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NEW: Innovators are creating new markets to make nature investable and mobilise much-needed private investment for our ecosystems.
Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse?
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Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse?
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December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
NEW: Innovators are creating new markets to make nature investable and mobilise much-needed private investment for our ecosystems.
Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse?
tinyurl.com/mu6mv8xy
Can forward-thinking finance overcome fears – of financial risk, greenwashing and more – in time to prevent ecosystem collapse?
tinyurl.com/mu6mv8xy
This week in the PP newsletter ✉️:
📉 Global VC investments in impact startups fall to lowest level since 2017
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s innovation energy fires up Social Enterprise World Forum 2025
🌄 Beyond VC: How can Europe get fit for an impactful future?
And more: pioneerspost.cmail19.com/t/j-e-ydohle...
📉 Global VC investments in impact startups fall to lowest level since 2017
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s innovation energy fires up Social Enterprise World Forum 2025
🌄 Beyond VC: How can Europe get fit for an impactful future?
And more: pioneerspost.cmail19.com/t/j-e-ydohle...
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This week in the PP newsletter ✉️:
📉 Global VC investments in impact startups fall to lowest level since 2017
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s innovation energy fires up Social Enterprise World Forum 2025
🌄 Beyond VC: How can Europe get fit for an impactful future?
And more: pioneerspost.cmail19.com/t/j-e-ydohle...
📉 Global VC investments in impact startups fall to lowest level since 2017
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s innovation energy fires up Social Enterprise World Forum 2025
🌄 Beyond VC: How can Europe get fit for an impactful future?
And more: pioneerspost.cmail19.com/t/j-e-ydohle...
What happened in the #impact world this week?
🩺 UK healthcare social enterprises outperform NHS averages
📚 Four social outcomes funds launch in Africa to improve access to education
🚢 How ships could soon be powered by algae
... and more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
🩺 UK healthcare social enterprises outperform NHS averages
📚 Four social outcomes funds launch in Africa to improve access to education
🚢 How ships could soon be powered by algae
... and more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What happened in the #impact world this week?
🩺 UK healthcare social enterprises outperform NHS averages
📚 Four social outcomes funds launch in Africa to improve access to education
🚢 How ships could soon be powered by algae
... and more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
🩺 UK healthcare social enterprises outperform NHS averages
📚 Four social outcomes funds launch in Africa to improve access to education
🚢 How ships could soon be powered by algae
... and more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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This week in the Pioneers Post newsletter ✉️
🇬🇧 UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss
🏫 What are social outcomes partnerships?
🇲🇾 Connecting isolated enterprises to unlock development
And more...
Read it here: createsend.com/t/j-46906D23...
🇬🇧 UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss
🏫 What are social outcomes partnerships?
🇲🇾 Connecting isolated enterprises to unlock development
And more...
Read it here: createsend.com/t/j-46906D23...
October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This week in the Pioneers Post newsletter ✉️
🇬🇧 UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss
🏫 What are social outcomes partnerships?
🇲🇾 Connecting isolated enterprises to unlock development
And more...
Read it here: createsend.com/t/j-46906D23...
🇬🇧 UK social investors can make Westminster’s money go further, argues Big Issue Invest’s new boss
🏫 What are social outcomes partnerships?
🇲🇾 Connecting isolated enterprises to unlock development
And more...
Read it here: createsend.com/t/j-46906D23...
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Opportunities for social impact organisations from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social 👇
🎤 Readdressing imbalance community event, watch on demand
📌 News of a new grant
🤓 How to register for their next e-Learning cohorts
and more... 👇
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Opportunities for social impact organisations from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social 👇
🎤 Readdressing imbalance community event, watch on demand
📌 News of a new grant
🤓 How to register for their next e-Learning cohorts
and more... 👇
linkly.link/2G1mj
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Opportunities for social impact organisations from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social 👇
🎤 Readdressing imbalance community event, watch on demand
📌 News of a new grant
🤓 How to register for their next e-Learning cohorts
and more... 👇
linkly.link/2G1mj
Opportunities for social impact organisations from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social 👇
🎤 Readdressing imbalance community event, watch on demand
📌 News of a new grant
🤓 How to register for their next e-Learning cohorts
and more... 👇
linkly.link/2G1mj
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🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
September 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
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Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
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September 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's Investor Directory.
Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
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🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's Investor Directory.
Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
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NEW: Trailblazing family office co-founder – and former child actor – Liesel Pritzker Simmons on why more impact investors should wade into the “muddy” world of politics – and why there’s one topic no one wants to talk about.
