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.
This week: UK government awards just 6% of contracts to VCSE organisations; 45% of foundations in Spain engage in impact investing; Ethex takes full ownership of Energise Africa; and more.
This week: the big news from COP30; growth in Australia’s impact investing market; and the total number of social enterprises across Africa is revealed.
Investments in impact startups decline for a fourth year in a row despite a healthy growth in the broader VC market, as investors shift their focus to defence and AI – and leave some impact areas sorely underfunded.
This week: UK pensions bill amendment aims to clarify fiduciary duty to unlock funding, four social outcomes funds launch in Africa, how ships could soon be powered by algae – and more.
AIBŌ won the Ford Family Foundation’s flagship event, which was hosted at Barclays Innovation Hub powered by Eagle Labs in Shoreditch on Tuesday 21 October. A £50,000 prize pot was shared between the six finalists.
This week: Skoll Foundation to relocate to Washington DC and 'reshape team'; business leaders campaign for sustainable economy ahead of COP30; US$500m ethical AI initiative launched.
Six student social entrepreneurs have been selected as finalists to pitch at Ignite, the annual funding contest for social start-ups emerging from UK universities, created by the Ford Family Foundation.
