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How do you measure social impact?

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 18h

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What is social impact, why does it matter, and how can you measure it? @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social breaks it down in this video, covering what impact means, why it’s vital, and how to get started.

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‘We need all hands on deck’ – Impact Europe chair on how the impact community can shine a light in dark times

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Ahead of Impact Week in Malmö, Leslie Johnston talks about how the impact community needs to work with ‘unlikely allies’ if it is to tackle today’s tough challenges – and why impact investors need to listen to the voices of social innovators on the ground:

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Ahead of Impact Week in Malmö, Leslie Johnston talks about how the impact community needs to work with ‘unlikely allies’ if it is to tackle today’s existential challenges – and why impact investors ne...

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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 10d

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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!

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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 11d

From September 2025, we’re focusing our efforts on building our community and facilitating conversations on LinkedIn, so our posts on Bluesky will be less frequent.

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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 14d

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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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The Impact World this Week: 19 September 2025

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 21d

What happened in the #impact world this week? Our pick of the latest news:

🤖 Musk’s xAI secretly drops benefit corporation status

🇯🇵 Japan’s first Orange Bond unlocks US$100m for women and girls

🍦 Ben & Jerry's co-founder quits ice cream company

And more…

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This week: Musk’s xAI secretly drops benefit corporation status, Japan’s first Orange Bond unlocks US$100m for women and girls, coalition calls for impact recognition in EU regulation, and more.

Finding catalytic capital: AVPN conference focuses on Asia’s big challenge

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: Finding catalytic capital: AVPN conference focuses on Asia’s big challenge

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In the wake of foreign aid cuts, and in its drive to become a world leader in impact investing, Asia needs to find its own sources of catalytic capital to attract more private investment to impact. Wh...

Spotlight Case Study: Granton Project CIC - The Pitt

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 23d

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Discover how Granton Project CIC used social investment from Firstport to help fund the redevelopment of a site in one of Edinburgh's most underserved communities.

🎬 Full case study video here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTX...

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Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 24d

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.

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#familyoffice #wealthtax

Portrait of Liesel Pritzker Simmons with headline: "Why Blue Haven Initiative's views "irritate everyone"

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 28d

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...

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 28d

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...

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 28d

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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

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · 29d

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...

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 10

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...

Hong Kong can be a ‘super connector’ for impact investing – financial secretary at AVPN conference

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 10

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...

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW: Hong Kong can be a ‘super connector’ for impact investing – financial secretary at AVPN conference

Read the full story: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

#AVPN2025 #AVPNGlobalConference2025

Paul Chan says Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to channel capital for good, while Naina Subberwal Batra opens the AVPN annual conference with a call for Asia’s impact community to take the lead in bu...

The Impact World this Week: 5 September 2025

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 5

What happened in the #impact world this week?

😮 Net Zero Banking Alliance stops operations after mass exodus

✅ UnLtd shifts its endowment investment strategy

🎞️ Impact film 'Underseen' is available to the public

And more...

Read now: www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/2...

This week: Net Zero Banking Alliance stops operations after mass exodus, UnLtd shifts its endowment investment strategy, impact film Underseen available to the public, and more…

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 5

@juliepybus.bsky.social and @annapatton.bsky.social report from Latimpacto's conference this week in Colombia.

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Spotlight Case Study: Granton Project CIC - The Pitt

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 2

NEW: What does child-lens investing actually involve, who’s doing it – and what prevents more investors from jumping in?

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@unicef.org @savethechildren.org

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Aug 28

‘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...

Pioneers Post @pioneerspost.bsky.social · Aug 28

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⭐ Spotlight series from @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social

Discover how Granton Project CIC used social investment from Firstport to help fund the redevelopment of a site in one of Edinburgh's most underserved communities.

🎬 Full case study video here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTX...

YouTube video by Good Finance

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