Scaling Human Impact with AI: Four Lessons from Social Entrepreneurs on the Frontlines

on December 15, 2025 / Mark Horoszowski

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What is Social Procurement – and Why Are So Many Corporate Leaders Talking About It?

Learn the difference between traditional and social procurement, trends to watch, and resources to learn more. from thought leaders in the space like SAP and SEWF. #procurementwithpurpose #socialprocurement

How 3 Global Fellows Are Making Human-Centered Design More Accessible for Social Impact

Global Fellows Mike, Natalia, and Joelle share their journey of launching the Social Design Directory, a new resource making human-centered design more accessible for social impact #hcd #humancentereddesign #socialdesign

Social Impact Jobs — What They Are, and How to Find Them

Learn what a social impact job is, helpful frameworks for thinking through your options, as well as a list of top social impact job boards to start your search. #socialimpactcareer #socialimpactjob

From Nonprofit to Social Enterprise: Launching a New Career In Business as a Force for Good

Global Fellow Clare shares how she navigated a career change from nonprofit to social enterprise, where her unique strengths and purpose drivers are advancing business as a force for good. #careerchange #careerchangeforsocialimpact #socialimpactcareer

The Future of CSR: Inside Microsoft's MySkills4Afrika Program

Come behind the scenes of Microsoft's MySkills4Afrika to see how this industry-leading program combines social impact with business objectives to unleash systemic change. #CSR #Microsoft #MySkills4Afrika

April 2021 Social Impact News Roundup: Driving More Inclusive Recovery

Highlights from April 2021 showing progress towards a more inclusive recovery, along with the latest social impact job opportunities, upcoming events, featured experteering projects, and more. #Socialimpactnews

From “Bad” Idea to "World-Changing" Idea

Fast Company named MovingWorlds a 2021 World Changing Idea Honoree! Our CEO reflects on how far we've come and what's next for MovingWorlds. #MovingWorlds #Worldchangingidea

5 Industry-Leading CSR Programs — But Not for the Reasons You Think

What makes a CSR program the "best"? Here are 5 companies whose CSR programs embody the criteria we developed from our latest research report.

Launching a New Career at the Intersection of Science, Technology, and Social Impact for a Sustainable World

Lewis Rowe shares how the Global Fellowship helped him launch a dual career with The Seabin Project and Larta Institute for a more sustainable world. #careerchangeforsocialimpact #socialimpactcareer #sustainabilitycareer

World-Changing Social Enterprise: Metis Consulting Group #SGRIDSpotlight

Metis Consulting Group Co-Founder Aimee shares how her company is making work more inclusive for all, and how SGRID has helped take its impact to the next level

All 10 Steps of Our #SocialImpactCareerGuide

A 10-step guide to career change for social impact (with templates and examples for each step) to help you make a change that sets you up to thrive in the long-term.

The Pioneer Gap: What It Is and How to Solve It

What the social enterprise pioneer gap is, why it matters, and how addressing it will help us reach the SDGs #PioneerGap #startupvalleyofdeath #Supportsocialenterprises

How to Write Professional Goals

Learn how to write SMART professional goals in six steps, with examples and a template to help you achieve them. #Howtowriteprofessionalgoals #HowtowriteSMARTgoals #SettingGoals

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 10 – Ace the Interview

Interview tips to help you prepare ahead of time, decode tricky questions, and follow up after ensuring you're confident and ready to shine. #careerchangeforsocialimpact #nonprofitjobinterview #socialimpactjob

March 2021 Social Impact News Roundup: Supporting the Social Entrepreneurs on the Front Lines of Building Back Better

The latest social impact job opportunities, upcoming events, and news highlights from March about supporting social entrepreneurs on the front lines of solving our biggest global challenges.

What is a Social Enterprise?

A modern definition of social enterprise, along with examples of social enterprises and resources to learn more and get involved.

Launching a Career in Corporate Social Responsibility

Global Fellow Anna's story of putting the pieces together from a diverse background in NGOs, startups, and corporations to launch a fulfilling CSR career

Social Enterprises are Changing the Economy: Here's Why Corporations Should Embrace Them in 2021

Can capitalism lead to a more sustainable and equitable recovery? See the key findings from our latest research report.

Measuring Your Impact Will Help You Scale – Here’s How

Proof of Impact shares why measuring impact matters, and how to get started building an impact thesis and selecting metrics.

February 2021 Social Impact News Roundup: Building Resilient Communities

How social change organizations have invested in more resilient communities, and the latest social impact jobs and events to help you get involved.

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 8 – Build the Right Network

An in-depth guide to virtual networking with best practices, templates, strategies, and more.

A LinkedIn Template to Help You with Virtual Networking

A networking template to help you make the ask to schedule time with a new connection to develop your professional relationship.

5 Ways Social Enterprise Thinking Will Shape the Future of Work Across Sectors

Five human capital trends for 2021 informed by social enterprise thinking and human-centered design.

January 2021 Social Impact News Roundup: Partnering for Progress

How cross-sector collaboration is helping us move from recovery to reimagination, plus job opportunities and upcoming events to help you join the movement

Day 5 Highlights of the 2021 World Economic Forum Davos Agenda

This week, we covered the highlights from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, The Davos Agenda, with a focus on how it is attempting to advance sustainability, equity, and purpose in capitalism. Day 1 highlights | Day 2 highlights | Day 3 highlights | Day 4 Highlights Below are the...

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 7 – Build the Skills & Experience You Need to Earn the Job

How to identify and build the skills and experience you need to earn your dream job.

Day 4 Highlights of the 2021 World Economic Forum Davos Agenda

Highlights from Day 4 of the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda, highlighting climate action, water security, youth entrepreneurship, sustainability, and equity.

Day 3 Highlights of the 2021 World Economic Forum Davos Agenda

Highlights from Day 3 of the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda, highlighting climate action, sustainability, and equity.

Day 2 Highlights of the 2021 World Economic Forum Davos Agenda

We're recapping the key themes from the World Economic Forum annual meeting this week, with a focus on how it is attempting to advance sustainability, equity, and purpose in capitalism.

Day 1 Highlights of the 2021 World Economic Forum Davos Agenda

Today, the World Economic Forum kicked off the Davos Agenda, a virtual convening of global leaders to shape the principles, policies, and partnerships needed to support a global economy. I normally don't get inspired by a meeting of the world's leading capitalists, but today, something was...

From For-Profit to For-Purpose: How This Investment Banker Changed her Career (and her Life)

How stretching beyond her comfort zone helped Priya merge her purpose with her profession.

Trying to Grow Business-to-Business Sales as a Social Enterprise? You Might be Approaching the Wrong Person

Learn how intermediate suppliers and distributors can help your social enterprise sell to global brands.

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 6 – Find Your Ideal Organization

Learn how to find and keep track of the best places to put your unique combination of skills and strengths to work in Step 6 of our #SocialImpactCareerGuide.

70 Best Places to Look for Social Impact Jobs in 2021

Amidst this social and environmental awakening, there will be more social impact job opportunities than ever. Here's where to find them in 2021.

December 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Sustaining the Change

In December, we and our partners reflected on the year that changed everything. Make January the time you take action to build back better with these opportunities and updates from our global network.

A Look Back at Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2020

Our most popular blog posts from 2020 that are still relevant today as we continue building back better in 2021.

2020 Changed Everything— Here's How We Used the Crises to Build Back Better.

Reflections on how our global community came together to find opportunity in disruptive change to advance the social enterprise movement

A Guide to Self-Care for Social Impact Professionals in 2021

Let's face it: it's been a tough year. Learn individual and organizational shifts you can make to support your wellbeing in 2021

An Email Template to Help You Network Virtually

An email template to help you leverage LinkedIn for second-degree connections that build your network.

November 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Capacity Building to Create World-Positive Jobs

How social enterprise support organizations have stepped up to support the socent movement, and how you can too with job opportunities and upcoming events in December

How This #GlobalFellow Jobcrafted Her Way to a New Career Amidst a Global Pandemic

Maria D'Angelo shares how the Global Fellowship helped her gain the confidence and experience to make a career pivot during a global pandemic.

Top 10 Podcasts to Develop Your Career in 2021

Turn downtime into career development time this holiday season with these 10 career podcasts.

How to Pitch Corporate Clients as a Social Enterprise — Behind the Scenes with Microsoft Philanthropies

See how Microsoft Philanthropies works with social enterprises to create social good, plus tips for pitching corporate clients like Microsoft Philanthropies.

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 5 – Choose the Type of Organization You Want to Support

Learn how to document and validate assumptions about your for-good career as the fifth step in a social impact career change.

October 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Betting on Social Enterprises for a Sustainable Future

In October, we saw actors across sectors betting on social enterprises for a more sustainable future. Get involved with these social impact job opportunities and upcoming events.

Lessons from a Social Enterprise with a Successful Business Model Pivot: Louise Bleach of Desolenator

Louise Bleach has spent her career working with social enterprises. Here are 7 tips on how social enterprises can develop partnerships.

30 Social Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice for Scaling Your Social-Good Business

Experience is a master teacher, even when it's not your own. 30 social enterprise founders share advice for scaling your business.

Social Enterprises are Critical to COVID Recovery — Lessons from SEWF 2020

Lessons from the Social Enterprise World Forum about navigating through COVID and building back better on the other side.

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 4 – Decide on Ideal Workplace Environment

Your work environment is one of the biggest determinants of job satisfaction. Flesh out your ideal environment with the help of this autonomy audit exercise.

How This #GlobalFellow Brought A Social Impact Lens to Policy Advocacy in D.C.

How the Global Fellowship helped Clarence bring a human-centered design approach to policy advocacy in D.C.

Lessons for Social Enterprises from a Corporate Sustainable Business Pro: Jeff Halvorson of PepsiCo

Learn the best ways for social enterprises to develop corporate partnerships.

25 Breneé Brown Quotes We All Need Right Now

Lessons about courage, vulnerability, and belonging from Brenee Brown that we all need right now

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 3 – Shortlist Causes

An interactive exercise to help you narrow down which SDGs to apply your unique strengths and purpose towards for maximum impact.

A Manager's Guide to CSR: Managing Your Team’s Desire to Contribute to Social Good

How managers can navigate 4 points of tension when balancing business objectives with social good, as well as 7 steps to empower your team's contribution #CorporateSocialResponsibility #CSRGuide

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 2 – Zero In On Your Purpose

Your strengths and purpose are the foundation of a fulfilling career change to social impact. Try this exercise to develop your own purpose statement.

4 Ways CSR Leaders Can Build More Internal Support For Their Programs

4 ways CSR leaders can keep internal stakeholders engaged in our now-virtual world.

August 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Innovation in Times of Change

In August, we've been inspired by the innovation ignited by the pandemic. See examples and upcoming opportunities to innovate your career or company.

How to Change Careers to Social Impact: Step 1 - Audit Your Strengths

To know where you want to go, you first need to understand yourself. Use this template to audit your unique strengths.

Using the Business Model Canvas as a Social Enterprise

How social entrepreneurs can use the business model canvas as a strategic management tool

5 Things Impactful CSR Programs Have in 2020

To ensure sustainable, long-term impact, here are 5 things that your CSR program needs.

How This #GlobalFellow Earned Her Dream Job at the Intersection of Technology and Social Justice

Social justice technologist Stef shares how the Global Fellowship helped her transition her tech for good career

July 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Cross-Sector Social Impact Partnerships Are Gaining in Popularity and Effectiveness

New partnerships are forming to create a more equitable, just, and sustainable post-COVID world. Here's some lessons on building more effective partnerships.

5 Myths About Making an Early-Stage Career Change

Feeling stuck at work? Making a change early on is not a career limiting move! Here are 5 busted myths about early-stage career change.

