Resources & Guides
We believe that humans — not capital, technology, or politics — will create a planet free from injustices and inequalities. But to get there, we must invest in ourselves and in others.
Through the experteering movement, we help get talent to the parts of the world that need it most while ensuring a transformative experience for those who share their skills. Together, we make measurable progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
Browse the topics below for resources and guides that will empower you to lead positive change no matter where you are. Resources are categorized in the following sections:
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Social Enterprise
Capitalism is changing. The rise of the “social enterprise” — entities that use the power of the market to create sustainable social and environmental good — are becoming mainstream. Whether you’re an aspiring social entrepreneur or a professional looking to keep a pulse on the changing business and philanthropy landscapes, start here to learn about social enterprise and stay informed on the latest industry insights and trends.
How To Measure Your Social Impact as a Social Enterprise
Find the context, resources, and templates you need to start or improve the way you measure and report on social impact.
#FollowSoCent Series
Top blogs, news outlets, Twitter influencers, podcasts, & online course platforms to learn about social enterprise and stay updated on latest trends.
The 600 Year History of the Social Enterprise Movement
A comprehensive review of the history and evolution of the 'social enterprise', and why the next few years are the most important in determining its future.
The Complete Guide to Growing & Scaling Your Social Enterprise
9 proven steps to successfully scale your social enterprise, backed by research.
20 Must-Read Books in 2020 for Aspiring & Scaling Social Entrepreneurs
Books to help you better understand social entrepreneurship, and how you can bring your ideas to life with concrete tools and methods.
What is a Social Enterprise?
A modern definition of social enterprise, along with examples and resources to help you learn more and get involved.
What is a Benefit Corporation?
Learn what sets B-Corps apart from traditional corporations, and how it's changing business as a force for good.
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.
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.
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 through social procurement.
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.
Human-Centered Design
Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative approach to problem solving that starts with the people you’re designing for and ends with new solutions that solve real problems. It's a mindset that starts with understanding that solutions lie in the communities where the problem is experienced. Start here to learn about the human-centered design process and how it's used to create social impact.
#LearnHCD series
Resources to help you master human-centered design, as well as case studies of HCD in action.
Human-Centered Design vs. Design Thinking
How they're different, and how to use them together to create lasting change.
An Introduction to Human-Centered Design
A detailed overview of the human-centered design process, including how it’s different from design thinking, real-world examples, and inspiring videos.
How 3 Global Fellows Are Making Human-Centered Design More Accessible for Social Impact
Learn how 3 Global Fellows came together to answer the question: How can you separate the organizations actually using HCD for the greater good from the organizations using it in a performative, equity-washing way?
Career Change for Social Impact
Your career is your biggest lever to create lasting social good. Why? Simply put, you’ll put more time and energy into your career than almost any other activity. Finding a career that is personally and professionally fulfilling is key to long-term happiness, so if you're unfulfilled in your current role, this is a perfect place to start.
10-Step Guide: From Burned-Out to Purpose-Driven
10 steps you can take now to use your burnout to find more purpose in your work and life.
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.
How to Ask for Additional Time Off From Work eGuide
A practical guide from MovingWorlds to request intentional time away from work so you can grow as a leader and contribute to social good.
Social Impact Career Guide Series
An 11 part series of blog posts, including interactive activities and templates, to walk you through each step in process of changing careers to social impact.
20 Books to Help You Grow and/or Change Your Career in 2020
If you're thinking about a career change, these 20 top books will 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.
An Email Template to Help You Network Virtually
An email template to help you leverage LinkedIn for second-degree connections that build your network.
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.
5 Great Examples of SMART Goals For Your Career
Practical examples of good (and not-so-good) SMART goals for different aspects of career growth, from promotion to career change.
Top 10 Benefits of a Global Professional Fellowship
Experiential learning is the most effective method of adult learning. Based on our research and interviews with alumni, here are the top 10 benefits of professional fellowships, with a focus on the MovingWorlds Institute Global Fellowship.
