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5 Tips to Kick-start Your Inclusion Strategy
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Charlotte Smith shared thisSome experiences change how you see your work. Last year's Every Heartbeat Matters Partner Summit was one of them. 🙏 It was my first time in a room full of people solely focused on expanding access to care for patients with structural heart disease — organizations operating in places where the barriers are substantial and the stakes are high. Watching them lean on each other, share hard-won knowledge, and show up as a true community was something I won't forget. It was in that room that a question took hold: what would it look like to build their capacity at scale? This year, we kickstarted that journey. Our Pyxera Global team had the honor of leading 14 EHM partner organizations and 60+ Edwards Lifesciences employees through a workshop designed to tackle the real challenges these organizations face every day. The results were remarkable — partners walked away with breakthroughs on problems they'd struggled with for years. Employees left with their passion ignited, cross-sector learnings, and a deeper connection to the work. That mutual value — organizations gaining new perspective and actionable solutions, employees gaining purpose and local insight, communities gaining better care — is exactly what this kind of partnership is meant to create. Congratulations to the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation on a powerful 2026 Summit. It's an honor to be part of this community. 🫀 #EveryHeartbeatMatters #SkillsBasedVolunteering #HealthEquity #SocialImpact #EdwardsFoundation #PyxeraGlobal Amanda Fowler Stefaan Poortman Tiffany Simmons Kaitlin Corell Linda Battista Kamikazi Taylor Bianca Henao Yasmin Mesbah Sam Wise Sagarika RamachandranCharlotte Smith shared thisUnited by purpose. Driven by partnership. ❤️ This week, the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation brought together leaders from across our Every Heartbeat Matters (EHM) partner community for the 2026 Partner Summit to connect, share insights and strengthen our collective impact. We also joined our partners in a workshop led by Pyxera Global to find ways to strengthen how we advance care in the communities we serve. From reflecting on the impact of EHM 2025 to shaping our strategy for EHM 2030, the summit was a powerful reminder that we are stronger when we work together to improve the lives of underserved patients with structural heart disease. Learn more about our EHM initiative: https://lnkd.in/gnH6Etj4 #HeartOfInnovation #EveryHeartbeatMatters #EdwardsGivesBack
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Charlotte Smith shared thisA fantastic example of the power of cross-sector collaboration. When the social sector brings deep community insight and corporations bring strategic thinking and scale, the result can be solutions that neither could achieve alone. Partnerships like this highlight what’s possible when sectors come together—an exchange of knowledge and ways of working that enables truly sustainable solutions to emerge. Grateful to have been part of this journey. It's exactly why we do the work we do at Pyxera Global—helping create the conditions where these kinds of partnerships and ideas can thrive. Congratulations to Association Bioteka and everyone involved in making this possible. #CrossSectorPartnerships #SocialImpact #CollectiveImpact #CollaborationForImpact #BusinessForGoodCharlotte Smith shared thisEvo jedne kontroverzne ideje: maknimo ego iz priče i ponekad radimo za dobrobit društva! Na poslu 😊 Korporacije i neprofitne organizacije više nisu i ne moraju biti na suprotnim stranama društva i djelovanja, već mogu biti komplementarne, svaka sa svojom logikom poslovanja, snagama i slabostima. I baš tada zajednički projekti znaju dati rezultate koje nijedna strana ne može sama postići. 2025. godine pobijedili smo na međunarodnom natječaju Mastercard Launch for Social Impact Challenge među strogom konkurencijom odličnih projekata na području Europe, Bliskog istoka i Afrike (EUEEMEA regija)! Nakon toga smo nekoliko mjeseci (uz izvrsnu facilitaciju kakvu samo Pyxera Global može ponuditi) s mladim zaposlenicima Mastercarda, njih čak 42 globalno, radili na razvoju poslovne ideje osnivanja STEM & Sustainability centra koja me osobno nadahnjuje već godinama. I bilo je super, onako kako i mislimo da će biti (više o tome u nekom drugom postu 😊)! No, ono što me posebno zaintrigiralo u ovom procesu zajedničke suradnje nije broj koliko smo nečega napravili ili neka fensi poruka na završnoj konferenciji, već činjenica koliko produktivni i pozitivni možemo biti kad ZAJEDNO radimo na idejama od šireg društvenog značenja za neke stvarne ljude u našoj stvarnoj zajednici. U svijetu u kojem gubimo jasnoću, smjer, sigurnost, pa i neke osnovne vrijednosti, već i sama razmjena znanja, perspektiva i načina rada naših navodno suprotstavljenih sektora, međusobno nadopunjavanje, kreiranje zajedničke vrijednosti i stvarna želja da učiniš nešto dobro mijenjaju stvarnost na bolje! Mi u Association Bioteka smo dobili uvid u strategije, metode i poslovni kut gledanja koji neprofitnom sektoru često promakne, a zauzvrat smo (nadamo se) inspirirali i pružili uvid u stvarnost rada u zajednici, gdje se svaka ideja mora pretvoriti u nešto što je izvedivo, održivo i ljudima korisno. Suradnja s Mastercardom na razvoju hrvatskog obrazovnog sustava nastavlja se i u ovoj godini te ovim putem od srca zahvaljujemo našim prijateljima s druge strane Atlantika koji vjeruju u nas! Susan Warner Lauren Ottulich Yasmin Mesbah Sam Wise Charlotte Smith Bianca Henao