Building the Skills of the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs in Cameroon

Action Lab for Development's experience hosting capacity-building experteers to nurture social entrepreneurship in Cameroon

Growing Your Social Enterprise Through Corporate Partnerships

How social enterprises can scale growth and revenue by partnering with the corporate sector in global value chains

June 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Corporations are responding to the COVID crisis and persistent inequities. But is it enough, and is it fast enough?

In June, corporations took the stage for their efforts to combat COVID, the recession, and the glaring inequalities and injustices in society. Some efforts were lackluster, some tone-deaf, but a few were downright impressive. Here's a closer look...

A New Social Enterprise Support Program, S-GRID, to Accelerate COVID Recovery and #BuildBackBetter

To help herald in a regenerative economy, we are launching S-GRID, a new kind of social impact program designed to upskill those working in social enterprises so that they can build sustainable revenue partnerships with the corporate sector.

How Skills-Based Volunteers Help Social Enterprises Build Capacity — A Host Organization’s Perspective

Social enterprise Coomacovalle shares its experience hosting MovingWorlds experteers

4 Steps to Help You Make an Impact With Your Career in the Post-COVID "New Normal"

If you're rethinking your career trajectory as a result of COVID, take these 4 steps to find more meaningful work in the "new normal".

How CSR is Evolving During the COVID Era

How the role of CSR has changed over time, and how your company can adapt its CSR strategy to succeed in the new normal of the covid era.

How the Power of Data is Advancing Collaboration to End Homelessness

How Community Solutions, with support from Tableau Service Corps and MovingWorlds, is helping partner cities drive to zero homelessness by raising the bar on how data is used in the sector.

May 2020 Social Impact Roundup: #BlackLivesMatter

#Blacklivesmatter. We commit to long-term efforts do the personal work, address bias in our organization, and push on those around us on behalf of the Black community. Here's how.

From Individual Action to System Change: Anti-Racism Resources To Help You Make a Meaningful Impact

A commitment to racial justice means a commitment to systems change. Here's a list of action-oriented resources to help you take action today while helping improve our systems in the long-term.

Our New Normal: Helping Professionals Make a Bigger Impact With Their Careers (Now, Completely Virtually)

We're committed to continuing to operate our Global Fellowship program in a way that is safe, accessible, and affordable in this new normal. See what’s changing, what’s not, and how we’ll continue to deliver on our commitment to you.

Launching a More Fulfilling Social Impact Career #AlumniUpdate

MovingWorlds Institute alumnus Ivo shares how the Fellowship helped him develop the mindset and experience to grow his own social enterprise.

Big or Small, Your Company Can Make an Impact During COVID with the Right Resources

Resources to help your company find the right combination of tactics to develop the COVID response that’s right for you and your stakeholders.

Building More Impactful Virtual Learning Communities

Virtual learning technology and communities are not a compromise or a back-up plan. They are opportunities to increase access, improve outcomes, and engage more diverse participants. Here are 9 lessons (with recommendations) we've learned in operating global, virtual learning communities...

20 Quotes to Inspire You to Find More Purpose in Your Work

The difference between meaningful work and a draining trudge to the weekend is that sense of purpose. Here are 20 quotes to help you find purpose in your work...

Building a Career Around Your Strengths: Lessons Learned from a Social Enterprise Leader #AlumniUpdate

MovingWorlds Institute alumna Thais shares how she made a career change for social impact, and the role the Global Fellowship played in her journey.

March 2020 Social Impact Roundup: Giving is Great, But it Won't Get Us Out of the COVID Crisis

Why it will take more than volunteering and donating to build a more equitable, just, and sustainable global economy post-COVID. Here's what you can start doing today.

Volunteering Online During COVID: How To Support Social Impact Virtually

How to find and plan virtual volunteering projects during COVID to contribute to nonprofits, social enterprises, and impact initiatives without leaving home.

Growing as a CSR Leader by Creating Sustainable Change in the Field #GlobalFellow

How the MovingWorlds Institute helped Global Fellow Yaser translate his experience into real-world impact by scaling global access to education.

How to Advance Your Career While Working Remotely During COVID-19

Seven best practices to help you use remote-working time to invest in your own personal and professional growth. Whether you've gone to virtual work because of COVID or a career-change, this guide will help you keep advancing your career.

A Simple Approach to Understanding Your Purpose

What purpose is (and isn't), how your purpose drivers influence your work and leadership style, and how to uncover your unique purpose profile

25 Best Places to Look for Social Impact Jobs in Europe in 2020

A regional list of social impact job boards to help EU-based changemakers find the best opportunities to drive positive change with their careers.

Going Virtual Because of COVID-19? You’re Thinking About Your Corporate Volunteering Programs All Wrong

As the rapid spread of COVID-19 has the world limiting in-person interactions, volunteering programs are grinding to a halt. Here are 7 steps your company can take to create better virtual volunteering programs during this time.

Leveraging Technology to Level Global Inequalities in Neonatal Health

India-based social enterprise BEMPU has developed innovative, life-saving health products to give every child a chance to live a full and healthy life. See how Siemens Stiftung teamed up with MovingWorlds to help BEMPU access the capacity-building support of experteers to further its mission.

Six Ways to be #EachforEqual this International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women's Day, learn six individual actions you can take to be #EachforEqual

February 2020 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

The current state of social innovation, and what's coming next. Big tech may be killing employee activism, but you can join the fight to help save it.

The 34 Best Books to Learn Behavioral Economics #SocentReadingList

The 34 best behavioral economics books to help you create impactful solutions and products by understanding how people actually behave.

Google is Killing Employee Activism. Here’s Why (and How) Your Company Should Join the Fight to Save It.

Amazon and Google are killing employee activism - but at a cost. Learn why (and how) to encourage employee activists to drive innovation and more responsible business practices.

January 2020 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

Social impact news and research roundup for January 2020

What the First Global Research Study on Social Intrapreneurship Tells Us About Making Business More Sustainable From the Inside Out

Key insights from the the most comprehensive report on social intrapreneurship to date to help you make your company more socially responsible from the inside out.

Using e-Learning to Expand Access to Quality Education in Vietnam #PartnerHighlight

Education is a human right. Learn how HOCMAI Vietnam is using technology to close accessibility and quality gaps in the education sector, and how hosting a Global Fellow helped them measure their impact.

20 Must-Read Books for Intrapreneurs Making Their Companies More Socially Responsible #SocentReadingList

20 books for intrapreneurs working to make their companies more socially responsible from the inside.

Big Tech is Battling on Who Can Make the Biggest Social Impact. Here's Why.

Microsoft just committed to becoming carbon negative by 2030. Amazon just announced it's going to create 1,000,000 new jobs in India. Here's what this battle for being social impact and sustainability leaders means.

20 Must-Read Books in 2020 for Aspiring & Scaling Social Entrepreneurs #SocentReadingList

20 books to help you better understand social entrepreneurship, along with concrete tools and methods to help you bring your impactful ideas to life.

The 51 Best Places to Look for Social Impact Jobs in 2020

Looking for a new job this New Year? Make the most of 'Job Search January' with this list of the 51 best places to look for social impact jobs in 2020.

An MBA program made up entirely of TED Talks - Updated for 2020

Since 2015, we have been updating our "TED Talk MBA": A list of 161 TED Talks to help you manage, lead, and create change.

20 Books to Help You Grow and/or Change Your Career in 2020 #SocentReadingList

If you're thinking about a job change in 2020, here are the 20 top books to help you take the leap. Read our summaries of each below to find the best book that will give you the most relevant guidance at your particular phase of the job change journey. For a little extra help, make sure to check...

Fostering Social Enterprise in Tanzania #PartnerHighlight

We sat down with the Anza Tanzania team to learn more about their work supporting local social entrepreneurs, and how hosting an experteer helped expand their impact.

Celebrating Our Growing Community of Social Impact Professionals from Around the World

To celebrate our 100th Global Fellow, we look at the genesis and evolution of the MovingWorlds Institute Global Fellowship, reflecting on the community of social enterprise leaders we've built and looking ahead at what's to come in 2020.

Top 10 Benefits of a Global Professional Fellowship

Are you where you want to be in your life and career? Learn how a global professional fellowship can help you align with your purpose and make a bigger impact with your career.

The Cost of Inaction is Higher Than the Cost of Action — Why Businesses Must Help Achieve the SDGs or Risk Losing Everything

The cost of inaction is higher than the cost of action argues Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, at the Sustainable Development Goals Business Forum (#sdgbizforum). Here's how business leaders can help achieve the SDGs

December 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect with gratitude on progress made, and share guides to help you make your company more socially responsible from the inside out.

How this #GlobalFellow Repositioned His Career For Greater Impact

Global Fellow Sam shares how joining a cohort on the same quest to bring social impact to the forefront of their work, and experteering in Vietnam, helped him reposition his career.

Quotes from Social Entrepreneurs to Inspire You to Change the World

Changing the world is hard, but it helps to realize you're not alone. These 20 inspiring quotes from world-changing social entrepreneurs will motivate you to keep going!

November 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

Key takeaways from #SOCAP19 about building the team behind the entrepreneur, a complete guide to growing and scaling your social enterprise, and quotes from social entrepreneurs to inspire you to change the world.

Changing Careers? Avoid These 10 Common Mistakes

To support all of the courageous career-changers out there, we asked 20 career coaches the question, “What is one common mistake you see people make when they are making a career change (or thinking about making a change)? Here are the 10 common mistakes to avoid, and how to avoid them.

Operation ASHA and Tableau Employees Teamed Up to Stop the Spread of Tuberculosis in India

Operation ASHA and Tableau volunteers teamed up to stop the spread of TB in India by leveraging the power of data. See how they built long-term capacity and drove transformative change by reading their full story!

What’s the difference between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship?

Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship are related but distinct concepts. Learn how they're different and what they have in common with this handy infographic and detailed explanation.

The Complete Guide to Making Your Business More Socially Responsible

Here's a new 7,000-word guide on corporate social responsibility to help you launch and scale social impact organizations at your company. This guide, broken into 15 chapters, and it is based on years of research, educational content from the MovingWorlds Institute, and some of our award-winning...

October 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

A complete guide to making your company more socially responsible, social impact career tips, and upcoming conferences.

5 Great examples of SMART goals for your career

Lessons on SMART goals for your career provided by the MovingWorlds Institute Professional Fellowship program. In our earlier article, we shared a guide on how to create SMART goals that will help you reach your true potential. In this post, we get even more practical examples of good (and...

Using SMART goals to advance your career (with real examples)

A useful guide to help you write SMART goals for your career.

How Getting Away Helped this #GlobalFellow Align Her Career with Her Purpose

Victoria spent her sabbatical as a #GlobalFellow helping launch a cleantech entrepreneurship competition in Colombia. See how this stretch experience helped her find the career clarity she needed!

September 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

Why it's time to update how we think about charity this International #CharityDay, and the complete guide to volunteering your skills abroad.

Building a World-Positive Business

Almost a decade ago, we set out to build a sustainable business that would prioritize its contribution to society, its communities, and its employees above its profits. It's called a "social enterprise" or a "benefit corporation". It's been harder building this type of business that it should...

5 Steps to Scale Social Good Initiatives At Your Company

Five lessons we learned in helping launch and scale award-winning social impact programs. Original article published in Conscious Company Magazine.

Making Capitalism Work for Everybody — Today's News is a Game Changer (hopefully)

"The chief business of the American people is business." - President Calvin Coolidge If you weren't looking for it, you probably missed it. But, in my opinion, the biggest news of the day, week, month, and maybe year broke today when CEOs from some of the world's biggest companies signed a...