Social Impact Jobs — What They Are, and How to Find Them
Learn what a social impact job is, along with helpful frameworks for exploring the career landscape, thinking through your options, and advancing your job search.
How to Find a More Fulfilling Career During the Great Resignation
Learn what the Great Resignation is, and how you can make the most of it as an employee or job-seeker to advance your for-good career.
Social Intrapreneurship
No, it’s not a typo! Entrepreneurship and INTRApreneurship are certainly related, but with an important distinction: while social entrepreneurs establish separate enterprises to create social good, social intrapreneurs create that social good from inside an existing entity. Start here to learn about driving positive change - without leaving your current company.
Complete Guide to Corporate Social Intrapreneurship
Find inspiring and practical information about how you can launch and scale intrapreneurial initiatives from within your current company, no matter your role.
Advice from 20 Career Coaches on Finding More Meaning at Work
We asked 20 certified 'Designing Your Life' coaches for their best advice for someone seeking more meaning at work (without changing jobs.)
5 Steps to Scale Social Good Initiatives at Your Company
We've combined our lessons from our work helping some of the world's most admired brands build social impact programs with leading frameworks and resources to help you identify ideas, get buy-in, and create lasting change.
Key Takeaways From the First Global Research Study on Social Intrapreneurship
Yunus Social Business' "Business As Unusual" Report provides conclusive evidence of the positive impact of social intrapreneurship, as well as meaningful tools and recommendations for its implementation.
20 Must-Read Books for Intrapreneurs
Whether you’re an employee who wants to launch a new initiative to make your company more socially responsible, or a leader who wants to bring out the creative ideas of the team(s) you manage, these books will help you lead positive change from the inside (and overcome the naysayers who stand in the way.)
How to Find and Build a Great Relationship With a Mentor
The research on the power of mentorship is clear, but the process of actually finding and building a relationship with a mentor isn't. MovingWorlds partnered with Harvard Business Review in January 2020 to create a guide for more effective mentor relationships, which we elaborate on in this guide (including templates you can use)
What’s the Difference Between Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship?
A breakdown and handy infographic of the differences between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.
A Manager's Guide to the MovingWorlds Institute
This guide for managers includes more details and examples about the benefits of sponsoring an employee’s participation in the MovingWorlds Institute, and will help you build the business case for applying your learning and development funds towards the cost of tuition.
Skills-Based Volunteering
Research shows there is a right and a wrong way to volunteer. Done wrong, it can cause more harm than good. Volunteering your skills, rather than participating in voluntourism, is proven to create lasting change in most sustainable, ethical, and impactful way. Start here to learn the best way to volunteer abroad to create sustainable, long-term impact.
Complete Guide to Volunteering Overseas
Everything you need to know to find, plan, and have a life-transformational experience overseas.
#TravelSmartGiveResponsibly Series
Advice to prepare to volunteer your skills abroad, from finding housing, to managing your health, to securing visas.
Let's Update How We Think About Charity this International #CharityDay
Our world has changed considerably since #CharityDay was first observed over two decades ago, and our collective concept of “charity” must evolve as well. Learn 3 outdated views about charity, and what to update them with instead.
Volunteering Online During COVID: How To Support Social Impact Virtually
Even when we can't support each other in-person, we can still support each other virtually. Find virtual volunteering best practices and a list of platforms to find projects.
#SDGSandME Series
Our #SDGSandME series will help you understand the Sustainable Development Goals, and explain how you can take concrete actions personally, professionally, philanthropically, and politically to help achieve them.
Corporate Social Responsibility & ESG
We build catalytic and experiential programs that use skills-based volunteering — we call it Experteering — to grow tomorrow’s leaders while creating a sustainable impact. Learn more about how International Corporate Volunteering can catalyze the impact of your Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG initiatives.
Complete Guide to Making Your Business More Socially Responsible
We wrote this guide for people working within organizations that want to make their employer more socially responsible. Learn the definition and history of CSR, more about the business case for CSR, and how to launch a CSR program at your company.