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Charlotte Smith shared thisMy favorite moment from our Pyxera Global team's brainstorm was a simple reminder: Great ideas start with understanding your audience. What matters to them? What problems are they trying to solve? What conversations do they care about? When you anchor ideas in that, the impact multiplies. #StrategicThinking #AudienceFirst #ThoughtLeadership #CommunicationStrategy #LeadershipInsights #CSR #SocialImpactCharlotte Smith shared thisSpring forward energy carried into Pyxera Global’s office today! Spent time with Kristine and team continuing a conversation about how we can better support our CSR counterparts—who are often balancing sustainability, community impact, employee engagement, and more all at once. Always energizing to brainstorm together and think about how we can strengthen the work ahead. Thank you Neeran, Yasmin, Charlotte, and Claudia Kaupert for sharing your ideas and recommendations!
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Charlotte Smith shared thisLaunching the 3M Impact program in Montevideo, Uruguay last month was truly inspiring! 🌎 I had the privilege of working with 12 talented 3M employees from around the world alongside three incredible local social sector organizations—SUMA Paint, CEMPRE Uruguay, and Manos de Héroes—on purposeful, impact-focused projects. From day one, the cohort brought curiosity, heart, and dedication, embracing the challenge and diving into the work. Guided by Appreciative Inquiry—an approach that focuses on building on strengths and opportunities—and a three-phased problem-solving approach (Discovery → Ideation → Creation), 3M teams went beyond the initial scope, applying their diverse experience and networks to deliver practical, meaningful solutions for our partners. From visiting manufacturing sites to develop a comparative analysis that informed a key investment decision—one that enables impact to scale without compromising values—to meeting with a waste management cooperative to refine a secondary-market pricing dashboard for recyclable materials, to understanding the process of 3D printing prosthetic limbs to help communicate the holistic story of “a place where identity is celebrated, dignity is restored, and hope is handcrafted with care.” The most inspiring part? The authentic collaboration, deep human connections, and mutual learning that emerged. 🔊 “We want to share how meaningful this collaboration has been for us. It has truly been a turning point. We have not only enjoyed working with our partner immensely, but we have also learned a great deal about a different way of creating social impact and empowering communities. Their mission has deeply inspired us and reminded us why we do what we do.” – 3M Team 🔊 “It has been an irreplaceable experience of tremendous value for us. We are absolutely certain it will mark a ‘before and after’ moment for our organization. Seeing people from a large company engage with such empathy and commitment truly inspires hope.” – Local Partner This program reinforced how purpose-driven, cross-sector partnerships elevate individuals, organizations, and communities. I’m proud of the work we do at Pyxera Global and grateful for the joy, energy, and creativity our team brings to every step of the journey. Thank you to everyone who committed their time and expertise to make this program a success—Johanna Díaz Noble, Carolina Gowland, Mackenzie Knowling, Ally Newby, Deborah Drew, Bianca Henao, Kristen Gold, Federico Baráibar, Marisa Cirillo, Andrea Cukerman, Carla Delpoggio, Teresa Dominguez, Rossana Montes De Oca, Omar A. Williams, MBA, Adrian Nowak MBA, Dawn Isdale CM(SA), Lisa Ferguson, Brandon Templeton, Müge Yılmaz, Kannan Seshadri, Hari Parthasarathi, Phil Hurst, Teresa Gallo, Fred Gillespie, Gervasio Hernandez, Esperanza Arce—and to Stacey Claessens for championing these initiatives at 3M. #SkillsBasedVolunteering #CrossSectorPartnership #3MImpact #SocialImpact