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
#familyoffice #wealthtax
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#familyoffice #wealthtax
September 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NEW: Trailblazing family office co-founder – and former child actor – Liesel Pritzker Simmons on why more impact investors should wade into the “muddy” world of politics – and why there’s one topic no one wants to talk about.
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
#familyoffice #wealthtax
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
#familyoffice #wealthtax
North American & European investors are some of the biggest providers of impact capital to Asia, impeding the continent’s ambitions to become an impact investing leader.
Laura Joffre explores the solutions in this week's Editor's Post: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Laura Joffre explores the solutions in this week's Editor's Post: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
North American & European investors are some of the biggest providers of impact capital to Asia, impeding the continent’s ambitions to become an impact investing leader.
Laura Joffre explores the solutions in this week's Editor's Post: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Laura Joffre explores the solutions in this week's Editor's Post: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
In this week's newsletter ✉️
🌏 Hong Kong can be ‘super connector’ for impact investing - AVPN conference
🇬🇧 ‘Affordable and procurement-ready’ impact accreditation launched
✍ ‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, 1,000+ business leaders tell UK government
Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-216AFA72...
🌏 Hong Kong can be ‘super connector’ for impact investing - AVPN conference
🇬🇧 ‘Affordable and procurement-ready’ impact accreditation launched
✍ ‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, 1,000+ business leaders tell UK government
Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-216AFA72...
September 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
In this week's newsletter ✉️
🌏 Hong Kong can be ‘super connector’ for impact investing - AVPN conference
🇬🇧 ‘Affordable and procurement-ready’ impact accreditation launched
✍ ‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, 1,000+ business leaders tell UK government
Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-216AFA72...
🌏 Hong Kong can be ‘super connector’ for impact investing - AVPN conference
🇬🇧 ‘Affordable and procurement-ready’ impact accreditation launched
✍ ‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, 1,000+ business leaders tell UK government
Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-216AFA72...
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Register your attendance here➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/learning-hub
As the summer holiday season ends, it’s time to go back to learning as registrations open for @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's e-learning programmes – Due Diligence, Legal Structures and Social Investment Unpicked!
Register your attendance here➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/learning-hub
September 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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As the summer holiday season ends, it’s time to go back to learning as registrations open for @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's e-learning programmes – Due Diligence, Legal Structures and Social Investment Unpicked!
Register your attendance here➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/learning-hub
As the summer holiday season ends, it’s time to go back to learning as registrations open for @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's e-learning programmes – Due Diligence, Legal Structures and Social Investment Unpicked!
Register your attendance here➡️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/learning-hub
In the impact world this week:
🍻 Palestinian beer hits UK shops thanks to social enterprise partnership
🌏 AVPN 2026 host city announced
🍦 Ice cream pioneers call upon Unilever to ‘free Ben and Jerry’s’
And more...
Read it now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
🍻 Palestinian beer hits UK shops thanks to social enterprise partnership
🌏 AVPN 2026 host city announced
🍦 Ice cream pioneers call upon Unilever to ‘free Ben and Jerry’s’
And more...
Read it now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In the impact world this week:
🍻 Palestinian beer hits UK shops thanks to social enterprise partnership
🌏 AVPN 2026 host city announced
🍦 Ice cream pioneers call upon Unilever to ‘free Ben and Jerry’s’
And more...
Read it now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
🍻 Palestinian beer hits UK shops thanks to social enterprise partnership
🌏 AVPN 2026 host city announced
🍦 Ice cream pioneers call upon Unilever to ‘free Ben and Jerry’s’
And more...
Read it now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
New accreditation, launched by the The Better Business Network, aims to reduce barriers for small businesses in the UK to prove their impact while aligning with government net zero and social value policies.
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
September 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New accreditation, launched by the The Better Business Network, aims to reduce barriers for small businesses in the UK to prove their impact while aligning with government net zero and social value policies.
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
NEW: Amplify Goods launches ‘game-changing’ social enterprise hand wash, which it says could not only slash organisations' carbon footprints, but will also boost work opportunities for homeless and disabled people.
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
September 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
NEW: Amplify Goods launches ‘game-changing’ social enterprise hand wash, which it says could not only slash organisations' carbon footprints, but will also boost work opportunities for homeless and disabled people.
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
@juliepybus.bsky.social and @annapatton.bsky.social report from Latimpacto's conference this week in Colombia.
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
September 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
@juliepybus.bsky.social and @annapatton.bsky.social report from Latimpacto's conference this week in Colombia.