'Designing Your Life' Tools and Resources

Framing our life and career transitions as design challenges can help us find clarity on next steps. Get started 'Designing Your Life' with these free resources from Dave Evans & Bill Burnett's book

Advice from 20 career coaches to help you find more meaning at work – without changing jobs

Looking for more meaning in your work (without changing jobs)? 20 career coaches share their best advice for designing your life to be more meaningful, both inside and outside of work.

August 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

What the new purpose statement from Business Roundtable means for the social enterprise movement, plus resources to help you scale for-good programs.

Skill building is finally becoming mainstream to support global development (almost)

To close the global talent gap, human capital must be prioritized along with financial capital. See 7 trends from 2018 impact reports that indicate we're moving in the right direction.

Here is everything you need to know about IMPACT2030

IMPACT2030 has the unique mission to activate human capital investments globally through pro-bono, skills-based and direct employee volunteer programs to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.

20 career coaches share their best advice for changing careers

We asked 20 certified Designing Your Life career coaches for their best piece of advice for something considering a career change. Read the full piece to see what they shared!

How Prioritizing Her Professional Development Helped This Nonprofit Strategist Gain Career Clarity

Nonprofit strategist Heather experteered her fundraising skills with Coschool in Colombia. See how this stretch project helped her own her worth and reach the next level of her career!

July 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

The latest human capital trends from Deloitte, resources for career-changers, and World Humanitarian Day.

Human-Centered Design in Action: #LearnHCD Case Studies 3 & 4 From the Field

To help you translate the power of human-centered design to the real world, we'll share two case studies from experteering alumni exploring how they leveraged HCD for impact in the field.

How This Finance Director Made an Impact in Ghana That Launched His Social-Good Career #ExperteerSpotlight

Finance Director Michael Robinson wanted to do something different while making a difference. See how experteering in Ghana helped him launch an international career with purpose!

Human-Centered Design in Action: #LearnHCD Case Studies 1 & 2 From the Field

To help you #LearnHCD, we've turned to our experteering alumni to source case studies in the field of how human-centered design was applied to create social impact in real life.

Understanding Your Strengths with SIGNs

A smart, easy way to better understand your strengths, and how to build your career around them using SIGNs.

Just released: This new guide shares best practices on how to grow and scale social enterprises

We've spent years collecting best-practices, resources, and case studies to help social enterprises solve their most pressing challenges. We put them into the most complete guide about social enterprise we've ever seen. We're really excited to be sharing this free resource with the greater...

Human Centered Design Resources and Methods To Help You Master HCD

Human-centered design principles, methods, and resources to help you #LearnHCD and put theories into action to generate innovative solutions to real problems.

June 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

A new report from the Global Accelerator Network, our latest guide to career growth for social impact, and what's coming up at SOCAP

Learn more about social enterprise with this great collection of online courses #followsocent

Take your knowledge of social enterprise to the next level with this list of top online course platforms - including many free courses!

The most responsible companies in the USA aren't all that responsible

Which companies are the best corporate citizens? Every year, Corporate Responsibility magazine, operated by 3BL Association, publishes a report on the 100 best corporate citizens. A more careful look shows that we shouldn't be celebrating all of them. If you look through the results of the...

How this Filmmaker Realized One Person Can Make a Difference #ExperteerSpotlight

Feeling discouraged by the negative news cycle, Shiouwen decided to take action and share stories of positive change. See used her videography skills to support special needs students in Northern India, creating change and being changed in return.

Social Enterprise Podcasts to Stay Informed on the Go #followsocent

In this third installment of our #followsocent series, we’ve rounded up the top podcasts related to social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and social enterprise.

MovingWorlds Partners with SOCAP to Support Social Entrepreneurs

MovingWorlds has partnered with SOCAP to support social entrepreneurship, removing barriers by connecting social enterprises with the skills to operate successfully and the financial capital to grow and scale.

Top Twitter Accounts to Follow for Social Enterprise #followsocent

Join the conversation around social impact by following these Twitter accounts and relevant hashtags. Stay up to date on the latest in social enterprise, impact investing, and sustainability.

May 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

Why we need "business brains" in the impact space, plus a guide to human-centered design and scaling social enterprises,

Social Enterprise Blogs & News Outlets to Keep You Updated on Latest Trends #followsocent

The rise of the “social enterprise” is changing the landscape of business. Stay on top of the latest in social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and sustainability with these blogs and media outlets.

How this #GlobalFellow Stepped Out of Her Comfort Zone to Learn What She Was Truly Capable Of

Urban Planner Holly Pearson traveled to Medellin to experteer with EcoCity Builders and empower local communities. See how she created change and was changed in return in this #ExperteerSpotlight:

10 Steps to Get You From Burned Out to Purpose-Driven

Feeling burned out at work? Get back on track with our guide, "10 Steps to Get You From Burned Out to Purpose Driven"

April 2019 Social Impact News and Research Roundup

Challenges and opportunities of a growing global population, the latest UN report on financing for development, and upcoming events.

How this Entrepreneur Embraced Change to Find More Purpose In Her Career #GlobalFellow

MovingWorlds Institute Global Fellow Andreia shares reflections on her fellowship experience and experteering project with Sistema B, in her own words.

This High-Fashion Business Leader Used Her Vacation to Help Create Jobs for Women in South America #ExperteerSpotlight

Paola partnered with MovingWorlds to spend her Kering Solidarity Leave empowering female artisans in Chile. Learn more about how her experience with VOZ created positive change, and changed her in return.

Career Change for Social Impact—Our 11-Step Guide to Finding More Purpose in Your Work and Making the World Better with Your Career

11 steps to help you find more purpose in your work and make a bigger impact with your career.

Can Short-Term Volunteers Really Make an Impact?

This is a question we get a lot, and if you scour the internet, you'll see a big and very opinionated debate on this very topic, often based on limited anecdotes and not backed by date. Over the last 10 years, having supported over 1,000 skills-based matches on our platform, we've tried to...

How This eBay Software Engineer Used Her Skills and Vacation to Empower Women #ExperteerSpotlight

See how this eBay Software Engineer used her vacation time and tech skills to make public spaces safer for women and girls in Kenya.

Pay Your Luck Forward: How this Project Manager Used Her Sabbatical to Empower Women #ExperteerSpotlight

Gabriela experteered her quality & process management skills in Rwanda to help Inyenyeri revolutionize how the developing world cooks - see how the project empowered local communities and Gabriela herself!

The Most Profound Statement at Last Week’s World Economic Forum in Davos Came from a Refugee — and Nobody is Listening to It

Mohammed Hassan Mohamud is a motivating and brilliant millennial who happens to be living life as a refugee, and he’s been living that life for 20 years. He was also one of the 6 co-chairs of the 2019 World Economic Forum hosted in Davos last week. During his opening remarks, he shared this...

Social impact and social enterprise trends — January 2019

Every month, we share leading social impact insights, trends, events, and organizations to help you be more effective at creating change. It's a small part of what we do to build world-positive leaders while supporting social impact projects around the world. Read more...

How this African Social Enterprise is Using Cartoons to Change Education #PartnerHighlight

We sat down with the Ubongo team to learn more about how they're using cartoons to change the world, and how hosting an experteer infused their marketing strategy with fresh perspectives

#PartnerHighlight: Empowering the Farmers Behind Your Favorite Morning Pick-Me-Up

If coffee is part of your morning ritual, you probably know exactly how you like to prepare it - one cream, two sugars, or even black for the brave amongst us. But do you know exactly where that coffee came from? Who grew it? Whether they were paid fairly? How did those beans get all the way to...

#ExperteerSpotlight: Empowering the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Darren joined MovingWorlds to pay forward the support he enjoyed early in his own career. Read on to see how he empowered Tanzania's future social entrepreneurs as a business mentor.

Facing a tough career choice in 2019? You need to listen to this advice from Jeff Bezos

What do you do when you have some exciting - and maybe scary - career choices... and the advice from your friends, role models, and family conflict? Listen to this advice from Jeff Bezos.

#ExperteerSpotlight: How this Photographer Captured Stories for Impact in Tanzania

Freelance photographer Megan applied her skills in Tanzania to support indigenous education. Check out her breathtaking photos and hear the full story of her transformative journey capturing photos for impact in Africa.

6 Must-Read Books to Help You Navigate a Career Change in 2019

Thinking about changing your career in 2018? These 6 must-read books will help you better understand yourself, your career transition, and what steps you should take next to land your dream job.

Give the Gift of Transformation this Holiday Season

If you’re searching for a meaningful gift that will keep delighting for years to come, give the gift of transformation this year with a MovingWorlds Experteering Gift Membership. To spread the spirit of meaningful giving, we'll give you a discount!

#ExperteerSpotlight: How This Management Consultant Volunteered Her Skills to Support the Social Entrepreneurship Movement

Tammy, an experienced management consultant, got into social impact a few years ago and hasn't turned back. Through MovingWorlds, she matched with the Kenyan business accelerator Ongaza, creating new opportunities for Kenyans and using what she learned to start her own social enterprise back home!

Want to launch a CSR program at your company? Show, don’t tell.

In this BeyondBuzzwords, Racquel Russell brought us through the ideation, implementation, and iteration of launching Zillow Group's first ever CSR program, The Home Project. Follow her advice to gain buy-in for your own impact program!

To Make the Global Apparel Industry More Sustainable, This Project Manager Traveled to Rural Cambodia to Empower Women #ExperteerSpotlight

Daniel experteered his skills in Cambodia to innovate a more sustainable global apparel industry by empowering women. Read his story to see how his expertise plus the MovingWorlds global network came together to create a maximum impact.

Experteer Spotlight: How this Product Manager from eBay Found That Skills-Based Service is a Gift That Keeps on Giving

Ruchi, sponsored by her company, eBay, joined Impact Teams to be a more impactful giver and socially engaged employee. Check out her story (and amazing photos) to see how the experience had a positive impact on her, Awamaki, and eBay once she returned.

Experteer Spotlight: From Auditor to Impact Maker #GlobalFellow

Alejandro joined MWI to gain the skills, experience, and network to reach the next level in his career. Check out our full interview to learn how the Institute equipped him to lead with confidence in his project with Village Capital, creating meaningful impact and being transformed in the process.

The 600 year history of the social enterprise movement — and how the next 6 years are its most important

2018 was a monumental year for the Social Enterprise movement, but it took 600 years of innovation to get here. Here's how the movement unfolded, and why the next 6 years are so important.

Human-Centered Design vs. Design-Thinking: How They’re Different and How to Use Them Together to Create Lasting Change

Picture this scenario: The leadership team of your organization is facing pressure from its board to be more 'innovative' and ‘entrepreneurial’ by finding a market-based model to create impact. Not exactly knowing where to start, the leadership team reads a blog post about human-centered design...

10 Tips from Seasoned Travel Pros to Take the Stress out of Preparing for a Trip Abroad

We've rounded up the top 10 tips from seasoned travel pros to take the stress out of your last-minute trip planning. Go abroad with confidence using our complete Travel Checklist!

32 (now 42) of the best places to look for purposeful jobs that make the world better - updated May 2019

Navigating a career transition is no easy task... and finding new opportunities is certainly one of the biggest challenges in that journey. Here are 28 of the best places to look for purposeful jobs that make the world better.

#BeyondBuzzwords Recap: How Timberland Is Tackling Rural Poverty in Haiti...by Planting Trees

Catch up on #BeyondBuzzwords with this recap of August's episode. Come behind the scenes of Timberland's partnership with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance in Haiti, and how this dynamic team accomplished more than anyone thought was possible.