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Charlotte Smith shared this🧩 5 Takeaways from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Business Solves Conference 2025 Thank you to Pyxera Global for the opportunity to represent our work at this year's event. Being in the room for these conversations gave me invaluable exposure to the latest shifts shaping our industry, new perspectives on cross-sector collaboration, and insights that will directly inform how we think about strategy, partnerships, and impact moving forward. ✅Trust is the new strategic currency Trust isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s foundational to both societal stability and business success. Declining trust is a real risk, but also a leadership opportunity for companies willing to show up with transparency, empathy, and sustained community engagement. ✅Collaboration is essential for scalable impact No challenge is too big for business to help solve — but none can be solved alone. The most effective solutions come from cross-sector partnerships rooted in shared purpose, mutual value, and place-based, trust-centered approaches. ✅Human-centered leadership is the differentiator Today’s most effective leaders focus on authenticity, psychological safety, and empowerment. Creating environments where people feel heard, connected, and able to challenge ideas drives innovation. Curiosity — and even levity — is becoming a serious leadership strength. ✅Skills-based inclusion is reshaping opportunity Businesses are actively shifting from credential-based to skills-based hiring. From removing degree requirements to investing in AI-powered upskilling, leaders are helping open doors. Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not — and closing that gap is a business and social imperative. ✅AI + humans = the future of competitive advantage AI is dramatically accelerating innovation and efficiency. But technology alone isn’t enough — culture, trust, and ethics will determine adoption and impact. The organizations that combine AI fluency with empathy, collaboration, and clear values will win in the long run. I leave this year’s conference energized by the perspectives shared and depth of conversations: Hilary Crow, Whitney Harmel, Ojala Naeem, Chris Gardner, Mark Bezilla, Brittany Scott, Ed.M., Cara Ciminillo, M.Ed., Jennifer Duck, Derrick Perkins, Scott Kratz, Marc DeCourcey, Ross Perot Jr, Michael Carney, Shanell Mosley, Justine Fédronic, OLY, Nicole Preston, Ann Marie C., Katherine Lugar, Eileen Kelly Rinaudo, Maeve Spence, Alissa May 🎯Business has an essential role in solving the world’s most complex challenges, and cross-sector partnerships will define what’s possible. I’m excited to contribute to that work. #business #collaboration #problemsolving #crosssectorpartnership #impact
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Charlotte Smith shared thisIn celebration of #ProBonoWeek, I’m highlighting a key takeaway from Pyxera Global's 2025 Milestone Report: Skills-based volunteering is no longer a “nice-to-have” — it’s a strategic driver of engagement, leadership, and market insight. When companies empower employees to apply their expertise for social good, they don’t just build stronger communities — they strengthen their own talent and organizational resilience. This is private–social sector partnership at its best: advancing sustainable solutions while developing the next generation of compassionate, future-ready leaders. 📘 Explore the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ecbZuBQz #ProBonoWeek #Leadership #SkillsBasedVolunteering #Sustainability #PurposeDrivenBusiness CC: Deirdre White Jacquelyn Omosunbo Omotalade 羚 . 歐瑪塔雷德 Soud Habbas (he/him) John Holm Gavin Cepelak Marieka Walsh Kristine Owiny Mackenzie Knowling Zoe Kaldor Bianca Henao
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Charlotte Smith shared this✨ Happy Diwali to all who celebrated around the world! 🪔 This Diwali, I was reminded that light always triumphs over darkness — a message beautifully captured in the Sanskrit mantra “Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya” — “Lead us from darkness to light.” That spirit shone brightly through Johnson & Johnson’s Global Pro Bono Program in India, which I had the privilege of helping bring to life with Pyxera Global. For the third year, J&J employees partnered with community-based organizations in Mumbai to impact healthier communities — proving that when empathy meets expertise, light truly multiplies. ✨ 🌏 28 global J&J employees 🤝 7 community-based organizations 💡 9 transformative projects Grateful to our incredible partners and team who made this impact possible. Emily Balerna Emma Etheridge Kristine Owiny Vidhata Naik Shilpa Ahluwalia Monalisa Suman Hereh Sam Wise Kristen Gold Bianca Henao V Care Foundation SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action) Gunvati Jagan Nath Kapoor Foundation Project Mumbai Khaana Chahiye Foundation (KCF) Prafulta Together, our collaboration helped brighten the world. May we all continue to bring light — through our work, our choices, and our shared humanity. #Diwali #GlobalProBono #SocialImpact #SkillsBasedVolunteering #PyxeraGlobal #PurposeDrivenWork #FromDarknessToLight CC: Deirdre White Jacquelyn Omosunbo Omotalade 羚 . 歐瑪塔雷德 John Holm Soud Habbas (he/him) Gavin Cepelak Mackenzie Knowling Marieka Walsh Rajesh Varghese Zoe Kaldor
