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Reflections in the Grand Canal
Bringing corporate social investors, corporate leaders and other corporate impact stakeholders together can help a company accelerate their transformation into a purposeful organisation. This was the idea behind Business of Impact in Venice: an opportunity …
Leading and logic
I have over the last years been more and more let down over the lack of leadership from the world’s politicians. They seem unable to steer us out of harms way, heading full speed into …
Afropact podcast launches to cover pan-African impact
Afropact, a podcast to cover pan-African impact and showcase African solutions to African problems, was launched recently by the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance CEO Frank Aswani. According to Aswani, the podcast will seek to ‘change …
What’s holding us back?
Venture philanthropy is a different beast from traditional giving. We sit at the crossroads of business and the social sector, and therefore can play just outside the rules. We are the chameleons who can speak …
Social impact organisation GSG appoints new Board Chair
The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) has appointed the Rt. Hon. Nick Hurd as its new Chair, succeeding Sir Ronnie Cohen who will become non-executive President and continue to serve on the GSG’s …
Social innovation in philanthropy: key takeaways from the 2023 Skoll World Forum
In the world of philanthropy and social innovation, the Skoll World Forum is legendary, and I was delighted to get the chance to attend the event in Oxford this year. In 2022’s virtual Skoll Forum, …
Landscape study finds that Mexico is leading the region on ESG strategies
A report from the Mexican consulting firm Ernest Young has found that 64 per cent of Mexican companies have an ESG strategy, compared to 58 per cent of companies throughout the rest of Latin America. …
$16m from OSF for social projects in Colombia
The Open Society Foundations has announced grants totalling $16 million for social projects in Colombia, as a part of its work in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is the most significant social investment from …
Egypt’s growing and changing philanthropy sector with CARE Egypt’s Hazem Fahmy
In Egypt, philanthropy is becoming more independent and sustainable, while also more open to experimentation and learning. And nowhere is this better exemplified than in the recent change in status for CARE Egypt – previously …
Why is it so rare to get a return on your impact investment?
Recently at LendForGood, our impact investing initiative, some of our members had an experience very few have had before. Some months ago, they had made an investment into an impact-focused company to help them grow, …