Experteer Spotlight: How this #GlobalFellow Stretched Herself Professionally to Find Clarity in the Unknown

Leanne, a nonprofit leader from Toronto, was ready to stretch beyond her comfort zone to grow personally and professionally. As a Global Fellow, she partnered with WEduShare in Cambodia to help the team expand its reach to empower more Cambodian students. Read the full interview here!

Experteer Spotlight: How this Entrepreneurial Couple used their Coffee Industry Expertise to Empower Small Farmers in Peru

We caught up with the Justiniano's about their trip to Peru, where they applied their expertise from running their own coffee roasting business in the US to empower Peruvian farmers and producers. Check out our interview to learn the full story!

Moving #BeyondBuzzwords to Share Practical Guidance to Go from Idea to Impact

Our latest webinar series, #BeyondBuzzwords, offers practical, real-world guidance to launch and scale your own social impact initiative, with actionable insights from leaders who have successfully brought their own social good ideas to life. Join us to accelerate your impact!

Experteer Spotlight: How This Data Analyst Volunteered Her Way Into a Purpose-Driven Career

Agnes joined MovingWorlds to help connect the dots between her data skills and her passion for sustainability. We caught up with Agnes after her experteering trip to hear more about the impact she co-created with Peruvian communities, and how this trip helped her volunteer her way into a new career.

How to launch and scale social impact projects at your company

Getting your company to become more environmentally and socially responsible isn't easy, but the research is rather conclusive that firms which engage in corporate social responsibility programs are more profitable. CSR activities and feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) regressions to...

The Best Reports on Corporate Social Responsibility and Shared Value — Updated 2018

There is a lot of research on the benefits of corporate social responsibility and integrating social impact into businesses. In our findings, we see that these reports combine to show there are 7 research-backed reasons as to why businesses should be socially responsible. This below list is by...

How this Experteer Volunteered His Entrepreneurship Skills to Uplift Local Business Leaders in Cameroon

This product designer used a 3-week vacation to support Entrepreneurship in Cameroon...

8 Must Read Books on Social Intrapreneurship

#1. Changing Business from the Inside Out by Tim Mohin #2 A Better World, Inc., by Alice Korngold #3 Let My People Go Surfing, by Yvon Chouinard #4: Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil, by Christine Bader #5: Changing Your Company from the Inside Out: A Guide for Social...

What You Need to Know Before You Volunteer Your Skills Abroad: Finding Housing Abroad #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly

Traveling abroad for an extended period to volunteer overseas? Here is what you need to know about housing. #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly

This Local Social Enterprise is Empowering Small Business Owners in Cameroon

Tobby Vision Computers (TVC) is a vocational institute that inspires and equips young people with the know-how and tools be successful in entrepreneurship, agriculture, computers, and information and communication technology (ICT). TVC recently hosted an Experteer to help create an...

What You Need to Know Before You Volunteer Your Skills Abroad: Managing Your Health Abroad #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly

Before you travel internationally to volunteer your skills, there’s a few things you need to know. Here are some tips to keep you healthy and fit!

How to find a volunteering program that aligns with your goals

MovingWorlds is a social enterprise that helps working professionals find skills-based volunteering project that will make a lasting impact. Along the way, we make sure to take care of our "Experteers" so that you get to learn and grow in the act of giving. It's why Create Change, Be Changed is...

What You Need to Know Before You Volunteer Your Skills Abroad: Securing Visas for International Volunteering #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly

Before you travel internationally to volunteer your skills, there’s a few things you need to know. In this #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly series, we’ll be discussing the steps you need to take to prepare yourself for your trip - from healthcare to funding to visas to insurance. Let's start with the...

What You Need To Know Before You Volunteer Abroad: A Miniseries to Guide You Through Stress-Free International Travel #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly

Before you travel internationally to volunteer your skills, there are a few things you need to know. In this series, we’ll be discussing the steps you need to take to prepare yourself for your trip - from healthcare to funding to visas to insurance. #TravelSmartGiveResponsibly

This innovative social enterprise is electrifying and hydrating off-grid communities

Smart Hydro Power (SHP) is an award-winning social enterprise that develops and supports integrated solutions for renewable energy and clean water in off-grid communities. While Smart Hydro Power has received tremendous international support with awards from ESHA Hidroenergia Innovation...

Designing a Healthier World: How This Experteer Used His Graphic Design Skills to Support Global Health in India

Engineering a Brighter Future: How This Young Professional Used His Real Skills to Support Clean Energy in Colombia

This engineer used his skills to help support hydro and solar electrification projects in Colombia - read his story...

Stepping Outside to Create Change Inside — Ashkaan's Story

Ashkaan's story of using his Experteering experience to create social good initiatives within his corporate job after he returned home

Wanderlust and Wonders in Bolivia: A Day in the Life of an Experteer

Laurie Greig has over 45 years of experience in education, mental health care, and professional training & coaching. She was paired recently with UpClose Bolivia, a family-run, social impact organization working to protect local culture and customs. Laurie is working to develop teacher training...

Our Enhanced Programs Help You Create Change, Be Changed

We launched some major updates to our Experteering platform and community in April 2018 - here's how they affect you.

How This Teaching Specialist Used Her Skills To Support Quality Education in Bolivia

Laurie Greig has an astoundingly impressive resume: a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and over 45 years of experience in education, mental health care, and professional training & coaching. What sets her apart in her field is her undying passion for working with children and working to solve big...

Doing Well by Doing Good: What We Can Learn From 2018’s Most Innovative Companies

Responsible is the new sexy. 9 of FastCompany's most innovative companies use social good to drive business #innovation

Out of the office and into the community — a journey towards greater impact with MovingWorlds Institute Alumni Mirna Franic #GlobalFellows

Every time we open applications for the MovingWorlds Institute, I get the privilege of speaking with many amazing people from all over the world about a common ideal: How do we use our limited time, skills, and resources to make a positive impact on the world? During these conversations, one of...

How This Experienced Professional Used Her Financial Skills to Help Promote Microfinance in Uganda

Sharon is an accomplished leader with over 30 years of experience in financial services and a strong drive to give back to the global community. Working with MovingWorlds, she partnered with the Ndibwami Integrated Rescue Project (NIRP), a development organisation providing support and care to...

From Management Consultant to Impact Investing Economist - Interview with MovingWorlds Institute Fellow Davide #GlobalFellows

Listen to a live interview with MovingWorlds Institute alumni, Davide, on his transition to a high-impact career

MovingWorlds Institute is Coming to Europe (and we couldn’t be more excited)

The MovingWorlds Institute helps develop leaders solving our greatest challenges. Join us!

A Sabbatical that Connected Me to My Roots & Enabled Me to Give Back — Experteering Spotlight with #ImpactTeam Alumni Ting Ting

In August 2017, I left my nonprofit job at TechSoup, a technology social enterprise based in San Francisco, to move to Taiwan with the sole intention of learning Chinese. I wanted to carve out this period of my life to learn my mother tongue before I committed to transitioning into a career in...

Is ‘Travel’ Your New Year’s Resolution for 2018? Here are some industry trends you need to know

--- Your next holiday could be a life-changing experience. If you’re traveling this year and expecting the same old, you could be in for a huge shock. Whether your holiday makes you a more productive employee, a more conscious community member, or a better storyteller, you can work towards...

My Bridge to Bridges — Lynn Tells Her Very Own Impact Teams Story

Lynn Thurston shares her Impact Team experience - one that brought her from New York across the world to Cambodia where she got to marry her passion for international development with her current work in tourism and the sharing economy.

Partner Spotlight: African Clean Energy’s Innovative Business Model Saves Lives While Empowering Its Women Workers

African Clean Energy is an organization dedicated to saving lives and promoting gender equality by providing jobs for women through the production of clean and safe cookstoves. While based in Lesotho, they are expanding, and recently crossed the Indian ocean to expand in Cambodia. For guidance...

Experteering Spotlight: Breaking Gender Barriers in Cambodia with Kering Foundation's Solidarity Leave

The Kering Foundation is committed to supporting women’s rights and sustainability, and they found the perfect partner in African Clean Energy. ACE is an organization that promotes sustainability through clean cookstoves that save lives (primarily women) from indoor air pollution, and supports...

Taking the Leap — An Experteering Story from Anish Malpani

We asked one of our Impact Teams alumni, Anish Malpani, to share his story about quitting his job and embarking on an Experteering journey. This is what he had to say...

Announcing a New Partnership: Promotora Social and MovingWorlds

When it comes to solving some of the biggest challenges facing people and our planet, there is no single solution. The key to development is not only money, talent, or marketplaces… it’s teamwork. We couldn’t be more excited to have teamed up with Promotora Social to accelerate impact together.

Global Fellows: How a Women's Rights Advocate Used Her Financial Skills in Zambia

Ankita Patel is an inspiring women’s rights advocate, working daily to protect immigrant rights in Washington state. Despite the amazing impact she has been making locally, she had always wanted to explore opportunities on the international stage, and specifically identify ways to give back to...

How You Can Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Personally, Professionally, Philanthropically, and Politically - #SDGSandME

Over the past couple months, we have been running the #SDGSandME series to help you understand the Sustainable Development Goals, and explain how you can take concrete actions personally, professionally, philanthropically, and politically.

B Corps in Latin America Are Leading The Way

Over 30 years ago, Beatriz Fernandez would never have thought she’d become one of Colombia’s most influential changemakers when she first started baking waffles from the family’s apartment in Bogota, using her own invented recipes. Today, the popular restaurant chain Crepes & Waffles is a...

2017 Has Changed the Travel Industry Forever: Here's Why (backed by research)

Sustainable tourism is no longer a niche market, but a growing, burgeoning industry. The United Nation’s recognized 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism, and a new report from Travel+Social Good argues that sustainability is the future of travel. Period. "2017 has been appointed...

Five Simple Ways to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Through Your Philanthropic Efforts - #SDGSandME

With so many SDGs, it's hard to focus your giving activities. In this 4th post in the #SDGSandME series, we outline 5 easy things you can do with your Philanthropic efforts to contribute to the SDGs

#GivingTuesday is November 28th - Here's How You Can Easily Contribute

As we approach a season of indulgence, Giving Tuesday on November 28th is the perfect time to reflect about what matters most this holiday season. The holidays are a great time of sharing moments with friends and family, but it’s no secret that sometimes we go a little overboard whether that be...

How to Ask Your Boss for EXTRA Time Off to Travel (and maybe some budget, too)

Have you ever sat at your desk at work, daydreaming about traveling to a remote nation and living a different life, even if for just a few weeks? It's hard to find time for vacation, but with these tips, we hope to inspire and empower you to find EXTRA time off to travel the world

Five Ways to Help Reach the Sustainable Development Goals Through Your Political and Advocacy Efforts - #SDGSandME

In this article of the #SDGSandME series, we're going to explore the effectiveness of political movements, and how you can use your Political voice to help the world reach the Sustainable Development Goals—no matter how big your voice is. In previous articles, we highlighted easy things you can...

Five Ways to Help Reach the Sustainable Development Goals in Your Professional Life #SDGSandME

By mobilizing your co-workers and company to join together to make steps towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, you can create change while improving work efficiency and job satisfaction.

Find, Earn, and Succeed in a Job That You Love (and that makes the world better)

Did you know there is a lion inside of you? @Aaron_Hurst #couragous #leader, #growth #impact @thrive https://t.co/NTlrCiFsQZ — Kevin Cashman (@Kevin_Cashman) September 21, 2017 5. It Takes Work, But There is a Way. To truly prosper in your career, you need to take steps to orient your career in...