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Charlotte Smith shared this🌍 No single actor can solve today’s biggest challenges alone. As communities navigate mounting pressures and limited resources, one truth becomes clearer than ever: lasting solutions depend on collaboration. Real impact happens when public, private, and social actors come together — aligning expertise, capital, and trust to create shared value. At Pyxera Global, we’ve spent 35 years building these kinds of partnerships — across borders, sectors, and perspectives — to drive community-centered impact. Our 2025 Milestone Report reflects on this journey: 🔹 What we’ve learned from decades of cross-sector collaboration 🔹 How organizations can invest in trust as the foundation of lasting change 🔹 What’s next for those committed to sustainable, inclusive progress If we want to shape a better future, we must build it together. 🤝 Collaboration isn’t just a strategy — it’s the solution. 📘 Explore the insights here: https://lnkd.in/ecbZuBQz #Collaboration #SocialImpact #CrossSectorPartnerships #SystemsChange #Leadership #Trust #PyxeraGlobal #Pyxera35 #PurposefulPartnership #SkillsBasedVolunteering #ResponsibleBusiness #GlobalEngagement
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Charlotte Smith shared thisWhat if research isn’t neutral but shaped by the questions we don’t ask? Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to join Pause and Effect’s Reimagining Research course. For anyone seeking a space for grounded listening, intentional reflection, playful creativity, and collective learning, I highly recommend the next cohort. One of my biggest takeaways: research is never neutral. It often begins with inherited biases and dominant worldviews. To truly expand knowledge, we must resist monolithic portrayals of lived experience and ask more courageous, expansive questions, such as: ~ Whose knowledge is deemed legitimate, and whose is marginalized? ~ What dominant lenses are being reinforced? ~ Who is being erased? ~ How do we recognize knowledge held in our bodies or in nature? ~ How can research be practiced as caring, responsible, and reciprocal rather than transactional? This experience reshaped how I think about inquiry, reminding me that the process of learning is just as important as the outcomes we produce. Thank you to Sabrina Meherally and sahibzada mayed (صاحبزادہ مائد) for leading this course with such insight and care. #ReimaginingResearch #InclusiveResearch #ThoughtLeadership #IntentionalInquiry #CaringResearch #CommunityLearning #ProfessionalGrowth #ContinuousLearning #SocialImpact
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Charlotte Smith liked thisCharlotte Smith liked thisI found out recently that Eve (yes, "who's that girl" Eve), is a fan of our buckwheat tea, ever since she discovered it at a pharmacy in Holland Park. 2 weeks ago she was on TikTok, and my Fortnum & Mason reel popped up on her feed.. she recognised the tea and wanted us to be a part of her upcoming Breathe & Believe event here in London. So here we are! Last weekend I had the opportunity to be a part of the launch event, which was amazing. The day was filled with joy, wellness, inspiring talks, meditation, and such a calm, positive atmosphere throughout. Looking forward to the next one 🤍 And thank you Katrina Barton for everything.
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisWhat SBV Actually Does for Business Units Let’s move beyond theory. Here’s what I consistently see when business units integrate skills-based volunteering strategically: 1. It builds leaders faster than internal programs alone You can’t teach adaptability, cultural intelligence, or systems thinking in a classroom. But place a high-potential leader in: A circular supply chain challenge in India A regenerative agriculture initiative Or a last-mile distribution model in Africa …and watch what happens. SBV compresses years of leadership development into months. 2. It unlocks real market intelligence Your future markets are not sitting in boardrooms. They are: In informal economies In under-resourced communities In emerging ecosystems shaping the next wave of growth SBV gives your teams direct exposure to where the world is going—not where it has been. 3. It operationalizes your sustainability commitments Let’s talk about Scope 3. Most companies are still treating it like a reporting exercise. It’s not. It’s an execution challenge across global value chains. SBV allows your teams to: Engage suppliers Strengthen local ecosystems Build implementation pathways—not just frameworks 4. It drives retention and purpose—without sacrificing performance Top talent is asking harder questions: What impact am I having? Does my work matter beyond profit? SBV answers that—while building core business capabilities. If you are a business unit leader, here’s the shift: Stop asking: “Can we support volunteering?” Start asking: 👉🏾 “How can SBV help us hit our business goals faster and better?”
