6 ways to increase your resilience as a Social Entrepreneur
As part of our series Being Well for Doing Good, in partnership with Hil-Foundation, we invited Social Impact Award Alumni from around the world to share their experiences with well-being and resilience. Against the current backdrop of a health crisis, an unfolding climate crisis, and political tensions around the world, finding ways to increase resilience is of utmost importance. We put together their best advice for you to improve your […]
Introducing Lisa Schnägelberger, our new SIA Germany Coordinator
Expanding Social Impact Award into Germany is not an easy task. It requires careful planning, a strong ability to navigate stakeholder groups, and most of all an accurate understanding of what youth is lacking in early-stage support programs. When we met Lisa Schnägelberger, we knew she was the one to lead this effort. She’s been a hidden diamond thus far but it’s time to show her off to the world […]
SIA Takes Home Gold at Future of Emerging Europe Awards 2021
Photo credit: Octavian Carare, Emerging Europe We took home 1st place in the category “Inclusive Entrepreneurship” at the Future of Emerging Europe Awards 2021 for our work with marginalized groups during the pandemic. The start of the pandemic in 2020 coincided with the beginning of our ambitious 4 year strategic plan, which included a key target group for our support activities: “marginalized communities”. This group grew substantially over the year due to […]
From Heropreneurship to Social Entrepreneur – Being Well for Doing Good
There is a myth surrounding the field of social entrepreneurship that has embedded itself so deeply that most of us have stopped questioning its existence. While this myth has donned many names, it is most notably referred to as “Heropreneurship”. The myth of “Heropreneurship” puts forth the idea that entrepreneurs are heroes who are capable of leading massive teams, make lots of money doing it, and still have time to […]
Consistency as a well-being practice for social entrepreneurs — Being well for doing good
In conversation with Faith Aweko, founder of Reform Africa. Welcome to the sixth and final episode of the Being Well for Doing Well series! Created in partnership with the non-profit Hil-Foundation, this series will tell the stories of alumni from Social Impact Award around the world, and their journeys with well-being. Unfortunately, social entrepreneurs are often faced with intense stress and high risk of burnout. With this in mind, we […]
Balancing passion and self-care when your social venture is growing — Being well for doing good
In conversation with Dita (Přikrylová) Formánková, Director and Founder of Czechitas. Welcome to the fifth episode of the Being Well for Doing Good series! Created in partnership with the non-profit Hil-Foundation, this series will tell the stories of alumni from Social Impact Award around the world, and their journeys with well-being. Unfortunately, social entrepreneurs are often faced with intense stress and high risk of burnout. With this in mind, we […]
You are much more than a social entrepreneur — Being well for doing good
In conversation with Andrea Bohačíková, founder of M.arter. Welcome to the fourth episode of the Being Well for Doing Good series! Created in partnership with the non-profit Hil-Foundation, this series will tell the stories of alumni from Social Impact Award around the world, and their journeys with well-being. Unfortunately, social entrepreneurs are often faced with intense stress and high risk of burnout, both of which are exacerbated by the COVID-19 […]
Embracing our inner self to create outer change — Being well for doing good
In conversation with Ema Barba, founder of Bright Living. Welcome to the third episode of the Being Well for Doing Good series! Created in partnership with the non-profit Hil-Foundation, this series will tell the stories of alumni from Social Impact Award around the world, and their journeys with well-being. Unfortunately, social entrepreneurs are often faced with intense stress and high risk of burnout. With this in mind, we at SIA […]
Finding peace throughout the social entrepreneurship rollercoaster — Being well for doing good
In conversation with Christina Purrer, founder of Weltkindernetzwerk and project manager at Hil-Foundation. Welcome to the second episode of the Being Well for Doing Good series! Created in partnership with the non-profit Hil-Foundation, this series will tell the stories of alumni from Social Impact Award around the world, and their journeys with well-being. Unfortunately, social entrepreneurs are often faced with intense stress and high risk of burnout. With this in […]
The Possibilists – the largest study on the work and lives of 800 young social innovators
The Possibilists are young people creating change everywhere we look. Some of them dedicate everything they have to tackle the most pressing issues of our time; it is their work and way of life. They are changemakers, activists, social innovators, disruptors, dreamers, doers, people who believe social and environmental change is possible. The Possibilists – Study Along with 15 of the world’s leading youth social innovation networks, we conducted The […]
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