by Jacob Hoehne | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog
1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Days: Empowering Refugee Entrepreneurs to Thrive There are 43.7 million refugees in the world, according to UNHCR.293,000+ live in Kukuma refugee camp in Kenya, which has been in operation for 32 years.Michael Linton with Maak Impact is working to...
by Jacob Hoehne | Dec 16, 2024 | Blog
Transforming Impact Through Storytelling: Building Equity, Inclusion, and a Better Future Impact investors: don’t forget to invest in stories, not just operations. That pays some of greatest dividends. If you want to keep focus on an issue, the storytelling has to...
by Jacob Hoehne | Dec 13, 2024 | Blog
From Data Overload to Impact Insight: How Sopact Transforms Metrics into Meaningful Action 68% of business data goes unused according to IDC. You don’t need more data. You need the right data.That’s what Unmesh Sheth at Sopact is on a mission to solve.Most impact orgs...
by Jacob Hoehne | Dec 11, 2024 | Blog
Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Giving: Workplace Culture with Employee-Driven Impact 30% of your employees don’t donate at work because the causes they care about aren’t available. A one-size-fits-all workplace-giving approach is missing out.Derek Miner has pioneered a...
by Jacob Hoehne | Nov 25, 2024 | Blog
Transforming Spaces, Changing Lives: How Joy Collaborative Builds Hope for Youth with Disabilities 1 in 6 children in the United States has a disability.Having the right physical environment for them can make all the difference.That’s the work that Mark Ostrom and Joy...
by Jacob Hoehne | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog
Impact Unmasked: How B. Lorraine Smith Challenges the System to Inspire Real Change What would an economy that works in the service of life be like?What if your work in impact is actually part of the problem? Are you willing to step away from the job if it does?That’s...
by Jacob Hoehne | Nov 13, 2024 | Blog
Influencing Change in Children who live in countries succeptible to and suffering from the effects of Climate Change 1 billion children (nearly half the world’s 2.2 billion children) live in countries most susceptible to and suffering from the effects of climate...
by Jacob Hoehne | Oct 25, 2024 | Blog
Taking a consumer approach to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to household consumption, according to a recent research study. Dave Finnigan, MPH, believes that instead of a top-down approach to sustainability,...
by Jacob Hoehne | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog
Blended finance represents $231 billion in capital committed to Sustainable Development. Blended finance represents $231 billion in capital committed to sustainable development. Public/Private partnerships de-risk investment and bring capital where it is most needed....
by Jacob Hoehne | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog
Soil Health is the Foundation of Health for the Entire Human Race Soil health is really the foundation of health for the entire human race. A few surprising stats about the importance of our soil:• 70% of the global population is fed by millions of small farmers• The...
