In this week’s edition of TWISE: This Week In Social Entrepreneurship, we bring you the latest events, opportunities, news, insights, and more, to help you stay informed and inspired. Whether you’re looking to join a conference, accelerator, or competition related to social entrepreneurship, or simply want to connect with like-minded individuals and groups, TWISE has got you covered. And don’t forget, TWISE is also published fortnightly, so you can stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the world of social entrepreneurship. Let’s dive in! Events: Impact Investment Summit “The 2 ..read more

How launch and growth ready is your social enterprise? Use this tool to evaluate your likelihood of success. Social enterprise is an idea whose time has come. All around us, we are seeing growing demand for purpose-led products and brands, not only from consumers but workers and even investors. There’s never been a better time to start a social enterprise, and the world has never needed your ideas and energy more, if we’re to achieve a more equal and sustainable future. But let’s not mince words: starting a social enterprise is hard. At StartSomeGood, we work with emerging social en ..read more

The latest TWISE for February is out and it’s filled with exciting information! You’ll get the latest news and insights from the global social enterprise community. TWISE is published fortnightly, so you can stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the world of social entrepreneurship. If you’re interested in receiving the updates directly in your inbox, you can subscribe to TWISE. It’s a great way to stay informed and connected with the social enterprise community. Hope you find it interesting! Events: 8th annual Sustainability Week 8th annual Sustainability Week “An independent guide t ..read more

Welcome to our second TWISE for 2023! As the year really starts to kick off, we are delighted to share the latest news and insights from the global social enterprise community. Events: SECNA Meetups #5: Social Justice What: Come together with great, like-minded people for SECNA’s first Meetup event for the new year and to celebrate World Social Justice Day. Where: Online When: 2nd of February 2023, 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM (AEST) Register here Change Now 2023 What: ChangeNOW 2023 is a three-day summit that brings together the most innovative solutions and impactful changemakers ..read more

The first TWISE for February is here! We are delighted to share the latest news and insights from the global social enterprise community. Events: Latin American Impact Investing Forum (FLII) 2023 “FLII is the leading convention for the Latin American Impact Investment sector. Since 2011, FLII has brought together investors, entrepreneurs, and other actors in the ecosystem dedicated to mobilizing capital towards impact. FLII catalyzes change by addressing the region’s most pressing social and environmental issues through groundbreaking, market-based solutions.” When: 28th of February, 1s ..read more

Jeff Rotmeyer “????? ?????? ???? ??????.” Last week we kicked off the StartSomeGood Network event program for the year with a live call with Jeff Rotmeyer, founder of ImpactHK and Love 21 Foundation in Hong Kong. Jeff is driven to lift up the less fortunate in Hong Kong and, incredibly, founded two successful organisations at the same time five years ago which together now have more than 40 staff and deliver services to thousands of people each week. His mission is to build the best homeless services organisation in the world, and he expressed the core principle that guides this work ..read more

2022! What a year. A year of growth and impact for StartSomeGood, made possible by great collaborations. The SEWF Roadtrip group at the Social Enterprise World Forum, September 2022 Woh. What a year. All of us at StartSomeGood are proud and exhausted by how much we did and what we achieved this year. It was, like most years, full of steps both forwards and back, but now it’s over we can look back and see how far we’ve come, and feel really excited about what’s next in 2023. We started the year in a challenging position, battered by two years of COVID disruptions during which our ..read more

The StartSomeGood Network is a global community where social entrepreneurs and impact leaders come together. We invite all changemakers who are passionate about increasing your impact to join our community and learn with us how to make a bigger difference. As a member of the StartSomeGood Network, you receive access to up to five exclusive online events each month. These include fireside chats with some of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, monthly masterclasses and practical workshops to help you gain the skills you need to lead change + exclusive offers, opportunities and in-per ..read more

StartSomeGood and LendForGood co-founder Tom Dawkins receiving the award To our delight, last week LendForGood — our new crowd-lending platfomr for impact enterprises — won the Market Builder award at the Australian Impact Investment Awards! This award means a lot to us because building a new kind of market for impact investment, one that everyone is invited and empowered to be part of, is the LendForGood mission. This award is meaningful validation that the sector sees the need for a platform which democratises impact investment to support the growth of the impact business movement. Than ..read more

Photo by Elena Koycheva on Unsplash Welcome to the latest news and insights from the global social enterprise community. Events: As shared last week — AVPN South Asia Summit What: A two-day summit with the goal of bringing together AVPN’s 100+ members in South Asia, as well as to invite members from across their global network to participate in discourse looking at setting the path for a cohesive development agenda in the South Asian region. Who: Open to all Where: Mumbai, India Date: 19–20 January 2023 Tickets: Complimentary for members, member plus ones US$125, standard US$150 ..read more