The content discusses the diverse players in the finance-for-good sector, including banks, impact investors, and business incubators. It emphasizes the complexity of financing for social good, particularly in the private sector, while acknowledging that many financial investments are motivated by profit rather than social impact, despite notable exceptions.
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Category: Social Entrepreneurship
Alibaba – China’s “Common Prosperity”, P
Part 1 Context of China’s economic development, and one company’s social responsibility initiatives (Part 2 includes brief case studies of Broad Group and Starbucks-China’s sustainability and CSR work). In this series of articles on the alphabet soup of corporate citizenship, I’ve pondered the changes in how we make impact; laid out some history & definitions of some […]
2 of 3. Organizational Culture, burnout...
In part two of this series, we discuss shifting to a culture which is goal-oriented, long-term focused, and work-life-balanced. Employees in all sectors, but especially the societal improvement space are often overwhelmed by large goals. They are under-resourced and are burning out. In this three-part blog series, we discuss the issues and how to begin […]
Finding the Creative Flow
If you’re in this world, you are undeniably navigating or prepping for change, and that takes creativity. We are in the era of globalization, big data, and converging technologies (have you seen Shift Happens?). So, if you’re managing your career, and/or your family, or a program or product, or a company, congratulations, you’re channeling some […]
Considering Small Businesses and (Women’
Women’s economic empowerment through starting small businesses, sometimes referred to MSMEs, is one of the big trends in international development and community development work, and there are many interesting discussions in the social entrepreneurship, or triple-bottom-line-thinking movement (people, planet, profit) which combines business growth and social goals. Community development projects focused on economic empowerment and […]