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Finding Purpose Through Experteering: A Journey of Leadership, AI, and Impact
Meet Phani. He’s the Senior Director, Head of Data, AI, and Innovation at Lumen Technologies — a tech-savvy leader with over 19 years of experience spanning AI, Intelligent Automation, CRM, DevOps, and more. From his beginnings as an ethical hacker to leading teams across multiple corporations...
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Virbyze + MovingWorlds: Building Smarter, Bolder Solutions Through Cross-Sector Collaboration
Virbyze is a tech-driven company building innovative solutions across agriculture, healthcare, and education. Its mission is simple: connect businesses in emerging markets to the tools, financing, and logistics they need to grow. But as founder Omami Wabala puts it: “As a growing social...
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Turning Trash into Transformation: How Ecomak Recyclers is Scaling Impact with Help From a MovingWorlds Experteer
In Uganda, plastic waste is a mounting challenge — but for Ecomak Recyclers, it’s also a powerful opportunity. This trailblazing social enterprise transforms plastic waste into durable, eco-friendly construction materials, like bricks, pavers, and roofing tiles. But even a brilliant solution...
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“A Powerful Missing Piece”: How Africa Agility Boosted Career Readiness with Skills-Based Support from a Global Experteer
At Africa Agility, the mission is clear: empower young African women to thrive in the tech industry through mentorship, upskilling, and real-world experience. But when it came to preparing mentees for the complex communication and product thinking challenges they’d face in the workplace, the...
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A Unified Name for a Growing Global Movement: The MovingWorlds Platform
All around the world, people are stepping up. Social entrepreneurs are building new models. Professionals are contributing their skills for the greater good. Companies are aligning business with purpose. More and more people feel the urgency to make a difference — but don’t always know where to...
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How EldoHub Strengthened Its Systems—and Its Future—Through Global Collaboration
At EldoHub, a Kenya-based innovation hub focused on empowering youth and women through technology, the challenge of scaling impact was clear: “We had the passion, the programs, and the community,” explains Margaret Yebei, EldoHub’s Head of Partnerships and Program Operations. “But we needed...
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Key Takeaways: Corporate Social Innovation Compass Report
A new report from the World Economic Forum offers practical guidance for corporate leaders about the "why" and "how" of partnering with social enterprises to drive business value. Catch up on all of its key takeaways in our summary!
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Community Inspired, Employee Driven: How F5 Serves as a Force for Good
Paulina Castañeda, ESG Data Analyst at F5, shares her unique perspective on creating local impact as both a designer of and participant in F5's newest Global Good program.
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The Art of Asking Investors for Money with Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Key takeaways from our workshop with the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship about how to craft a clear, concise, and justifiable ask that gets a "yes" from funders.
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Collaborating Across Sectors to Harness the Power of AI for Social Good
First time EY coach, Xi Chen, shares reflections on his experience collaborating with Eskwelabs' founder Angela Chen to harness the power of AI for social good.
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Create Change, Be Changed: Reflections from an SAP Pro Bono Consulting Team
SAP customer success partners, Jaime and Mallory, share the story of their first pro bono consulting experience with social enterprise Goodman Consulting. Learn how they created change, and were changed by the experience in return!
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Key Takeaways: Lean Impact for Scale Workshop
Key insights from our Business Operations learning group and workshop with Spring Impact's Amy Ragsdale. Find 9 common pathways to scale, how to find the right one(s) for you, then test and validate your choice with lean experimentation.
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Key Takeaways: Behind the Scenes of Scaling ESG at a Global Corporation
Key takeaways from our Environmental, Social, & Governance learning group and workshop with Caroline Meledo, Director of ESG at Bayer Consumer Care.
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Key Takeaways: Branding & Positioning Workshop
Key takeaways from the TRANSFORM Support Hub "Branding & Positioning" thematic learning group and closing Industry Leader webinar with brand creation expert, Andrew Mewborn.
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Key Takeaways: Finding Product Market Fit Workshop
Key takeaways from the TRANSFORM Support Hub's Finding Product-Market Fit thematic learning group and closing Industry Leader webinar with Unilever's Global Sustainability Director.
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Building on Milestones in 2022 to Grow the Social Enterprise Ecosystem in 2023
If 2022 had a theme, it would be interdependence. In this reflection, we share highlights from 2022 and the launch of the TRANSFORM Support Hub from across our network of social enterprises, corporate partners, accelerators, and individual professionals.