What I Wish My Parents Told Me About Travel

Go to college, get a real job, save for retirement. Like so many of you, I got great advice life from my parents. When it came to travel, not so much… Here's what I wish they told me!

A Practical Guide to Making the World a Better Place Today #SDGSandME

It's been a rough year on planet earth, so here's a curated list of practical suggestions to help you be the change. We hope you'll follow our #SDGSandME campaign which provides a roadmap that we as individuals can use to make the world a better place today.

What does it take to be a successful social entrepreneur? These 65 leaders from #SOCAP17 weighed in

What does it take to be a successful social entrepreneur? These 65 leaders from #SOCAP17 weighed in.

A Day in the Life of an Experteer: How This Supply Chain Expert Used Her Vacation to Empower Women

Sponsored by her company's Solidarity Leave Program in summer of 2017, Marina set out for a two-week trip to support Marici by Marici — a women-led business Indonesia that uses the talents of local women to create beautiful products. Her mission? In an effort to create more local jobs while...

Making the Time to Travel as a Professional — Lessons from the Travel Bloggers Summit

Go forth and engage young people about the transformative power of travel and study abroad” was the rallying cry during this year’s Travel Bloggers Summit on Study Abroad and Global Citizenship.

Volunteering Marketing Skills to Support Education in Nicaragua: Experteering Spotlight

Fernanda Oliveira is a marketing guru dedicated to supporting education around the world and a MovingWorlds Institute (MWI) Fellow and graduate. The MWI is a cohort-based international experience that helps professionals transition to social impact careers. She recently used her MWI experience...

Experteering Highlight: Using Business Development to Fund Education

MovingWorlds recently got the chance to sit down with Maggie Chen to talk about her time Experteering in Vietnam with Better Life Vietnam and Tours for Books. Here’s what she told us. What inspired you to “take the leap” and go Experteering? I left my corporate job of two years to search for a...

Partner Spotlight: Using Better Business Practices to Empower Local Coffee Farmers

Compadre is a social enterprise that works with organic farmers to help them get better prices for their coffee. Using an innovative, solar-powered roaster, it can help farmers earn +70% more income than by selling unroasted beans. And as a plus, this solar powered roaster emits 90%+ less carbon...

Partner Spotlight: Using Technology to Empower Vulnerable Populations Across India

Maher Ashram is a nonprofit in India working to help women and children suffering from violence or despair. Maher Ashram recently hosted an Experteering professional, and we sat down with the team to learn more about its inspiring work, the change its creating, and what it's like to work with an...

Partner Spotlight: Using Technology to Fuel the Future

Lekki Peninsula Affordable Schools in Nigeria have an innovative new model to provide quality education. Learn how they used an Experteering technical professional to accelerate their mission!

Partner Highlight: Using Computer Education to Fight Poverty

Tobby Vision Computers is a vocational institute which aims to inspire young men and women with the knowledge of entrepreneurship, agriculture, computers, information and communication technology (ICT). They strive to solve the problems of computer illiteracy, poverty and unemployment in...

MovingWorlds Update: A new feature to help you find the perfect project

We’re always adding new features to improve the experience of both hosts and Experteers, and this month we unrolled a new way for paid members to reach out to organizations, making it easier for you to make a meaningful match. Do you ever see an opportunity for an organization that looks...

Is it time to find your purpose?

Announcing a new program to help grow as a professional while making the world a better place. You know that feeling you get at work… the gnawing question about whether the work you do is making a difference? Is it contributing to the greater good? Does it fulfill you? You’re not alone...

MovingWorlds 2016 Annual Impact Report and Infographic

The MovingWorlds 2016 Annual Impact Report and Infographic.

Agora Partnerships and MovingWorlds join forces to Accelerate Impact in Latin America

MovingWorlds and Agora Partnerships are partnering to accelerate the impact of social enterprises in Latin America.

A New Partnership with Booking.com To Help the Travel Industry Make the World Better

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Booking.com that will be taking MovingWorlds to new heights. Along with 9 other inspiring social change travel companies, we'll be working with Booking.com to make the travel industry — one of the world's largest industries valued at $8 Trillion...

Experteering Highlight: A Day in the Life of an EpExpert Member Volunteering in the Philippines

This month, we had the opportunity to hear from Brian Finnerty, a participant in our empowering people. Network epExpert program — an exciting initiative in partnership with Siemens Stiftung that covers the cost of our Experteering professionals with very specific skill sets.

The 19 (now 23) Best Places to Look for Social Impact Jobs - Updated September 2018

Finding a job that fulfills you is challenging and time-consuming. Here are the 19 best places to help you find a career that keeps you engaged and makes the world better.

Experteering Highlight: Using Multimedia Skills to Support Animal Rights and Social Enterprise in India

Read the story of a married couple, Dorene and Tory, using their multimedia and marketing to support sustainable enterprise and animal welfare in India.

Partner Spotlight: Using Education to Empower Honduran Youth

Honduras Child Alliance is an educational enrichment and healthy living program based in Honduras. Read more about its world-changing work, and how Experteers are helping!

#GivingTuesday is here – so is your gift of giving

In honor of #GivingTuesday 2016, if you buy one basic membership on November 29, 2016, we’ll give one premium membership free to anyone you choose.

8 Benefits of a Social Impact Fellowship

We've updated this post! See the top 10 benefits of a global professional fellowship here. As people increasingly look to experiential learning programs and more international exposure to grow their skills and networks, we thought we’d take a minute to share some of the great benefits of one of...

Elections, Empathy, and Experteering

I want to thank you for reading this, and I hope you'll join us in spreading empathy.

Experteering Highlight: Using Strategic Financial Management Skills to grow Educational Programs in Honduras

This month's Experteering Highlight shines on Rustom, who used his strategic financial management skills to grow educational programs in Honduras.

Announcing the MovingWorlds Institute: Helping you find a career that makes you and the world better

Announcing the MovingWorlds Institute - helping high achieving professionals transition to social good careers.

Experteering Highlight: Using Project Management Skills to Cultivate Social Entrepreneurship in Mexico City

This month's Experteering spotlight shines on Kelly, who has been using his project management skills to cultivate social entrepreneurship in Mexico City.

Partner Spotlight: TrustLaw Uses the Power of Law to Build a Better World

We partnered with TrustLaw to help more organizations get access to skilled lawyers from around the world and are excited to feature them in this month's Partner Spotlight

Experteering Spotlight with Andreas: Empowering Youth in Peru with PR and Marketing Skills

Andreas went Experteering in Peru to support women and children empowerment with his PR and Content Marketing skills - here is his story.

Making the Career Switch: How to Land an Impact Job You Love

Theory and real, practical tips to help you find an impact job you'll love. Created in partnership with Walk of Life Consulting and Net Impact.

Experteering Spotlight in Colombia with Ivo: Social Return on Investment

On his two month Experteering trip in Colombia, Ivo helped an immersion school improve its accounting and develop a "Social Return on Investment Model". Learn more in this month's Experteering Spotlight!

Experteering Spotlight with Matthew Edward: Empowering Entrepreneurs in Rwanda

Matt went Experteering with MovingWorlds to support Entrepreneurs in Rwanda - check out his story and tips!

Everything You Need to Know About Volunteering as a Team

Want to volunteer as a team? Here are 7 steps to make sure you have a high impact and truly meaningful experience:

Trying to Build Skills Through Corporate Volunteering? This New Study Shows There is a RIGHT and WRONG Way

Beyond playing a critical role in solving some of the most pressing challenges of our time, volunteering is also lauded for the benefits it also bestows upon the giver. New academic research further endorses this, but only if the program is designed the right way.

Volunteering Makes You More Innovative – Here’s Why

I’m the first person to say that volunteering should be done for the sake of others, and not for personal gain. The act of service should inherently not be selfish. However, research shows that people benefit when they serve others… and even companies that sponsor volunteer programs realize...

Empowering Fair-er Trade Coffee in Colombia: Experteering Spotlight with Jason Bennett

Read about how marketing professional Jason decided to leave the corporate world behind after 15 years to jet-set around the globe and consult for a local Colombian coffee exportation startup in Medellin...

How to Build Trust Across Cultures

The only thing more fascinating than cultures are the vast differences between them. Here are tips to help you build trust across cultures when working or volunteering overseas.

Experteering Spotlight: Empowering Children in Colombia with My Project Management Skills

Sometimes we turn our blog over to an Experteer in the field. This month, we asked Emilia for an in-person update while she is supporting an education foundation in Colombia - Read about her story in her own words...

Volunteering is Helping Companies Develop Better Leaders, Faster—Here's Why

Nearly every CEO reports that their companies are not developing skills fast enough or leaders deeply enough. That’s a big problem for companies. According to the MITSloan Management Review...

Please Don't Rush To Go Volunteer in Ecuador... Yet

If you want to help Ecuador, please donate cash. Now is not time to rush to the rescue as a volunteer... yet. Here's why, and what you can do today.

Purpose: The Key to Engaging Millennials in Volunteering and Giving

Millennials care about the planet more than any other generation, but they have a history of giving less. Here's why, and how to solve for it.

Rethink the Way You Give

4 lessons to rethink and improve the way we give, inspired by the #RethinkReuse art installation on #Earthday 2016

“Small Changes Make Big Impacts” — Highlights from Our First Social Innovation Experience

MovingWorlds and its partners lead a Social Innovation Experience in Guatemala to empower local artisans while fostering social entrepreneurship education - here is what we learned in the process

6 Ways Experteering Can Help You Reach Your Full Potential

Are you proud of your career? Here are 6 ways to reach your full potential.

Giving Back to Get Ahead - A Free Webinar (Sponsored by Cal Alumni Association)

To share the latest insights on how giving back can help you get ahead, we will join Berkeley's Webinar Series on March 2nd for a free, interactive webinar to help you identify how you can get head in your professional life while giving back

64% of CEOs Are Increasing Investment in Corporate Social Responsibility - Here's Why

According to the newly released 2016 PwC Global CEO survey, 64% of CEOs say that "corporate social responsibility (CSR) is core to their business rather than being a stand-alone program". Why do CEOs care about CSR? Because they care about building trust with consumers, partners, governments...

You Just Returned From Volunteering Abroad… Now What?

When you return home from any extensive international trip, it’s normal to feel new emotions like loneliness, boredom, and even ‘Reverse Culture Shock’...

How We Came Up With the Word 'Experteering' (and why we didn't trademark it)

I'll never forget the moment that our friend made up the word Experteering. Here's the story behind it, and why we never trademarked it.

The Best Blogs To Help You Make Meaningful Changes

We all want to change things about ourselves. That’s normal. But change is hard, scary, and usually isolating. To help you through your changes, follow these 10 blogs for stories, science, research, and powerful tips...

5 Must Read Books for Social Enterprise Leaders

Starting and scaling social enterprises is hard work. These 5 books provide valuable insights and inspiration to help social entrepreneurs (and social intrapreneurs) launch and grow projects that make the world a better place.

9 Ways to Pilot an International Volunteering Program at Your Company

Companies are sending their employees to volunteer overseas in greater and greater volume as they are proven to make a positive impact, develop global leaders, and provide a bottom-line impact. While some businesses do it for CSR reasons, many more are funding it because of its transformative...

The Best Way To Support Global Entrepreneurship: Do Something

Entrepreneurs are creating radical change, but they need support. Here's what you can do #GEW2015

Volunteering Develops Your Character – Here's Why

The Character Day movement took the world by storm - did you see it? On this day, hundreds of thousands of people from 125 countries watched this captivating short film about character traits, and then had deep guided discussions about how to develop character. The conclusion? First: You can...

Read These Great 'Travel for Good' Blogs to Become a More Ethical Traveler

Ethical and sustainable travel doesn't have to hamper your trip-of-a-lifetime, in fact, it can enrich them. These inspiring bloggers show you how.