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisHello LinkedIn Family, I am closing a chapter. For the past year, I served as Executive Director of Ruby Central, the nonprofit that stewards the Ruby programming language ecosystem, including RubyGems and Bundler. I came in as the sixth Executive Director in four years. I leave as the longest-tenured one in that stretch. That says something about what I walked into. My work spans organizational leadership, strategy, program development, and stabilization. I specialize in seeing what needs to be built, building it, and leaving organizations structurally stronger than I found them. Within a twelve-month stabilization window, here is what was accomplished: Filed all outstanding taxes and brought the organization into full compliance Established employment policies, an employee manual, a benefits package, and onboarding and offboarding processes Built out and refined the sponsorship pipeline and generated new funding leads Developed two new programs with full proposals and documentation Led the organization's first-ever grant effort Established PR infrastructure, a marketing strategy, and a content calendar Produced the organization's first annual report and created a repeatable process for future reporting Developed and submitted a formal organizational strategy to the board Supported open source stability through legal coordination and in-kind engineering sponsorship models Established an Employer of Record to bring international contractors on compliantly Led the board through the creation of a new mission, vision, and values to guide the organization into its next phase This work was not done alone. It was done alongside a small, dedicated team I am incredibly proud of. I will be honest with you. This was also one of the hardest years of my life, personally and professionally. There were moments that tested my leadership in ways I did not expect. And yet, I showed up every single day, because that is who I am and that is the standard I hold myself to. I have spoken to many of you about this privately, and I want to say here what I have said in those conversations…I am deeply grateful for your encouragement and your support. It meant more than you know. I am now ready for what's next. I am actively exploring opportunities, particularly in mission-driven organizations and corporations, accelerators, and tech-adjacent nonprofits or foundations. If you know of a role, a connection, or an opportunity worth exploring, please reach out or send it my way. Tag someone who should know me. And if we haven't connected yet, let's fix that! This next chapter will undoubtedly be one for the books! #OpenToWork #ExecutiveLeadership #OrganizationalStrategy #MissionDriven #NonprofitLeader #Stabilization #CAS5Ms
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisThe Edwards Lifesciences Foundation approach to impact is intentionally holistic, combining funding, in-kind medtech contributions, and strategic pro bono support in collaboration with Pyxera Global to deliver more sustainable, long-term impact for partner organizations. This layered approach reflects a shared commitment to innovation, not just in ideas, but in how support is structured to drive change. A holistic approach doesn’t just deliver support. It makes the impact last. #SkillsBasedVolunteering #EveryHeartbeatMatters #EdwardsLifesciencesFoundation #PurposefulPartnership #EdwardsGivesBack
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisAs my Pyxera Global colleagues, I truly believe in the power of probono. Beyond the impact on the communities we serve, it transforms us—how we see, connect, and contribute. I’m committed to helping expand this practice globally, inspiring more professionals and organizations to embrace it as a meaningful path toward a more peaceful, just, and regenerative future. Proud to join the Global Pro Bono Network as a board member for the next term #probono #CommunityEngagement #WhatIsSBV #PurposefulPartnership https://lnkd.in/dHVG277X ------------------------ 🎊 NEW BOARD MERMBERS 2026-2028 🎉 GPBN holds board election every two years, that opens up the opportunities for each Member organizations to take initiatives to further advance the Global Pro Bono movement. Congratulations to 5 newly elected board members!! 👏 Anyone is so welcome to post messages or cheers to the new boards. 💌 Also visit and share https://lnkd.in/gRVDnkYsNewly Elected Board Members 2026-2028 | Global Pro Bono NetworkNewly Elected Board Members 2026-2028 | Global Pro Bono Network
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisWhat does #SkillsBasedVolunteering have to do with saving lives? At the Edwards Lifesciences Every Heartbeat Matters Summit, we saw that connection up close. Through a one-day, skills-based volunteering workshop, 14 healthcare organizations partnered with 63 Edwards employees to tackle real operational and strategic challenges across systems and scale. In healthcare, capacity directly impacts patient outcomes. Stronger systems mean faster decisions. Clearer strategies mean greater reach. Skills-based volunteering doesn’t just support healthcare. It strengthens the systems that ensure everyone has access to essential care and the chance to thrive. #EveryHeartbeatMatters #EdwardsLifesciencesFoundation #PurposefulPartnership #EdwardsGivesBack
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisManos de Héroes impulsa la inclusión con prótesis 3D gratuitas en Uruguay https://lnkd.in/e3Ab2b48
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Charlotte Smith reacted on thisCharlotte Smith reacted on thisThrilled to start at Pitch Ireland as a Commerical Strategy Consultant! If you know me, you know I'm passionate about bringing people together through sport, and I'm looking forward to helping create a long-term sales strategy to grow Pitch's corporate & individual membership community. My golf swing could use a bit of work, but thankfully Pitch is also the best place to watch & experience your favorite sports in any of our 10 premium bays. Football fans don't forget the #WorldCup is right around the corner ⚽
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See projectCo-founded Transmigrant Flow an international curatorial platform for innovative arts and social events seeking to transgress boundaries and borders of language, culture and identity.
