Social Accelerators Have A Stronger Burden Of Proof To Show That They Are Making An Impact
Social accelerators have to show that they are making a real world impact. Storytelling is the way ahead. Here’s how.
Social accelerators have to show that they are making a real world impact. Storytelling is the way ahead. Here’s how.
There are several individuals and institutions investing their capital in businesses that are creating social change–and these basic questions that they typically ask might help if you are a social entrepreneur.
Unlike a mainstream corporate job, most employees join your social enterprise with a passion and a zeal towards personally contributing to social good. How should you then undertake a performance appraisal for your employees?
Our chat with Samhita Founder and CEO, Priya Naik on why holistic interventions with all the stakeholders are necessary to reduce inequality.
Impact investors are the evangelists of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem and they have a key role to play in the success of SDGs. By re-aligning their investment focus on social and economic outcomes defined under the SDGs, impact investors can encourage cross-functional and holistic social innovations.
Key pointers that social entrepreneurs should bear in mind while pitching to investors, recommended by influencers we spoke to.
Pulling people at the bottom of the pyramid out of poverty means making productive job and livelihood opportunities available to them. Upaya is playing a role of a catalyst by investing in social entrepreneurs who focus on this through their accelerator program.
Every cohort program is a story in itself which can be told by capturing these 4 elements- Program theme, entrepreneurs, sponsors & mentors and event. The final objective is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program in realistic yet artful way.
In this part I solicit your opinion on which of the 3 startups mentioned here is creating tangible social impact and why. I am keen to understand how you perceive an impact organization.
Impact incubators have a special role to play beyond nurturing potential game-changing startups and innovative ideas. They need to start telling stories not only to create goodwill for themselves but also to help the greater good of society.