Follow These Blogs for Help Traveling Cheaply Overseas

Traveling on a budget? This list of 11 bloggers will give you the resources and know-how you need to get the most bang for your buck while abroad.

A New Partnership: Featuring the Huddle for Global Change

This month, we are partnering with Pangea on The Huddle for Global Change, a multi-day online conference dealing with issues of international impact. This offers an exceptional, interactive experience for anyone and everyone interested in doing meaningful work that makes a global impact. What is...

Partner Spotlight with MommyMade – Using Expertise to Empower Refugees

For more about Ali's side of the story, you can read about and watch her Experteering Story here. Watch a short video about MommyMade here.

Empowering Refugees in Lebanon - Experteering Story of the Month with Ali Schmidt-Fellner

Learn how Ali used her marketing skills to support a social enterprise empowering refugees in Lebanon.

3 Practical Tips to Make your Volunteer Experience Standout on Your Resume (and help you earn your dream job)

Finding and earning your dream job is no easy process. But if you take the time to give back to your community, then your service might just give you the edge. In a recent study, we found that volunteering experience on a resume helps people get their dream job. “...many recruiters (and anybody...

People Make the Place - Experteering Story of the Month with Erin Dowd

This past week we had the pleasure of speaking with Erin Dowd who just returned from a 2 1/2 month Experteering trip in India with Vanavil Trust, a school expanding its curriculum and adding a computer lab. As with our other stories, not only do these conversations expose some valuable insight...

The Shockingly High Value of Volunteering

If volunteers were a country, they would be the 9th largest. A report from Johns Hopkins shows that 140 Million people volunteer annually. If that was a country (let's call it Volunteer Land), it would be just behind Russia in terms of population. The value of all these volunteers is pretty...

Partner Spotlight with Ebanx — Helping High-impact Entrepreneurs Create Jobs

Every month, we feature one of our partners that is working on exciting challenges and creating local jobs in the process. This month, we’re excited to highlight Ebanx, an award-winning, rapidly growing enterprise based in Curitiba, Brazil...

How to Find a Volunteer Experience That Will Make a Real Impact AND Help You Get Your Next Job

Last month, we got to share exciting research (and a cool infographic) that shows how recruiters and hiring managers value volunteer experience during the hiring process, and how volunteer experience can help you get your dream job. But not all volunteer experiences are created equal. In fact...

7 International Volunteering Blogs to Follow Before Going Overseas

Here are 7 of our favorite international volunteerism blogs that you should follow if you're planning to go volunteering overseas... They provide inspiring stories, suggestions on how to find high-impact volunteering projects, and tips to plan a high-impact trip.

Explaining Our 'Experteering Guarantee'

Our mission is to help you find the best place to volunteer your skills around the world, anywhere, anytime, for any length of time. By inspiring and empowering people like you to do just that, we are tackling the "global talent gap" — one of the leading barriers to global progress. MovingWorlds...

6 Impact Investing Lessons from the 2015 KIWA Summit

Last week, the first KIWA Investment Summit took place in Quito, Ecuador, bringing together almost 200 professionals from all over the world for 3 days of insights, networking and investor matchmaking. Thanks to Martin Acosta, CEO of KIWA and the amazing organizing team, representatives of the...

Six Golden Rules to Immersive and Meaningful Travel

Simple rules to help you make tough choices when traveling

We've Improved MovingWorlds to Help You Volunteer Your Skills Overseas the Right Way

We collected hundreds of hours of user feedback to improve MovingWorlds to help you volunteer your skills around the world. Check it out, and let us know your thoughts...

Partner Spotlight with Kiva Fellows: Improving the Impact of Microfinance

For more information on the application process, and to see information on upcoming application deadlines and training schedules, please visit the Kiva Fellows Website. For Experteering projects with Kiva and Kiva-affiliated organizations, see live listings here.

7 Research-Backed Reasons Your Business Needs to be Socially Responsible

A growing body of evidence proves that when companies do good for the world, they can boost their own performance. Here are 7 research-backed ways showing how...

Please Don't Rush To Go Volunteer in Nepal... Yet

If you want to help Nepal, please donate cash. Now is not time to rush to the rescue as a volunteer... yet. Certainly, volunteers have a place in disaster recovery, but done incorrectly, volunteers can do more harm than good as was witnessed after the Haiti earthquake. At this time, if you...

How I'm Donating to Nepal

Please do give to Nepal, but take time to do it the right way. Here are my 4 tips.

4 World-Changing Reasons Why You Should Volunteer With Startups

Volunteering with “for-profit” organizations might be counterintuitive at first, but if you’re serious about creating a positive impact, there is almost no better place to volunteer your skills...

Partner Spotlight with Winrock International: Sharing Business Expertise Where It's Needed Most

-Mr. Adeshina, co-owner, Arise & Shine International How to Apply to be a Winrock Experteer? Every US-Citizen can apply to be a Winrock Expert, as long as you are willing to donate your time and expertise. Most of Winrock's projects are funded by USAID, but there is no funding to pay for...

6 Things We Look for in Experteering Opportunities

Experteering is fundamentally a win-win game, and we’ve seen our Experteers support startups and social enterprises in ways they couldn’t have imagined before. Here are 6 tips to post the best projects

The MovingWorlds 2014 Impact Infographic and Report

2014 was a catalytic year for MovingWorlds and we're excited to share our annual impact report with some key numbers from this past year. We hope you enjoy the infographic below. As we look ahead to 2015, our goal will be the same: Help social impact organizations solve last-mile challenges and...

Partner Spotlight with Frontier Market Scouts: Empowering Talented Professionals to Drive Social Change

This month, we’re featuring one of our partner programs with an outstanding fellowship program, Frontier Market Scouts...

New Search Tool Helps You Find International Volunteering Opportunities

Finding a place to volunteer your real skills overseas with an organization that doesn't charge you is not an easy task - and that's partially why we started MovingWorlds. Out latest tool makes it ever easier.

Announcing Q&A Functionality on MovingWorlds

On MovingWorlds.org, you can find a curated listing of social impact organizations that provide free accommodation to people willing to travel and volunteer their professional skills. However, it's not always easy to tell from a few sentences whether or not it's the perfect opportunity for YOU...

Partner Spotlight with Maya Traditions: Using the Web to Empower Women in Guatemala

This month, we’re featuring one our partners, Maya Traditions, which is located in Guatemala. We had the chance to ask Alison about her organization and her experience with MovingWorlds. Read below to see how they used Experteers to help expand and launch a brand new website...

Experteering Spotlight: An Architect Volunteering in Panama

What is it like to go Experteering through MovingWorlds? Watch this video about Drew Miller, an Experteer who volunteered deep in the Panama rain forest, and how it helped his career.

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A collection of 161 (and counting) TED Talks that cover essential theories, skills, and concepts taught at leading MBA programs.

Partner Spotlight with Kyusa: Take Initiative, Make an Impact

One of the highlights of working at MovingWorlds is amplifying the stories of our amazing partners around the world. In this post, we’re excited to feature Kyusa, an inspiring nonprofit increasing access to education and empowering agents of change. We had the chance to ask the Kyusa team some...

If You Want to Help as a Volunteer, Shut Up and Listen

This post was originally written by Mark Horoszowski for the ebook "Adventures Less Ordinary: Travel and Do Good" I spent a year traveling and volunteering my skills around the world, only to learn what others already knew: “If you want to help, shut up and listen.” The great irony of...

On International Volunteer Day Tomorrow, Do Something Selfish

Tomorrow, Dec 5, 2015, is International Volunteer Day and the MovingWorlds team would like to take a moment to encourage you to be a little more selfish on this historically altruistic day. Done correctly, volunteering (especially skills-based volunteering) is proven to: Help you live longer...

7 Thought Provoking Quotes from the 2014 Social Innovation Summit

"Innovation doesn't equal social good, but social good can be accelerated by innovation... provided that purpose is at the heart of that innovation." Via random hallways conversation

8 Factors to Find an Ethical, Immersive, and High-Impact Match When Volunteering Overseas

Finding an international volunteering opportunity that actually makes the world a better place and doesn't cost money isn't always easy, but these 8 factors will help. This is a repost from the article we published on Devex The right match: 8 factors to consider when choosing your volunteer...

5 CSR Lessons from CEOs at the Corporate Citizenship Conference

This post was originally authored for and published on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Blog by Mark Horoszowski of MovingWorlds.org. Earlier this week at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Conference, CEO’s from diverse organizations gathered for a Plenary...

Measuring the Value of Employee Volunteer Work Doesn't Have to be Hard

We asked Linnea Texin at Corporate Citizenship to share some best-practices for measuring the value of employee volunteering programs. We hope you enjoy her response as much as we do... Was my employee volunteering initiative successful? Without a clear definition of what success looks like, it...

Two Easy Tips to Improve Your International Volunteering Experience

| WHO - A work mentor, motivated friend, colleague, family member, or existing sports or business coach. | WHAT - Share your personal goals (like what you hope to learn, experience, and try). Also share the project and goals of the organization you're going to support. | WHEN - Start coaching...

Experteering Spotlight: Turning Trash into Treasure in Ecuador with NADENA

What is one of the proudest accomplishment of NADENA? Working with all members of the community to turn trash into treasure. When the women we work with realized that if our products are well designed and well-made there is a market for products made from rubbish, and that people will buy them...

4 Ways to Get Paid to Travel and Volunteer Your Skills

Getting an immersive international experience has never been easier, or as economical. While the debate about "voluntourism" continues, we find that if you donate your professional skills to organizations in need, you can help solve major problems, and learn a lot in the process. So if you are...

The Truth About Raising Money as a "Benefit Corporation"

TAKEAWAY: BUILD A COMPELLING BUSINESS AND IMPACT STORY. As a social enterprise, you're either competing for capital from investors who want to make money, or from philanthropists that want tax breaks. You're best at neither, so you better be REALLY good at both. Lesson #2 - Have a Proven...

Partner Spotlight with Zege Technologies: Profit and Impact Take Patience

I. Mpayer Enables businesses to accept and manage mobile payments as well as cash. The solution also comes with messaging tools to help businesses communicate with clients in real time through sms. II. Mpayer cashbox A mobile point of sale that is used by businesses to digitize their payments...

There is a Big Difference Between 'Voluntourism' and 'Volunteering Your Skills'

I think about it this way... I live in Seattle, WA, one block from a middle school. What would happen if a man from Colombia knocked on the door of the school and asked to spend time with the children and take pictures with them? Of course, the school does not need this, nor his money, so...

6 Must Read Books for a Career in CSR

Nothing prepares people for a career in CSR better than the combination of experience in business AND with social impact organizations. In the MovingWorlds Institute, we've supported hundreds of professionals in actively building their knowledge, skills, and experience to successfully pivot into...

Experteering: Advance Yourself, Your Company, and A Better World

A guest post by Alice Korngold The world faces social, environmental, and economic challenges that are projected to increase exponentially over the coming decades. Environmental degradation, climate change, access to healthcare, poverty and wealth inequality, and human rights, are among the...

3 Must Read HBR Articles About Becoming a Better Business Leader

"The skills that help you climb to the top won’t suffice once you get there" A recent study from PwC highlights that 93% of CEO's recognize the need to develop a leadership development strategy, while less than 1/3 actually do. While it might be a while until your company has a fully optimized...

What Can You Really Learn From Volunteering Overseas?

In a 2013 report, Deloitte research shared that "76 percent of human resource executives said the skills and experience acquired while volunteering make a job candidate more desirable."1 This is because, as Harvard Business Review reports, "the best managers and executives have international...

