The last cover feature of Pioneers Post Quarterly looked at venture philanthropy. Here, Angela Kail of New Philanthropy Capital urges us not to get too excited about it just yet.
There is a "leadership vacuum" in the debate on whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. "We must make our decision in that context," writes James Perry.
The collapse of Kids Company and the BAAF further emphasised the need for proper management of UK charities. For that to happen, exacting scrutiny is imperative, argues Julia Grant of Impetus-PEF.
With increasingly strident calls to justify their existence, social investment intermediaries and charity infrastructure bodies could learn a thing or two from the Early Action Taskforce about how to demonstrate value and champion culture change.
Despite the gap between rhetoric and reality, social finance has an important part to play in shifting us to a better economy, argues Anna Laycock of The Finance Innovation Lab.
Sustainable energy entrepreneur Harish Hande argues that a major shift towards greater social equality will only happen when businesses understand "it is not about profiting from the poor but... by partnering with the poor".
Our sleeper agent explains why they've gone back into the world of mulitnationals to develop the insight and business acumen needed to make a real difference in the social enterprise sector.