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What It Takes For A Company To Become an Award-Winning CSR Leader
Learn how SAP became an award-winning CSR leader, and how your company can follow its example along different dimensions of corporate stewardship.
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How Experteering Unlocks Two-Way Innovation
Learn how Global Fellow Shawn's experteering project with Nous Foundation fostered a two-way exchange of innovation that unlocked new paths for impact.
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Key Takeaways: Winning Over Funders With Impact Data Webinar
8 key takeaways to help you package impact data to win impact investment from the TRANSFORM Support Hub "Winning Over Funders With Impact Data" webinar with Integrative Solutions and Palladium.
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Key Takeaways: Using Impact Data to Improve Sales & Value Chains Webinar
Key takeaways about using impact data to refine your social enterprise business model from Part III of our impact measurement webinar series with Integrative Solutions.
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Leveraging Nonfinancial Support to Scale Healthcare Access for All
An interview with Chandramouli Samatham about how support received through the TRANSFORM Support Hub has helped Caare accelerate its impact and revenue to bridge the healthcare gap for rural communities in India.
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Key Takeaways: Methods to Gather and Communicate Impact Data for Your Social Enterprise
Key takeaways about choosing how to capture impact data to measure KPIs, from Part II of our impact measurement webinar series with Integrative Solutions.
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Key Takeaways: Developing a Theory of Change To Define and Communicate Your Social Enterprise’s Impact Webinar
Key takeaways about developing a theory of change to demonstrate the impact of your social enterprise, from Part I of our impact measurement webinar series with Integrative Solutions.
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How Corporate Mentorship Can Help Your Social Enterprise Scale
Learn how social entrepreneur Tony Joy, and her SAP mentor, Susan Galer, worked together to expand Durian Nigeria's growth and impact to empower rural women.
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Key Takeaways: Using Social Impact as a Sales Advantage Webinar feat. Mercy Corps Ventures
Key takeaways from Part I of our series with Mercy Corps Ventures about how social enterprises can use social impact as a sales advantage to pitch more effectively and win sales.
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Social Enterprises Are Officially Part of the World Economic Forum’s Agenda
For the first time, social enterprises were part of the official agenda at the World Economic Forum's Annual Conference. Learn more about its new strategic partnerships to support social entrepreneurship and how your corporation or SESO can get involved.
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World Economic Forum’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship Announces TRANSFORM Support Hub (TSH) as part of its next phase of work under the Action Agenda ‘Scaling and Partnerships’
Learn how this new partnership between MovingWorlds and the World Economic Forum will help more social enterprises access the support they need to scale via the TRANSFORM Support Hub.
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Key Lessons From Argidius’ SCALE Report to More Effectively Accelerate Social Enterprises
Key findings from Argidius' latest research into how entrepreneurs are best supported to grow and generate employment, including its new SCALE framework to make accelerator programs, funders, and others more effective in supporting social enterprises.
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Seamless Social Enterprise Support, All In One Place: Introducing the TRANSFORM Support Hub
Learn about the new TRANSFORM Support Hub, powered by MovingWorlds - a global, cross-sector platform that connects social enterprises with corporates, peers, learning content, and a global community of pro bono professionals to deliver market-based solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals.
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28 Social Enterprises Working to #BreakTheBias For Women Around the World
28 inspiring social enterprises working to #BreakTheBias in our communities, workplaces, schools, and public places - on International Women's Day, and every day.
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Small Contribution, Big Impact: Reflections from an SAP Acceleration Collective Coach
SAP's Alison Gapter reflects on her Acceleration Collective experience coaching an up and coming social entrepreneur tackling pollution in North Macedonia.
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What Impact Investors Look for in a Social Enterprise – Lessons from the Global Innovation Fund
Tips for social entrepreneurs seeking impact investment dollars from a recent SGRID webinar featuring Nzgina Broussard from the Global Innovation Fund.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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How Skills-Based Volunteers Help Social Enterprises Build Capacity — A Host Organization’s Perspective
Social enterprise Coomacovalle shares its experience hosting MovingWorlds experteers
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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#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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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...
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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.
Continue reading >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...
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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!
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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
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Continue reading >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...
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