A £1.5m fund is announced in the UK that aims to help social ventures secure investment and win contracts and J.P. Morgan looks to Australia's social enterprise sector to reduce the nation's levels of youth unemployment.
Philanthropy is becoming more complex, with foundations and donors looking for new ways to give strategically to create greater impact with their money. New research has revealed the world's most innovative approaches to philanthropy.
Andy Lower wants to see extreme poverty eradicated in his lifetime and believes the answer to this complex global issue lies in the forces of markets. Pioneers Post's founding editor Tim West catched up with him in Ixtapa, Mexico.
Professor Muhammad Yunus is taking his social business ideas to Australia as they look to find innovative solutions to their deep rooted social issues and the second Social Business Summit is underway in the Philippines.
One of the biggest challenges facing social entrepreneurs internationally is generating enough capital to scale up and increase their impact. Drew von Glahn talks about how the World Bank is seeking long-term solutions to this issue.