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Volution Advisors
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Excelllent piece by Jack McCarthy, Founder of Appletree early learning schools, on what we need now from philanthropy. The best approach is often scaling and implementing what we know works. That can be the best and highest use of philanthropic dollars - instead of searching for a better mousetrap (I.e., innovation)!
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Subhankar Chatterjee
CSA South Asia Pvt Ltd • 7K followers
"Scale down before you scale up" In today’s development ecosystem, scaling up has become the ultimate badge of success. Donors, INGOs, impact investors, and governments want multi-geography programmes, quick results, and visible impact. But an uncomfortable truth often gets ignored: 👉 Very little time, energy, or funding is invested in establishing a solid proof of concept. Scaling without a robust PoC is not ambition—it is risk disguised as confidence. A proof of concept is where ideas meet reality: • Does it actually work on the ground? • For whom does it work—and who does it exclude? • Under what conditions does it fail or succeed? Yet pilots today are expected to be “scale-ready” from day one, leaving little room for experimentation, learning, and adaptation. Scaling down is not thinking small. It is thinking deep. It allows us to test assumptions, listen to communities, understand institutional barriers, and identify what cannot be standardised. Here lies the paradox: Everyone wants to fund proven ideas, but very few want to fund the work required to prove them. Strong PoCs demand intensive investment—time, facilitation, learning cycles, and honest engagement with failure. Ignoring this only shifts the risk to the scale stage. Maybe it’s time we reframe success in development. Not by how fast or how wide we scale, but by how well we learn before scaling. The real question is not: “How fast can we scale?” It is: “What do we truly know works—and why?” #DevelopmentPractice #ProofOfConcept #ScalingImpact #AdaptiveManagement #SystemsThinking #SocialInnovation
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Dr. Sujay Joshi
Ekam Foundation Mumbai • 463 followers
Every April, the social sector faces the same reality: too much reporting pressure, too little time. NGO leaders and programme teams are expected to turn raw project data, case stories, and outcomes into polished CSR impact reports under tight donor deadlines. In some organisations, that means producing dozens of reports in just a few weeks. That is exactly why I started building AI workflows for the social sector. Recently, I created a custom Space to generate the first draft of CSR Annual Impact Reports using raw project data. Not the final report. Not a shortcut to authentic storytelling. But a strong first draft built from existing data, structure, and recurring reporting needs. And that changes everything. Because the hardest part of reporting is often not editing. It is starting. Customized GPTs, Gems, and Spaces can help teams generate strong first drafts for recurring tasks like annual reports, donor updates, and programme summaries, newsletters and social media posts. In the social sector, AI is not just a productivity tool. It is a capacity-building tool. #NonProfitLeadership #AIForGood #CSR #DevelopmentSector #ImpactReporting #NGOLeadership #SocialImpact #FutureOfWork
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Community Powered Responses
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The latest Power to Praxis newsletter is out. This piece reflects on what the current “reset” in the aid and community development sector feels like in practice. Not as a headline, but in the everyday realities of shorter contracts, tighter programs, and shifting expectations. It explores positionality as practice, how our location within systems shapes what we see, what we question, and how we advocate. It also draws on recent Power to Praxis workshops and practice circles, where practitioners are sitting with uncertainty, naming the limits of current systems, and continuing to find ways to practise with intention. If you are working in GEDSI, community development, or social impact spaces, and navigating similar tensions, this may resonate. https://lnkd.in/gvADpRHD
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LabStart
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The innovation gap isn't about technology - it's about speed. "Impatient capital" means recognizing that the greatest risk isn't investing too early - it's moving too slowly when solutions already exist. We couldn’t agree more with Christiana Figueres and Climate Lead - we need "impatient capital" to unlock the solutions sitting in America's research labs and universities. #ImpatientCapital #ClimateInnovation #TechTransfer #ClimatePhilanthropy #Philanthropy
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Andrej Balanč
Association for Affirmation… • 1K followers
Across global philanthropy, there’s a pattern that keeps resurfacing: funding designed for “local impact” rarely ends up with the people who actually live and work in those communities. OECD DAC data shows that 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝟬% of civil society support from major donors goes to organizations based in donor countries. Less than 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬% reaches local CSOs directly. That gap isn’t just a moral dilemma. It’s an efficiency leak. Anyone who spends time with youth-led or community-rooted groups knows the reality: when the resources are unstable, progress slows down, no matter how much energy or goodwill people bring. One climate philanthropy review found that 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟬.