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Catch Joe Cecala in this brief excerpt from "IPO-VID #165: Building the Dream Exchange" Building stable companies, empowering communities, and fueling the next wave of innovation. Together, we create lasting change. #societalimpact #innovation #communityfirst #impact #innovationleadership #communitygrowth

“We live in a mad world, but we do see some amazing, bold people from everywhere working every single day for a brighter future” That was the overarching theme at this year’s @impactweek by the ‘’investing for impact network’’ of @impacteurope and what a WEEK it was. A full house gathering with at least a thousand attendees sharing their projects and ambitions with each other and setting the scene for the impact investment world for future . All together we learned about innovative ideas, discovered new trends, and exchanged ideas. Madness, Boldness and Brightness were the main themes of the conference and a lot of different panels and workshops are offered during those 3 days of full impact. I tried to capture insights from this vibrant and passionate community and here are my key take aways which I belive are most important for the impact audience.  EU continued leading the way as a catalytic funder  Foundations continue being a key catalytic player in the sector representing %11, potential to mobilize further 50-60 bn more  Pension funds and institutional investors are on the horizon  120% growth in blended finance deals  There is a spectrum of possibilities for investment starting from catayltic grant making to the other end -tradional investing- investor addionality is what differentiates impact investment from other options. Here's to continuing the momentum toward impactful solutions! 🚀 #impactinvestment #impactleadership Great insights from other speakers 🙌 but so many so I couldn't write each down here, special thanks to the co host of the week @Oscar UGARTE Gamboa, Managing Director of @SeedCapitalBizkaia for making the event faboulus with their hearts and souls. And my dear community The League of Intrapreneurs who invited me and also curated the most exciting workshop within the week offering the intelligence of powerful intrapreneurs doing the ‘’good business’’ from within their organisations as #changefromwithin. We, as the LOI, are offering an ‘’Intrapreneur Leadership Lab’’ in May 2025, and if you are interested please contact me for details.  Next year, Impact week will be hosted in the great city of Malmö, so be there if you are part of the impact mission of the investment world. Jolana Jamuna Amara Åsa Skogström Feldt Wieteke Dupain Tuğçe Söğüt,PMP Evrim Hizaler Eleonore Bedel

At our Together Investing in Tomorrow’s Talent dialogue, Audrey Mothupi, CEO of SystemicLogic Group, highlighted a simple but powerful truth: education is the foundation of South Africa’s future, and business should play a pivotal role in expanding access through thoughtful and sustained investment. She urged leaders to bring others on board, sparking a ripple effect that drives impact beyond their own organisations. A commitment to education is about more than just creating opportunities today. It builds a future where talent and potential can thrive, paying it forward for generations to come. #BuildingTomorrowTogether #CollaboratingForImpact #LeadershipInAction

Following a serene gathering of RisingGens around tea, we shifted our pace to a buzzing gathering of Sustainable Finance Initiative Family Impact Summit. The annual Summit is always a happening place where like-minds meet aligned-hearts-and-minds. And this year we enjoyed sharing from a multitude of international change-makers, who are progressive and convicted in their mindsets and impact modus operandi, as well as the deep dives in the afternoon of breakout Roundtable discussions. Our Co-Founder, Hanson Gong, shared the stage alongside two venerable investors Michaela Edwards and Sophie Khau to share their perspectives on ‘How to Invest Boldly in Uncertain Times’. ✏ Here are some key takeaways from Hanson: 💡 1/ Our mindset transformation & time horizon Many of us, either as personal or institutional investors or corporate executives, are used to ‘short-termism’ in our capital market cycles. But is this how our environment and climate operates? It is clear that financial paradigms, in which we are trained and know well, limit our thinking - can we ‘flip around’ what we know and understand how we can view our world and operate outside these paradigms? Further, fluctuations are part-and-parcel of financial cycles. We know this well, and see them as ‘noise’. So can we also transform our mindset around what we know and practise? 💡 2/ Getting from our current Point A to B Let’s dare to ask ourselves questions… On the spectrum of investing - on one end where we have philanthropic grants to the other end of market-rate investments - there are investments that fit different parts of the spectrum - If so, why are some ‘good’ investments not attracting market-rate capital? Is it a failure of our capital markets? Is there a way that we can attract more capital in the middle of such an investment spectrum? Can we innovate on grant-giving, for ex. make grants recoverable, or leverage guarantees? This is an innovative mindset and potentially products that can be ‘catalytic’ and transformative for what matters in our world. ✨ Collectively, we should continue to ask ourselves… How can we strive to be both more transformative and aspirational? Thank you to Sustainable Finance Initiative for a resoundingly inspiring summit - until next year! #RisingGens #SeedFutureCollective #impact #ImpactInvesting #FamilyOffice #CatalyticCapital #WealthForGood

