur Keely Dalfen talks to Tim West about how she leads anti-poverty charity the Brick with quiet determination: running a charity like a business, making brutal calls on money when needed – and putting the dignity of the people they support first and foremost.
OPINION: Social entrepreneurs feel increasingly disconnected from the $1.5tn allocated to impact and which claims to be on their side. This is what happens when capital forgets to put impact first, says Caroline Bressan of Open Road Impact.
New research quantifies “tradeoff” between impact and financial return for the first time, but warns not to confuse cost of creating impact with fund inefficiency and calls for more philanthropic capital to back impact-first investing.
The SEWF biennial event, normally one of the biggest gatherings of social entrepreneurs from across the world, will not take place in 2027, but organisers will convene delegates regionally.
