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Don't forget that the deadline to apply for 2025 entry to the MSt in Social Innovation is fast approaching! Visit our website at bit.ly/3VVW7zt to find out more. #SocialInnovation #MastersInSocialInnovation #MastersDegree #CambridgeUniversity

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My story from #SkollWF - glad to have the opportunity to highlight what’s happening in #Afghanistan, and how some activists are responding: @pioneerspost.bsky.social @theelders.bsky.social @malalafund.bsky.social @skollfoundation.bsky.social www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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Find out how social entrepreneur Daryl Chambers went from hating fighting to using martial arts to support young people, in our interview with the InPower Academy founder: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202... #SocEnt #SocialEnterprise @cjbssocinnov.bsky.social

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Last week we had the huge pleasure of celebrating this year’s #WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise award winners. Here are our #WISE100 winners…

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What happened in the #impact world this week? 🇦🇺 Australia increasingly buys social – new report 🏆 Skoll announces 2025 award winners ❤️ We learn what makes Coin Street so special 🕊️ The impact community mourns Lisa Hall and more. Don't miss out, read it now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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In this week's newsletter ✉️ 🏆 WISE100 2025 award winners revealed 🗣️ Opinion: ‘Funders, treat Black-led organisations fairly or accept responsibility for our erasure’ 🏫 Impact 101: What is gender-lens investing? Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-E0AE1349...

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[Partner post] Have you signed up for Good Finance Live on April 29?🤔 Don't miss out on an exciting opportunity to connect directly with social investors and hear more about the practical considerations of taking social investment. Find out more 👇 www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...

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NEW: WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise 2025 - Award winners revealed www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #WISE100 #socent

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"Be ambitious but roll with the punches and whatever else comes your way...you might end up with something really cool" Fascinating to hear from Olympian Badminton player, Kirsty Gilmour, on her experiences of running a Badminton Academy Social Enterprise in #Scotland. @pioneerspost.bsky.social

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Our WISE100 winners are in these envelopes - big reveal soon! @pioneerspost.bsky.social @annapatton.bsky.social

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The Pioneers Post team are all here in Glasgow, ready for this year’s #WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise Awards! You can watch live via Zoom (sign up here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...) or keep an eye on Instagram for live updates from the event.

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⏰One day to go until we announce this year’s #WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise winners in Glasgow ⏰ There’s still time to register for our live stream of the event on Zoom - we hope you can join us online! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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[Partner post] Check out @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's most used tool. The Outcomes Matrix🔗: Plan and communicate your impact across nine outcome areas and four key lenses, with an easy-to-download report to start communicating your impact 👉 www.goodfinance.org.uk/toolbox#soci...

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‘There is no neutral position: Funders, if you do not start treating Black-led organisations with the same respect, trust and investment that other organisations receive, you are actively choosing to uphold inequality’

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"I am exhausted. Not by the work I do, but by the sheer predictability of it all..." Read Bayo Adejala's powerful piece about why funders must trust Black #socent leaders now ⬇️ #ImpactInvesting @bayoadelaja.bsky.social www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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CDFIs drive inclusive economic growth, but a new executive order could undermine the agency that supports their work. This @pioneerspost.bsky.social article breaks down the risks, bipartisan pushback & why protecting these institutions matters. @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social @oppfinance.bsky.social

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EXPLAINER: What is gender-lens investing? You've heard of gender-lens investing, but what does it actually entail? Is it only about women, and how does it overlap with impact investing? Sana Kapadia from Heading for Change has the answers: www.pioneerspost.com/business-sch...