It is our pleasure to invite you to Vienna on June 5-7 for Impact Days 2024 https://impactdays.at/, a conference that brings together over 800 investors and enterprises every year with a focus on four drivers of transformational change: capital, technology, policy and leadership. Our think tank is an official partner of this event. If you decide to come to Vienna, please join us and our great panelists in a discussion on “Mobilizing Private Capital for Greater Impact | Barriers, Motivations, and Strategies” which will take place on June 6 at 13:15-14:15. We will talk about practical aspects of mobilizing private capital for impact-related issues with: 🔸Ronald Janse of Wire Group, 🔸Ben Palairet from GPFO Global Partnership Family Offices, 🔸Atanas Politov from Dentons 🔸Robert Rubinstein of TBLI Group, 🔸and Olga Tarasov from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. The panel will be moderated by our founder, Anna Korzeniewska. On June 5, together will Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, we will host an invitation only thought leadership session for family businesses, family offices and their networks from the CEE region. If you represent this group and would like to join us, please contact us. Last but not least. Since the transfer of knowledge and good practices is one of our main objectives, we have a special code for people and organizations who are making a meaningful change in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Please contact us you feel you are one of these individuals and we will provide a special 50% discount code to you. We hope to see you in Vienna! #responsibility #sustainability #positiveimpact #impact #socialimpact #socialgood #socialeconomy #valueeconomy #CSR #ESG #impactinvesting #philanthropy #CEE #togetherinimpact

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 🚀 Last November, we celebrated a remarkable milestone: 10 years of advancing the Junior Enterprises movement on a global scale. 🌐 Across the world, #JuniorEntrepreneurs are shaping the future—building businesses, solving problems, and influencing global conversations. Our movement's impact is anchored in three key areas: 🔹 #Growth: Expanding Junior Enterprises into new regions, empowering even more students. 🔹 #Excellence: Professionalizing and enhancing the quality of our network's contributions. 🔹 #Representation: Elevating the voices of 80,000+ young leaders in global decision-making forums. From Junior Enterprises World Day (JEWD) to upcoming initiatives, we’re committed to showcasing how this movement drives innovation, fosters collaboration, and creates lasting change. Stay tuned for stories of partnerships, advocacy, and the incredible achievements of Junior Enterprises worldwide. Together, we are building a connected, entrepreneurial future 🌱. #WeAreGlobal #JuniorEnterprises #EmpoweringYoungLeaders #GlobalImpact #JEGlobalUnity #JuniorEntrepreneurs #JEWD

Innovation isn’t just about new ideas—it’s about action. With partners like the Dovetail Impact Foundation, we’re turning challenges into opportunities in some of the most underserved regions. From enabling rural communities to thrive to building resilient value chains, our collaboration is proof that taking risks can lead to meaningful and lasting change. Discover the details of this collaboration at https://lnkd.in/gn9YvD38 #25StoriesOfImpact #ImpactInvesting #SocialChange #SocialImpact #ImpactFinance