What ESG Reporting Is — and How to Do It
Learn the history and context of ESG reporting, its leading frameworks, regulations by geography, and 12 steps to implement ESG reporting at your company.
Connecting the Dots Between Leadership Development & Social Impact eGuide
We conducted 6 months of research to identify how leadership development programs can best integrate with social good programs. In this guide, you'll find practical tips, real-life examples, and data to help you integrate social impact programs into your company.
#BeyondBuzzwords Webinar Series
#BeyondBuzzwords provides a platform for sharing useful content from Industry Leaders who have been successful in creating impact within a corporate setting. The series will focus on the intersection of employee engagement, leadership development, and/or corporate citizenship activities.
How to Make Your Company A Safe Space for Employee Activists
Big tech might be letting its workers (and society) down, but innovative startups and forward-looking corporations have an immense opportunity to model the next generation of best practices that others will want to follow.
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.
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.
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.
7 Research-Backed Reasons Your Business Needs to be Socially Responsible
For companies to be a force for good, leadership needs to be bought-in, but gaining that buy-in can be challenging. Here are 7 research-backed reasons why being socially responsible is good business.
Going Virtual Because of COVID-19? You’re Thinking About Your Corporate Volunteering Programs All Wrong
Learn more about issues with the near-sighted approach to virtual volunteering, along with 7 steps you can take instead to improve corporate volunteering programs while grappling with COVID-19.
What Business Leaders Need to Know About the Great Resignation
Learn what the Great Resignation is, and how your business can adapt to meet employee's evolving needs for purpose to stave off turnover.
Ensuring Skilled Volunteers Land With Impact
Many cross-cultural exchanges face common pitfalls. Here are 7 key factors to help individuals and organizations looking to explore skills-based volunteering avoid them.
The Role of Human Capital in Helping Social Enterprises Scale
New Research suggests it’s not just about financial capital - investing in people leads to better performance, and more jobs.
Why Social Enterprises Are Key to a Sustainable Global Economy — And Our World-Changing Idea to Make it Happen
A recap of our FastCo World Changing Idea celebration, what's next for our S-GRID program, how it connects to our MWI and Corporate programs, and big platform updates to make it easier for you to grow your skills and scale your impact.
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.
Behavioral Economics
Behavioral economics have become increasingly popular in the social sector, and for good reason: to design products and programs that have their intended social impact, we have to understand how people ACTUALLY behave. Learn how to leverage the principles of behavioral economics to improve impact outcomes in our complete guide.
34 Best Books to Learn Behavioral Economics
Whether you’re working to create sustainable social change from within a corporation, a nonprofit, or your own social enterprise, these behavioral economics books can help you get there.
What is Impact Investing?
Learn exactly what impact investing is, different forms it can take, guiding principles, along with examples of funds, initiatives, and influencers to follow to stay on top of the latest impact investing trends.
Social Impact Jobs — What They Are, and How to Find Them
Learn what a social impact job is, along with helpful frameworks for exploring the career landscape, thinking through your options, and advancing your job search.
What is Social Procurement – and Why Are So Many Corporate Leaders Talking About It?
Learn how social procurement differs from traditional corporate procurement, and the opportunity it presents for social enterprises to become more integrated into the global economy.
7 Leading Social Impact Frameworks to Add to Your Problem Solving Toolkit
7 frameworks to add to your problem-solving toolkit that can be combined, layered, and applied to different stages of the collaboration process to generate meaningful outcomes.
What is a Social Enterprise?
A modern definition of social enterprise, along with examples and resources to help you learn more and get involved.
What is a Benefit Corporation?
Learn what sets B-Corps apart from traditional corporations, and how it's changing business as a force for good.
An Introduction to Human-Centered Design
A detailed overview of the human-centered design process, including how it’s different from design thinking, real-world examples, and inspiring videos.
What’s the Difference Between Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship?
A breakdown and handy infographic of the differences between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.
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.