International Corporate Volunteering is Growing Quickly, Here Is What You Need to Know

II. How to Start an International Corporate Volunteering Program. Hint: “Learn by doing” The key to starting a successful international corporate volunteering program is actually starting an ICV program. Perhaps easier said than done, but thought-leaders at the conference shared the following...

The Truth About Travel and Happiness

The notion that travel will make you happy (and is worth the $$) is not always right. It's an unfortunate thought, but imagine saving up for the trip of a lifetime only to be underwhelmed. Bummer! It happens, but it doesn't have to happen to you. Below, I'll share 5 tips to ensure your trip...

Want a For-good Career? Get More Experience, Not Education

According to the annual Net Impact study, there is a growing demand of "for-good" careers. In order to find your dream for-good career, maybe school isn't what you need. Experience is. In one of the latest articles on the popular blog, Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker write about '8 Things...

Partnership Functionality on MovingWorlds.org is LIVE

This partnership functionality helps global development partners - like Village Capital - augment their own offerings by providing their field organizations a new kind of support: Real people. And not just people, but skilled professionals that are eager to travel and donate their expertise to...

Impact Investing is Becoming Mainstream, Here's Why

Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Impact investments can be made in both emerging and developed markets, and target a range of...

An Amazing List of Global Fellowship Programs for Social Good

At MovingWorlds.org, we help people find the best place to apply their skills around the world for social good. Sometimes that means connecting people directly with one of our inspiring social impact organizations on the ground, and sometimes we connect people to umbrella organizations for more...

An Inspiring Collection of Nelson Mandela Quotes and Pictures

On the 5th of December, 2013, a message from the Nelson Mandela Foundation website read It is with the deepest regret that we have learned of the passing of our founder, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela – Madiba. The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa will shortly make further official...

9 Facts Most People Don't Know About International Volunteering

“Volunteer work is an enormous renewable resource for social, economic, and environmental problem-solving throughout the world... But the lack of solid data on volunteering has left it under-valued and its full potentials unrealized.” -Lester M. Salamon* Done right, volunteering overseas can...

Improved Storytelling is Live on MovingWorlds.org

We're very excited to announce a new feature on MovingWorlds that will help us better connect people that want to change the world, with organizations changing it. Before people decide to travel overseas and volunteer their skills, they want to connect with their hosting organization and its...

Hangout With Us and Ask Us Anything

Next Hangout: Nov 7th, 3pm EST. RSVP TODAY! Our first ever live Google+ Hangout will be on Thursday, Nov 7th, at 3pm EST. We'll use this time to: Give tips and tricks about the best way to volunteer your expertise overseas - Go Experteering. Answer any questions. Show a full demo of...

Top Tweets Summarizing the BCLC 'Network Effect' Conference

The US Chamber's Business Civics Leadership Center conference was pretty awesome - I wish you could have seen it. Here some of the highlights told with quotes and tweets. MGM, one of the world's biggest hospitality companies, made people cry with its touching diversity initiatives. RT @rrogala:...

The Mashable Social Good Summit Recapped in 4 Words: Create Change, Be Changed

The biggest take-away from the Mashable Social Good Summit #2030NOW had little to do with what others were doing, and everything to do with what YOU can accomplish by creating change. "Create change, be changed" not only sounds good as a phrase to recap the summit, but is especially powerful if...

Announcing MovingWorlds Beta - Limited Release

Three years ago, nearly to the day, I set out on an adventure that would change the course of my life forever. My adventure was initiated after reading a World Economic Forum report that stated that the "lack of access to talent was the 2nd leading barrier to progress... and would soon become...

Top 4 Takeaways from ANDE's 2012 Impact Investing Report

ANDE Impact Report 2012: Engines of Prosperity For more information about ANDE, check out this infographic from the report:

An Amazing TED Talk on the Power of Embracing Failure

After last week's post on what the global development industry can learn from software developers we received a lot of positive feedback and traffic. In that post, we outlined 4 ways that we can embrace failure to increase the speed of innovation and growth: Plan for Failure. Test (and design)...

What the Global Development Industry Needs to Learn from Software Development

– Steve Blank in his article Why The Lean Startup Changes Everything Since startups know that their technology and core business model is going to change, they must plan for it to change. This change, called a “pivot”, is now common language amongst startups. And pivots don’t just affect the...

A Global Fellowship Program Worth Talking About

There are a lot of Fellowship programs. Acumen, Kiva, and Vittana fellows are the most popular, but this brand new fellowship program from More Than Me is like the salesforce.com of fellowships programs... which is to say that it's new, rapidly growing, and inspiringly innovative. We love to see...

What We Learned from Winning NWEN's First Look Forum

Last Friday, we had the opportunity to pitch at the Northwest Entrepreneur's First Look Forum - it was an amazing experience. The First Look Forum is an "exclusive, bi-annual, invite-only investor showcase is the culmination of an in-depth coaching program that features 12 never-seen-before...

Google is Killing Social Innovation (and you might be, too)

Google, often considered one of the most innovative companies of our time, is killing social innovation. So are Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce.com. And you might be doing it, too. In an unexpected turn of events, technology innovation is actually detracting from social innovation. According...

Awesome TED Talk: The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong

...the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, "are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done". Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big...

5 Reasons Bill Gates Hates Money, Especially in Developing Nations

5. Access to New Markets. Along with access to capital and access to talent, access to new markets is a key driver of economic progress. Services that allow for electronic transfer of money allows for people to reach and extend into new markets, and allows new markets to reach them. These 5...

Scale Your Social Enterprise with the SCALERS Model

The Harvard Graduate School of Education released a new model to help social enterprises scale. It's called SCALERS. These 7 questions, derived from the model, can help you determine your organizations ability and readiness to scale. Staffing: What is your organization's effectiveness at...

Help Amazing Social Enterprises Become Even More Unreasonable

Help Unreasonable Institute 14 Ventures Get to the Institute. 14 ventures from 9 countries are working to scale their ventures to improve the lives of 1 million people each. Help them get to the 2013 Unreasonable Institute where they will learn from 50 mentors, gain intimate access to 100s of...

Impact Investing in Action

Our friends at Agora Partnerships just released a great video that highlights impact investing, the social enterprises it empowers, and inspiring entrepreneurs changing the world through sustainable business models. It's called Impact Investing in Action, and I recommend you watch it:

MovingWorlds Accepted Into Startup Chile

We are thrilled to announce that MovingWorlds is one of the most recent startups accepted into the world-renowned Startup Chile program. In a recent article on its site, Startup Chile announced MovingWorlds and 104 other startups into its Global Accelerator Program, which is endorsed by Apple...

Planning for Success

I recently came across an impressive planning document for the construction of an eco-friendly school in Haiti on the architecture blog of CTA Design Builders located in Seattle. The entire project plan, made public in an article about Empowerment Through Design, explores all the necessary...

The Business Civic Leadership Conference in 7 Tweets

If you missed the U.S. Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center Conference, these 7 tweets sum up some of the key content and highlights: 1. Quirky analogies: 2. Promoting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business For Good Map: 3. Announcement of DevexImpact: 4. GREAT discussions on how...

3 Reasons You Have to Attend the Social Innovation Fast Pitch in Seattle

There is a social impact showdown happening in Seattle on October 18th. It's going to be featuring some of the most socially innovative projects - both for profit and non-profit - in the Seattle area, and beyond. But other than supporting some cool organizations, why should you throw down and...

3 Key Pillars for Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Programs

Your enterprise isn't the only one struggling to implement effective Corporate Responsibility Initiatives. As customer and employee demand increases on corporations to be more responsible, more and more companies are, sadly, starting CSR programs that can do more harm than good. “The simple...

Can Volunteering Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease?

As it turns out People who vacation regularly are less likely to develop heart disease than those that don't, and. Volunteering is proven to provide health benefits. So we don't think its ridiculous to think that if you volunteer your expertise while traveling internationally (i.e. Go...

To Do Good, Be Good

If you haven't read Eric Barker's blog, Barking up the Wrong Tree, you're missing out. His latest post provides the best post I've ever seen to help people find meaning in their lives, and find fulfillment they are worthy of. Here are his 4 tips for creating a life you'll be excited to tell your...

Corporate Volunteering: The Next Big Thing (if it's done right)

“Corporate volunteering is a dynamic, global force, driven by companies that want to make a significant difference to serious global and local problems.” 2. It's Good for the Company. For companies to respond to workers’ concerns about the quality of life in their working and living...

3 Reasons Happiness Researchers Promote Volunteering

According to Shawn Anchor, famed Harvard Happiness Researcher, 7 activities, when done consistently, make people more happy. Surprisingly - or not surprisingly - 3 of these can easily be done be volunteering: 1. Commit Conscious Acts of Kindness. "A long line of empirical research, including one...

Nice Guys Finish Last, Volunteers Finish First

We all know that there is a truth in the age-old saying, "nice guys finish last". And this is primarily because being "nice" doesn't actually move the needle - it just maintains the status quo. It means you do things like this: Say yes, a lot. Smile and nod. Never ask tough questions. Let other...

Travel the Way Travel Was Meant to Be

The New York Times recently published a GREAT article on international travel titled Reclaiming Travel. In it, the authors muse over the state of travel which has evolved from epic journeys as told in The Odyssey, Gilgamesh, and even the Bible into sedated, overly populated tourist activities...

The Best Thing for Your Career: Start New

Malcom Gladwell is not the only one to recommend new experiences to re-discover innovation, creativity, passion, and ultimately, accelerate career growth. In a previous post, we wrote about one of the best career development tools is having global experience.

4 Ranking Reports Accelerating Social Responsibility

Celebrating success creates success. In addition to tax incentives, consumer behavior, employee demands, and stakeholder preferences, recognizing top efforts - and bashing pitiful ones - is a giant piece of the puzzle building a more sustainable planet. The following list of 4 reports that rank...

What We Learned from our TechStars Rejection

Want to get into an accelerator program, like Unreasonable Institute, Techstars or Y Combinator? Then read three 3 lessons to know where we tripped up, and how you can succeed. Not interested in an accelerator program? Then still read this as these are the fundamental elements for proving your...

We Need More Changemakers, Not Miracles

There is no single solution to the world’s challenges. As a result, we need a diversified, comprehensive, surround-sound approach to tackling all of them. No matter your skills or resources, you have the capacity to contribute, in your own small way, to progress. "All of us are blessed with a...

When it Comes to Great Careers, Take More Risks

Only 45% of employees are satisfied with their careers. This might be you, or it might be the people who work for you. Regardless, it's a shocking statistic that highlights just how few people LOVE their work. So who are 55% who are satisfied, and who are the smaller fraction of people that LOVE...

My Favorite 5 Places For Social Entrepreneurship News

As a startup social enterprise, it's important to keep current on exciting social enterprise news, and even more vital to not burn valuable time doing just that. Here are my most visited sites... and why I visit them. One caveat before I highlight my favorites: Have a "why" for visiting each...

Five Essential Business Lessons from 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi'

The taste and simplicity of high quality sushi has long been revered as an art form. In fact, sushi masters are often called Shokunin - meaning 'artisan' in Japanese. Aside from the non-traditional and trendy exploding volcano rolls (or whatever they're called) found in American spin-offs, true...

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To Change the World, Think BIG

Really BIG. As unreasonable as big ideas seem sometime, they ultimately drive innovation and progress. Sure big ideas get criticized, but we need them. BIG ideas like this from Yvon Chouinard, Jib Ellison, and Rick Ridgeway to make the entire global economy environmentally conscious and...

