News and Views

  • Skoll Foundation commits $25m to compensate for Trump’s ‘inhumane’ spending cuts

    Founder Jeff Skoll launches emergency fund in response to US government ‘efficiencies’, while MacArthur Foundation president urges other funders to follow its lead in releasing more funds during Donald Trump’s presidency.

  • Opinion: ‘Funders, treat Black-led organisations fairly or accept responsibility for our erasure’

    Black-led social enterprises and charities are in crisis, and Bayo Adelaja is tired of watching it happen. The answer, she says, isn’t more mentorship or roundtables, but those with power taking action now.

The Impact World this Week: 15 February 2024

Your quick guide to the news in social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business. This week: Wates smashes its social enterprise spending target, Prince William's Earthshot Prize 2024 host city named, and more.

The Impact World this Week: 8 February 2024

Your quick guide to the news in social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business. This week: Patagonia's donations under scrutiny, David LePage's latest news and a big-name move in the UK social investment sector.

Tractor with coffin - Farmers protest

The Editor’s Post: Battle lines drawn for EU Green Deal

Impact entrepreneurs call for economic ‘paradigm shift’ in EU, South Africa’s mission to create decent jobs and how the School for Social Entrepreneurs helps social enterprises survive longer. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.