Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of social impact events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.
Heated debate on impact investing at Skoll World Forum raises concerns about poor evidence of impact and “misguided” assumptions. But some say it can work if investors adopt alternative vehicles and reach out to untapped pools of capital.
Six leaders and organisations have been named winners of the 2022 Skoll Award for Social Innovation, each receiving $1.5m in unrestricted funding and an additional $750,000.
“Without facts we have no shared reality and it becomes impossible to tackle existential problems”. Plus: actor Mark Ruffalo on “oppressive” white men and Taiwan's Audrey Tang on the new democracy.
Women social entrepreneurs around the world face considerable barriers – despite being the ones working hardest to dismantle them. A panel of women at the Skoll World Forum discussed causes and remedies.
Gina McCarthy, Mary Robinson and other leading women in the fight against climate change emphasise at the Skoll World Forum that scientific solutions alone are not enough – people’s needs must be considered too.
The first day of the Skoll World Forum 2021 brought wisdom from some of the world's most revered leaders, new ideas and thought-provoking discussions. Check out the Pioneers Post team's top takeaways.
US activist Stacey Abrams opens Skoll World Forum 2021 by calling on audience of changemakers to see “volunteerism and voting” as indelibly linked. Plus: discover the week's speaker line-up.
Ten gatherings for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and mission-driven business leaders around the world – all of them at least partly accessible from the comfort of your own home.