𝟳𝟲% of major climate funder support - despite being the ones who actually move public sentiment and mobilize action. In the Western Balkans, the dynamics are similar. Youth unemployment and inactivity remain among the highest in Europe, and many local organizations working with young people are still trapped in short funding cycles that don’t match the long timelines needed for real change. For family offices and foundations thinking about how to build deeper, more durable global impact, this isn’t a dead end - it’s an opening. Working with 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 reduces context risk, sharpens due diligence, and creates outcomes that don’t evaporate when a project ends. These organizations sit closest to young people, schools, municipalities and community groups. They translate donor intent into something that makes sense locally - whether it’s leadership programs, employability pathways, community engagement, or supporting newcomers. They’re the connective tissue that keeps initiatives alive long after a pilot report is filed. Working in this ecosystem in Serbia has made one thing very clear: 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 don’t just create “projects.” They create communities of young people who can actually sustain momentum and build something of their own. That’s the landscape we operate in - and the direction many thoughtful funders are beginning to move toward as they look for long-term, trusted partners. https://lnkd.in/dcMcrwt8 #LocallyLedDevelopment #YouthEmpowerment #WesternBalkans
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Karim Salhani, PhD
Faithful Grants Consulting • 4K followers
2026 will reward NGOs that evolve fast. All my recent conversations with grantmakers point towards 3 words: Innovation. Trust. Sustainability. If you want to secure high-level Grant Funding next year, build around these pillars. Here’s your roadmap to align with what top funders expect in 2026 👇 1️⃣ Lead With Innovation + Measurable Impact Fresh ideas win. But only when backed by real-world results and clear metrics. 📌 Show what's new and prove it works. 2️⃣ Build Collaborative Partnerships Funders love alliances. Gov agencies. NGOs. Local leaders. 📌 Highlight partnerships that scale impact and stretch resources. 3️⃣ Prioritize Transparency + Storytelling Data builds trust. Stories build emotion. 📌 Report clearly. Share human-impact wins. Create connection. 4️⃣ Create Sustainable Revenue Streams Monthly donors. Diversified income. Long-term funding plans. 📌 Show you're built to last, not just survive grant cycles. 5️⃣ Use Tech + AI Ethically AI for efficiency. Human approach for impact. 📌 Demonstrate ethical tech use + data integrity. 6️⃣ Embed DEI Thoughtfully Mission-aligned. Strategic. Respectful of context. 📌 Show genuine inclusion, not performative language. 7️⃣ Be Flexible + Build Funder Relationships Funding trends shift. Relationships don’t. 📌 Engage year-round. Adapt as priorities evolve. Funders have evolved. NGOs that do the same will win, sustainably and strategically. Which trend will your organization prioritize first? 👇 ♻️ If you found this helpful, please repost so others can benefit too 🔔 Follow me for more resources and grant writing advice #grantsconsultant #nonprofitfunding #grantwriting #donordevelopment #fundraisingstrategy #communityimpact
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StartingUpGood
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A new Devex piece from the Global Philanthropy Forum captures a tension many people feel about the gap between the sector’s language and its operating model. - Philanthropy talks more and more about trust, systems change, and shifting power. - But many funders still struggle to move from conversation to practice. Two practical examples stood out: - EdelGive Foundation brought together 37 funders to provide $12 million in unrestricted support to 100 grassroots organizations in India. More than half later raised significant additional funding. - The #HalfMyDAF campaign used $2 million in matching funds to help spur $24 million in giving from donor-advised funds. Will philanthropy move away from capital preservation and toward capital deployment? https://lnkd.in/ec-dv6pv #Philanthropy #ImpactInvesting #SocialImpact #DevelopmentFinance
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Niraj B.
Self-employed • 1K followers
A question that Jigisha’s post made me reflect on: Are our systems really helping us understand impact… or are they simply helping us report it better? In many organisations today, enormous effort goes into improving dashboards, indicators, and performance metrics. Reporting becomes sharper. Data becomes richer. But the deeper system driving outcomes often remains unchanged. Interestingly, a similar pattern appears in how many people evaluate their own lives and careers. We become very good at tracking visible indicators of success: Titles Milestones Productivity Achievements On paper, everything can look perfectly aligned. Yet internally, many people feel a quiet sense of misalignment they cannot easily explain. One idea explored in The Slack Doctrine is that meaningful insight rarely emerges in environments that are constantly optimising for output. It emerges when there is enough space to observe patterns beneath the surface. Tools like the Birkman Signature Report are interesting in this context because they point toward motivations, needs, and stress behaviours that often remain invisible in everyday performance metrics. In other words, they help us look below the dashboard of our lives. Just as organisations can become trapped in measuring impact, individuals can become trapped in externally defined measures of success. Real change often begins not with pushing harder, but with understanding the deeper patterns shaping our decisions. And that kind of understanding requires something many modern systems rarely allow: Slack. So I’m curious: Have you ever experienced a moment when everything looked successful from the outside — but internally you realised something needed to change? Those moments often become the start of a very different journey.