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
NEW: What does child-lens investing actually involve, who’s doing it – and what prevents more investors from jumping in?
www.pioneerspost.com/business-sch...
@unicef.org @savethechildren.org
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@unicef.org @savethechildren.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
NEW: What does child-lens investing actually involve, who’s doing it – and what prevents more investors from jumping in?
www.pioneerspost.com/business-sch...
@unicef.org @savethechildren.org
www.pioneerspost.com/business-sch...
@unicef.org @savethechildren.org
NEW: Social Enterprise Scotland's latest census shows sharp drop in optimism among the country's 6,000 social enterprises since 2021 in the face of inflation, rising wages and supply chain issues.
Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
@socialenterprise.scot #socent
Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
@socialenterprise.scot #socent
September 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NEW: Social Enterprise Scotland's latest census shows sharp drop in optimism among the country's 6,000 social enterprises since 2021 in the face of inflation, rising wages and supply chain issues.
Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
@socialenterprise.scot #socent
Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
@socialenterprise.scot #socent
‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, almost 1,000 business leaders tell UK government
Mission-driven business leaders are spearheading a campaign urging UK government to uphold international law and prevent further acts of genocide in Gaza.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Mission-driven business leaders are spearheading a campaign urging UK government to uphold international law and prevent further acts of genocide in Gaza.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
‘End complicity in Gaza genocide’, almost 1,000 business leaders tell UK government
Mission-driven business leaders are spearheading a campaign urging UK government to uphold international law and prevent further acts of genocide in Gaza.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Mission-driven business leaders are spearheading a campaign urging UK government to uphold international law and prevent further acts of genocide in Gaza.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
Gentrification or regeneration? The Edinburgh social enterprise helping one of Scotland's poorest areas navigate a £1.3bn regeneration programme.
🎙️ Listen to the Good Stories podcast episode 6 to find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
🎙️ Listen to the Good Stories podcast episode 6 to find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
August 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Gentrification or regeneration? The Edinburgh social enterprise helping one of Scotland's poorest areas navigate a £1.3bn regeneration programme.
🎙️ Listen to the Good Stories podcast episode 6 to find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
🎙️ Listen to the Good Stories podcast episode 6 to find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
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🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Investor Directory.
Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
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🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Investor Directory.
Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
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August 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
[Partner post]
🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Investor Directory.
Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
🔗 buff.ly/h7OofHb
🌟 Discover investors that match your organisation’s mission with @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social Investor Directory.
Get access to the right funding opportunities quickly and easily!
🔗 buff.ly/h7OofHb
[Partner post]
Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social’s ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social’s ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
August 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
[Partner post]
Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social’s ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
Social investment is repayable funding that can help grow your organisation. Use @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social’s ‘Is it right for us?’ tool to see if you’re eligible - it’s quick, simple, and takes just 2 mins!
🔗 Click here to get started >> www.goodfinance.org.uk/is-it-right-...
Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s launch of the world’s biggest outcomes fund.
But, he warns, we should focus on how it can best optimise impact, learning lessons from other projects around the world.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
But, he warns, we should focus on how it can best optimise impact, learning lessons from other projects around the world.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
August 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Dr Chih Hoong Sin welcomes the UK government’s launch of the world’s biggest outcomes fund.
But, he warns, we should focus on how it can best optimise impact, learning lessons from other projects around the world.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
But, he warns, we should focus on how it can best optimise impact, learning lessons from other projects around the world.
Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...
🎙️ ‘A decent CEO sticks around when things are hard’ – June O’Sullivan, CEO of the London Early Years Foundation
Listen to the latest episode of the Good Leaders podcast here: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to the latest episode of the Good Leaders podcast here: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
August 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🎙️ ‘A decent CEO sticks around when things are hard’ – June O’Sullivan, CEO of the London Early Years Foundation
Listen to the latest episode of the Good Leaders podcast here: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to the latest episode of the Good Leaders podcast here: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202...
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It helps you plan and communicate your impact across nine outcome areas and four key lenses, with an easy-to-download report to start communicating your impact.
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The Outcomes Matrix is @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's most used tool.
It helps you plan and communicate your impact across nine outcome areas and four key lenses, with an easy-to-download report to start communicating your impact.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/CrdIA29
August 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The Outcomes Matrix is @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's most used tool.
It helps you plan and communicate your impact across nine outcome areas and four key lenses, with an easy-to-download report to start communicating your impact.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/CrdIA29
The Outcomes Matrix is @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's most used tool.
It helps you plan and communicate your impact across nine outcome areas and four key lenses, with an easy-to-download report to start communicating your impact.
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/CrdIA29