Kenya: Digital Trend Report 2020
The Nendo team and 5+ industry experts define the trends you need to know in a comprehensive free 30+ page report.Among the topics covered includes; Reworking Influencer Marketing Strategy, Revisiting Social Media and Mental Health in 2020, and What The Future Of Chatbots Means For Business. Download Here.
The Small and Growing Business Sector and the COVID-19 Crisis: Emerging Evidence on Key Risks and Needs
The effect of COVID-19 on economies around the world has been unprecedented. While evidence on this impact is only beginning to emerge, it is clear that the economic damage has been particularly severe for Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in emerging markets. Given the importance of SGBs to economic growth and job creation, supporting these […]
Survey Results: Impacts of COVID-19 on SMEs in the Food System
The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network (co-convened by GAIN and WFP), undertook a survey of food system SMEs in 17 Countries in early May 2020, aiming to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated control measures on their businesses and to identify their support needs. The survey reveals the devastating extent of […]
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nigerian MSMEs
FATE Foundation in partnership with BudgIt Nigeria designed and disseminated a survey to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)businesses in Nigeria with the goal of engaging relevant stakeholders within the entrepreneurship ecosystem around designing solutions and interventions to support Nigerian MSMEs during and post COVID-19. […]
Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs
The “Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs”, released by Siemens Stiftung, shines a spotlight on imperative solutions for social development’s biggest hurdle: financing. As it stands today, social entrepreneurs working in development have trouble scaling their businesses because of obstacles in accessing tailor-made capital and in finding the “right” investors. The report is the result of […]
How Digital Solutions May Enhance Social Finance
The How Digital Solutions May Enhance Social Finance presents another milestone on a journey that can lead us to impactful financial solutions for social entrepreneurs. Based on the first report “Innovative Financing for Social Entrepreneurs”, several follow-up meetings with multiple stakeholders and a working session in conjunction with the Sankalp Africa Summit 2020 in Nairobi […]
Social Impact Measurement and Management Online Course
Dates Starting 3rd November 2020 Description VPA and Social Value UK will use their in-depth knowledge of the practice of social impact measurement and management to help you learn how to maximize the impact you are generating. Due to physical and travel restrictions related to COVID-19, we have adapted this training to a virtual course. […]
An Introduction to Impact Investing for Foundations
Impact Investing in Africa is a specialised short course, offered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UCT GSB, designed to equip fund managers, asset owners, consultants and other financial intermediaries with expertise in this rapidly growing field. This interactive four week online course allows participants to engage directly with leaders […]
Becoming a Changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation
This is a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) being offered by the Bertha Centre and RLabs in partnership with UCT’s Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (UCT CILT) The Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation MOOC is a free six-week course for anyone who wants to make a difference. MOOCs are free […]
Building Back Better
The Webinar held on the 17th June 2020 Bertha College spoke about Building Back Better: What asset owners and managers are doing to ensure that short, medium term and long term strategies align with building back a more equitable, climate friendly, inclusive society.