This week: Ashoka’s Bill Drayton awarded ‘global treasure’ status by Skoll, how Ukraine’s social entrepreneurs defy the rockets, the least popular SDG for impact investors revealed, and more.
Many discussions at the 2025 Skoll World Forum centred on the impact of the latest edicts from the White House. While anxieties prevailed, some emphasised the positives. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
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.
Speaking alongside Mary Robinson at the Skoll World Forum 2025, the world’s youngest Nobel prizewinner warns that women’s rights everywhere could be vulnerable to attack by oppressive regimes.
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.
Speakers at the Skoll World Forum say it's time for donors to get political and focus on systems change. This week’s view from the Pioneers Post newsroom.
The former New Zealand president shares her advice on leadership and creating positive change with the audience at the 21st Skoll World Forum, alongside climate justice campaigner Mary Robinson and Brazilian indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara.
Your quick guide to the most interesting news snippets about social enterprise, impact investment and mission-driven business around the world. This week featuring the Skoll prize winners, Unity Trust, ChangeNOW, FaithInvest, and more.
PART 3: The world is full of “charlatans, greenwashers and Instagram lifestylers” keen for social change – as long as they themselves don't have to change. If you think you can solve the world’s problems, be brutally honest about your ‘why’.