I'm feeling divided.... to celebrate or not to celebrate the Innovate UK decision to award to the full 50 grants originally advertised 🤨🎉 On the one hand, I'm so inspired by the women who made this happen - special shoutouts to Emma Jarvis and Emmie Faust! This community has POWER and it is epic to see what we can achieve in such a short period. These funds will make a huge difference to the founders, and I want initiatives like this to be a huge success. But also, this all takes energy. We shouldn't have to be fighting for what female founders were promised, and the odds shouldn't keep being set against female founders, especially when the reason so many founders invested 50+ hours each, or thousands each, in this process was to have a higher chance of success than wider funding opportunities. Something seriously needs to shift for trust to be rebuilt in this space, and we need to see a lot more transparency Innovate UK going forward. This extends to initiatives like the Diversity and Inclusion Investment readiness initiative Innovate UK advertised last year which had an expected budget of £1.5m (see link in comments for the original call for proposals). Along with others on a mission to support underrepresented founders, I spent 2 days at an Innovate UK workshop, building a consortium and creating a support proposal. Shortly after the two days we were told the grant was being delayed, and nothing has since come of it a year later. It's hard to balance wanting to be considered for future awards, with wanting to challenge what isn't working. But something big needs to shift, and we need to keep calling for accountability from those supporting underrepresented founders particularly. #foundersupport #founderfunding #underrepresentedfounders

Part 2 at ImpactWeek by Impact Europe in Bilbao: A Deep Dive into Transformative Insights 🌟 Plenary Sessions Highlights:
The day kicked off with powerful presentations from visionary leaders such as Sana Kapadia, Roberta Annan Bosurgi (CEO of Impact Europe), Alejandro Oñoro Medrano (CEO of ILUNION), Lourdes Márquez de la Calleja (ONCE Foundation), Erik Bruun Bindslev, Åsa Skogström Feldt (IKEA Social Entrepreneurship) and María Ángeles León López One standout session was on Just Transition and Amplifying Voices, expertly organized by Laudes Foundation. It focused on ensuring marginalized communities are central to systemic transitions. The panel featuring Giulia Corinaldi, Leslie Johnston, M.Sc., Anthony Dane, Maia Chiara Rossi, and Bella Landymore sparked profound conversations on equity and representation. A particularly thought-provoking moment came from Tamuz Zohar, who explored shifting power dynamics in systemic transitions. Discussions on incentivization structures and impact measurement are further connected deeply with Rypple Foundation’s mission. 📊 Inspiring Connections:
It was a privilege to meet changemakers leading innovative efforts: * Ram M. – pioneering peace through development and infrastructure. * Evrim Hizaler (Anadolu Foundation) – driving impactful change in Turkey. * Juan Diego Mujica Filippi (Nativa) – advancing governance transformation. * Anthony Dane (Southern Transitions) – championing sustainability transitions. * Giedrė Birmontaitė (Unknown Group) * Bahaa Eddine Sarroukh Eddine Sarrough (Philips Foundation) – innovating in health-focused philanthropy. * Peter Cafferkey (Impact Europe) – finally meeting in person after multiple 2D calls :) Women’s Entrepreneurship Spotlight:
The Cartier Women's Initiative session, beautifully organized by Annabelle Price and Anmol Prithani, was another highlight. A special mention goes to Ira Guha (Asan), whose innovative solutions to end period poverty inspired us all. 💡 Each conversation, and each connection reinforces the power of collaborative innovation. Excited to see how these insights will shape future transformations! Who inspires you in the journey of systemic change? Tag someone who’s making a difference #SocialImpact #SystemChange #Entrepreneurship #WomenInBusiness #ImpactConference #NetworkBuilding

Innovative mechanisms like tradeable impact markets present an opportunity to redefine value, prioritising societal health, environmental sustainability and human connections. We’re excited to share the latest insights on the topic from Tae-won (Tony) Chey, SK Group, Latanya Mapp, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Daniel Nowack, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum: https://lnkd.in/e5Nwt52n Dive into the article to discover: ✅ Real-world examples of impact-focused collaborations. ✅ Insights into measuring, verifying, and trading social outcomes. ✅ Steps toward building trust, transparency, and equitable representation. #wef25 #SocialInnovation #Impact