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OPINION: This year’s COP30 in Brazil brings the climate change debate to the heart of the Amazon. But unless the language – and attitude – barrier is bridged, the conversation risks excluding the people who can help rebuild a sustainable planet. Read more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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Former winner of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, JR Josephs, explains how investing in his professional development can help him grow his social impact. Here’s his story: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202... @cjbssocinnov.bsky.social #SocEnt #SocialEnterprise

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📣In-person tickets for the #WISE100 Awards event on 27 March are fully booked but you can still register to join us online via Zoom! Click here to book your place: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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In this week's newsletter ✉️ 🇺🇸 Trump order threatens to ‘cut legs out from’ CDFI Fund 💯 #WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise 2025 top 100 revealed 🗣️ Opinion: #COP30 must listen to the voices that have been historically silenced’ Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-259C7DBF...

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[Partner post] @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social's latest blog ‘5 reasons why you should attend Good Finance Live’ is now live on their website. Read the full blog to discover why you should attend 👉 www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/... #SocialInvestment

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In the #impact world this week: 🍦 Ice-cream company Ben & Jerry’s relations with parent company Unilever get frostier 🇬🇧 UK’s CIC Regulator gets streamlined 😡 Social enterprise anger as NICs tax exemption denied And more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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NEW: Campaigners are urging US policymakers to push back on an executive order that could deal a blow to community development financial institutions across the country. Full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social @markwarner.bsky.social

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📣Olympic sportswoman to join WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise Awards📣 We’re excited to share that Olympic sportswoman-turned-social entrepreneur, Kirsty Gilmour, will be at our #WISE100 celebration event next week. Find out more: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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We’ve announced the shortlist for this year’s #WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise Awards! See who’s in the running here: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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NEW: Our #WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise 2025 top 100 and ‘Ones to Watch’ has been announced. See who's in this year's list of the leading women in UK social enterprise and impact investing! www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #SocEnt

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When youth centres close, communities lose vital support. But one London music studio is stepping up to fill the gap. Read how Sirlute is building hope through creativity: www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202... #SocEnt #SocialEnterprise @cjbssocinnov.bsky.social

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NEW: The finalists of the WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise Awards 2025 have been revealed! 💫 Find out who they are here: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #WISE100 #socent

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"There is a place you need to find, somewhere between the glossy greenwash, the bonfires of ESG targets, and the posturing wokeness..." Responsible business entrepreneur Michael Solomon's message to those of us pursuing business for good in the Trump 2.0 era. www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

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Join us on Wednesday 12 March for our final webinar before 2025 applications close! Hear from MSt in Social Innovation Programme Director Professor Neil Stott about the MSt programme. Register online: bit.ly/4bbnATA #SocialInnovation #MastersInSocialInnovation #MastersDegree #CambridgeUniversity

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Applications for this year's Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are open! Apply now bit.ly/40Sbb2h. Deadline 17 April 2025.

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30% of London's youth centers closed → violence spiked. Simple cause and effect. Sirlute's creative programs are keeping kids alive and giving them a shot at actually believing in their future. Real impact. #LondonYouth

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Meet JR Josephs, winner of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, who’s using music and creative arts to transform young lives in London. www.pioneerspost.com/podcasts/202... #SocEnt #SocialEnterprise @cjbssocinnov.bsky.social

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NEW: Altech, a social enterprise founded by former refugees, provides affordable solar energy to underserved people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A new investment could support nearly 14,000 households: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2... #impact #socent

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WISE100 Women in Social Enterprise Awards 2025 - just a handful of tickets remaining! The #WISE100 Social Business Women of the Year celebration event is on Thursday 27 March 2025 in Glasgow. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wise100-wo...

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In this week's newsletter ✉️ 🇵🇸 Rebuilding Gaza: Palestinian resilience through social enterprise 🇨🇩 Social enterprise tackling energy poverty in DRC aims to raise up to £500,000 from UK retail investors 🎙️ Good Leaders Podcast – Ashoka’s Marie Ringler Read it now: createsend.com/t/j-2CEC1330...

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[Partner post] Have you heard the news? @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social has spring cleaned its website! Check it out for the same tools and resources on navigating social investment as before, with a new, refreshed and easy-to-navigate design. Happy browsing >> www.goodfinance.org.uk

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