7 Tips to Foster Innovation

Inspired by The Guardian Activate Summit in New York, here are 7 vital elements for spurring innovation within your organization. 1. Start at the Top. Leaders must lead. Period. Innovation will only occur when leaders inspire people to achieve more than they thought possible, and reward audacity...

4 Startup Tips from Reid Hoffman at the Guardian Activate Summit in New York

At the Guardian Activate Summit in New York, Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) took the stage with Jeff Jarvis (BuzzMachine) to discuss the power of social networks and big data for facilitating change. In an enlightening QA, they discussed how startups can leverage technology to make a bigger impact...

Three Essentials to Make the Most Out of Conferences

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Robin Hough, one of the Masterminds behind the much anticipated Guardian Activate Summit in New York on May 3,2012. In addition sharing with me the AMAZING line-up of presenters that will be a the event, we also spoke a great deal about HOW to make...

7 Keys To Launching Your Big Idea

This past week at the WeMedia PitchIt! Challenge, an all-star cast of judges and mentors shared advice to entrepreneurs working to launch new businesses. Here are 7 tips from this amazing event to help you grow and pitch your start-up. 1: Thrive, Don't Sustain. Find (and communicate) a revenue...

A Magnificent Failure

There has been talk that maybe NASA "shot too high". I disagree... Maybe it didn't shoot high enough...

Be Open. Be Fearless.

The Guardian Activate Summit is a conference all about using technology to make the world better, yet not one speaker has a strong technical background – and for a very good reason: technology isn’t solving the world’s problems, people are. If you want to make an impact in the world, you must be...

The 3 A's of Innovation

"There ain't no rules around here. We're trying to accomplish somep'n!" -Thomas Edison Ambition. Nothing creates success like ambition, passion, tenacity, and grit. The greatest innovators of all time fail, and fail a lot. It takes ambition to get back up. Lots of it. But if you want to...

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Four Ways to Accelerate Your Career

Gone are the days of continuing education, company jumping, graduate degrees, and ass-kissing to fast-track your career. According to the Harvard Business Review, jobs at large corporations are increasingly volatile, employee engagement is decreasing, and anxiety about career growth is...

Support MovingWorlds in One Minute or Less

We're making lots of progress at MovingWorlds and are struggling to contain our excitement. The current hot topic is our entrance into the 2012 PitchIT Challenge. It's an opportunity for us to get valuable feedback, and also a chance to win some valuable seed money to accelerate our progress. If...

Enhance Competitiveness and Accelerate Progress Through Talent Development

The Harvard Business Review recently released an article addressing that the lack of access to talent is one of the top 7 priority areas for the United States Government to tackle in order to maintain/regain its competitiveness, and the competitiveness of its businesses. Investing in talent...

The Key to Making a Profit and Positive Impact

"There's no reason that you can't care about the world and also care about your own business." -Daniel Squadron, United State Senate As simple as it might be to agree with, prioritizing your business efforts to make a positive impact takes a leap of faith. So here are four steps to think about...

8 Secrets to Fuel Innovation

HOW DO YOU FUEL INNOVATION? This post was partially inspired by a great article on Think With Google titled "8 Pillars of Innovation"

Volunteering is a Gateway Drug

Volunteering is a gateway drug to pursuing a more meaningful career, and life. Why does volunteering move us? In short, it allows us to use our strengths towards a greater purpose. And because we do it when we want, we have full autonomy of what we do, and when we do it. These happen to be core...

2 Simple Ways to Improve Corporate Social Responsibility

It is increasingly important that businesses of all sizes develop and improve their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. Read a prior post on CSR if you need more proof (inspired by Harvard Business Review). Here are two simple ways to improve your company's CSR program: Make your...

Addressing the Need for Talent in Emerging Markets

In the summer of 2010, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a powerful body of research about Stimulating Economies Through Fostering Talent Mobility. It's an eye-opening look into issues facing economic growth of developing nations. According the the study, "High-quality human resources and...

Celebrating the Day After Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Today is even more important than Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. While MLK day is a wonderful celebration of one of America's most significant figures, MLK never wanted a celebration, he wanted change. So while the celebration of MLK is indeed a worthy event, it's what happens after the...

Top 4 Crowdfunding Platforms for New Social Enterprises

If you have an idea to help change the world, there are online tools to connect you to the right people and funding to make it happen. Whether it is a new business, new product, new cause, or new invention, these different categories of 'Crowdfunding Platforms' can help you. Please note that...

Give Selflessly, Give Powerfully

We're inspired by the work of the Acumen Fund in its 10th year and are taking a rare moment this Holiday season to ask our readers to make a donation to it by December 31st. Why are we supporting another organization this Holiday Season? Here are our top 3 reasons to support the Acumen Fund...

Top 13 Twitter Hashtags for Social Entrepreneurs, Enterprises, and Investors

And when you are ready to do more than just tweet about changing the world, you should subscribe to updates from MovingWorlds to learn more about how to use your business skills to make the world a better place.

How Broadband Drives Economic Growth

Access to information is categorized as one of the best drivers of growth. According to The Carter Center, "Access to information is the cornerstone to good governance, meaningful participation, and increasing transparency, and is recognized as a fundamental human right." It goes without saying...

5 Reasons Your Business Should Be Socially Responsible

5 research-backed reasons why your company should be socially responsible

3 Must Read Articles To Be A Better Social Entrepreneur

Business is the most effective tool to drive of social and environmental progress - this is why small and growing businesses around the world are doing more to eradicate poverty, increase access to healthy food and water, and improve education than any other type of institution. But it is the...

What Is Your Champagne Moment?

At what point will you celebrate? At what point will you say you have been a success? The cardinals did it when they won the World Series. I did it when I made it home safely from my around the world Global Volunteering Adventure. Facebook did it when they hit 1 million users. It doesn’t mark...

How Do You Unleash Ideas?

Just imagine, what would this world be like if your idea became a reality? Check out this video about the power of unleashing ideas: Need more inspiration and information? Check out the Global Entrepreneurship Week at unleashingideas.org

Get Really Good At Failing

- John F. Kennedy What other tips do you have to get good at failing?

4 Reasons to Support Social Enterprises

Should you stop giving to charities? Absolutely not, especially those that invest in research! However, when spending money or volunteering time, please support these Social Enterprises, at home and abroad. You can use the B Corp company finder or the 1% For The Planet member companies tool to...

Some Thoughts on Making an Impact

-Lao-Tzu As we near the launch of MovingWorlds, one truth has been revealed time and time again: You have to start something to make a positive impact. We're starting a movement that will help responsible businesses make a bigger positive impact, faster. We're starting with a system that will...

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Finding Purpose Through Experteering: A Journey of Leadership, AI, and Impact

Virbyze + MovingWorlds: Building Smarter, Bolder Solutions Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Beyond Tax Deductions: Unleashing the Full Value of CSR Corporate Giving

The Sustainability Recession Is Ending — Smart CSR Leaders Are Already Building What Comes Next

Turning Trash into Transformation: How Ecomak Recyclers is Scaling Impact with Help From a MovingWorlds Experteer

The Untapped Power of Purpose: Why CSR Leaders Should Back Entrepreneurs Driving the Sustainable Development Goals

How One SAP Leader Supported a CEO Navigating Leadership Transition

“A Powerful Missing Piece”: How Africa Agility Boosted Career Readiness with Skills-Based Support from a Global Experteer

A Unified Name for a Growing Global Movement: The MovingWorlds Platform

Strategy Isn’t a Plan—It’s a Choice: Lessons from Seth Godin on Scaling Social Innovation

How EldoHub Strengthened Its Systems—and Its Future—Through Global Collaboration

How This Software Architect’s Skills Helped a Startup Scale Smarter—And Transformed His Own Perspective

Designing for Real Humans: How Behavioral Science Helps Scale Social Innovation

From Do-Gooders to Ladder-Climbers: 5 Personas That Make or Break Corporate Volunteering Programs

9 Corporate Social Impact Initiatives Thriving in 2025 (And What They Reveal About the Future of CSR)

The 8 Most Common Mistakes Corporate Social Impact Leaders Make (and how to avoid them)

11 Mental Models and Frameworks That Corporate Social Impact Leaders Use to Create Lasting Impact

Podcasts, Influencers, and News You Should Follow if Your Are Working to Create Purposeful and Impact-Driven Organizations

Real Stories from Our Amazing Volunteers: How Skills-Based Volunteering Unlocks Talent, Innovation, and Impact

Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering: Purpose Without the Politics

How to Help Employees Find Purpose—When Everything Feels Broken

Why Employees Want Skills-Based Volunteering—Especially Now

How Virtual Skills-Based Volunteering Is Powering Global Social Innovation

The ROI of Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering (With Examples)

Creating Transformational Virtual Volunteering Programs: A Blueprint for Impact

The Best CSR Skills-Based Volunteering Software for Employee Engagement &amp; Social Impact

Supporting Women, Scaling Impact: Meet 10 Enterprises in Our Network Making a Difference #IWD2025

How to Scale Skills-Based Volunteering at Your Company

What CSR Leaders Are Doing to Maintain — and Grow — Their Programs and Budgets in 2025

How to Be an Effective Mentor

7 CSR Trends in 2025: Navigating Chaos, Defiance, and the Future

December Social Impact News Roundup: Moving From Transactional to Transformational

November Social Impact News Roundup: Collaborating for Climate Resilience

October Social Impact News Roundup: Towards a Regenerative Future

September Social Impact News Roundup: Circular Solutions for an Interconnected World

August Social Impact News Roundup: The Green Economy

July Social Impact News Roundup: Frameworks for the Future

June Social Impact News Roundup: Selling With Impact

April Social Impact News Roundup: Tech-Enabled Social Innovation

Key Takeaways: AI for Social Innovation Report

Earth Day is Over… So Now What Do We Do?

15 Impact Startups Using AI for Social Good

March Social Impact News Roundup: Innovating for Equity

February Social Impact News Roundup: AI, Impact Investing, and the Human Side of it All

January Social Impact News Roundup: The Future of Business is Social

Key Takeaways: Corporate Social Innovation Compass Report

December 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Moving From Words to Action

Community Inspired, Employee Driven: How F5 Serves as a Force for Good

November 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Macro Impact of Micro-Entrepreneurship

The Case for Shifting the Way Social Enterprise Support Is Funded

October 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Breaking Down Barriers to Access

The Art of Asking Investors for Money with Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship

September 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: An Ecosystem Approach to Systems Change

Collaborating Across Sectors to Harness the Power of AI for Social Good

51 Reasons to Believe We Can Still Achieve the SDGs by 2030

August 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Spotlight on the SDGs

Create Change, Be Changed: Reflections from an SAP Pro Bono Consulting Team

July 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: New Frontiers

Key Takeaways: Lean Impact for Scale Workshop

June 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Radical Collaboration for Systems Change

Putting Human-Centered Design Into Action as a Skills-Based Volunteer

May 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Innovating for the Climate

Key Takeaways: Behind the Scenes of Scaling ESG at a Global Corporation

Key Takeaways: Marketing Strategy Workshop for Social Entrepreneurs

April 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Major Milestones for the Social Economy

March 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Inclusivity in Social Innovation

Key Takeaways: Branding &amp; Positioning Workshop

10 Climate Tech Social Enterprises Giving Us Hope in 2023

The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in 2023: Put Yourself Out of a Job

Key Takeaways: Finding Product Market Fit Workshop

February 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: Turning Problems into Possibilities

January 2023 Social Impact News Roundup: The Only Way Forward Is Together

The Most Important Thing About Davos is What Happens After

12 Books For Social Entrepreneurs to Read in 2023

The Best CSR Skills-Based Volunteering Software for Employee Engagement & Social Impact

Key Takeaways: Branding & Positioning Workshop