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Heidi Fisher MBE
Make an Impact CIC • 6K followers
Time for a re-introduction. I haven’t always got it right when it comes to impact measurement and evaluation. Short-term, compliance-led evaluation rarely supports learning or better decisions – particularly in health, social care and financial inclusion, where outcomes unfold over time and uncertainty is unavoidable. That’s why the work I now focus on is longer-term impact and learning partnerships. 👉 In practice, that means doubling down on: Designing evaluation so evidence captures what matters and informs decisions. Working alongside teams as programmes evolve. Supporting honest sense-making rather than tidy narratives. Helping organisations use evidence responsibly, without over-claiming. This approach isn’t always the quickest or the easiest. But it is the one that best supports credibility, learning, adaptation and long-term impact – while centring lived experience and addressing inequality. If you’re navigating these questions in your own work, and want to explore what a learning partnership might look like, I’m always open to conversations about what helps – and what doesn’t – when learning from complex change.
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Emma Insley
Insley Consulting Ltd. • 4K followers
“Evaluation should be a practice of learning and liberation – not control.” This quote from Kamna Muralidharan, at the CHEW Festival of Impact and Evaluation really struck a chord. I’ll link the full article in the comments, it’s well worth a read. At Insley Consulting, we’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to shift power in evaluation – not just in theory, but in how we actually work with charities. For us, that’s looked like moving away from one-off, chunky reports and towards more meaningful, real-time ways of learning: • Dashboards that help teams see and use their data as they go • Simple learning logs to reflect on what’s working (and what’s not) • Regular calls to make sense of findings and adapt in real time We’re finding this approach helps organisations feel more confident using their data – not just for funders, but for themselves. We have availability for new work from November onwards, and we know budgets can be tight until the new financial year - so we’re happy to talk about monthly or quarterly payment options to help with cash flow. If you’re rethinking how your charity measures and learns from its impact, I’d love to hear from you. #Evaluation #Impact #LearningCulture #CharityLeadership #MonitoringAndEvaluation #CHEW
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Empact
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Empact is proud be part of AVPN’s efforts to practice Trust Based Philanthropy (TBP), providing capacity building support for grantees like Azad Foundation India & Enrich HK over multiple years. Our capacity building support for AVPN grantees included: • Needs assessment to assist individual grantees in identifying specific organisational challenges such that they are able to receive more tailored support • Masterclasses to level up knowledge of grantees for areas of common needs • Peer learning sessions to leverage on the relative strengths of grantees - enabling them to learn from others’ experiences whilst cultivating a supportive community • One-to-one clinics to provide personalised guidance to each grantee by delving deeper into each grantee’s unique challenges We believe that the Trust Based Philanthropy (TBP) model practiced by AVPN could truly enable sustainable impact as it endeavours to elevate the capacity of grantees such that they are able to deliver meaningful impact whilst operating in a more effective and efficient manner. #trustbasedphilanthropy #capacitybuilding #peerlearning #masterclasses #onetooneclinics
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AtlaceImpact
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Strengthening Fund Development Strategy: Why It Matters for Nonprofit Sustainability Strong nonprofit organizations do not grow by accident. They grow when fundraising strategy, financial design, and stakeholder alignment are treated as a single system rather than separate activities. AtlaceImpact is reflecting on what strengthens national and federated organizations as they scale impact across regions, partners, and communities. Several key areas consistently determine whether organizations move from fragmented fundraising to long-term sustainability: • Fundraising strategy that is intentionally diversified, not dependent on one revenue stream • Financial and funding model analysis that clearly connects mission delivery to sustainable revenue structures • National systems thinking that ensures alignment between headquarters, regional entities, and program delivery • Stakeholder engagement across federated networks that builds trust, shared priorities, and coordinated action • Donor ecosystem development that integrates major gifts, corporate partnerships, and philanthropic investment into one coherent approach • Internal capacity alignment so strategy is matched with staffing, tools, and governance clarity In federated organizations, especially, misalignment between national and regional fundraising efforts can limit growth more than a lack of opportunity. When funding models are unclear or disconnected, even strong programs struggle to scale sustainably. AtlaceImpact continues to help organizations strengthen these foundations so fundraising isn't reactive, but strategically designed to support long-term mission impact and organizational resilience. #NonprofitLeadership #FundDevelopment #FundraisingStrategy #Philanthropy #FinancialSustainability #FundingModel #FederatedOrganizations #StrategicPlanning #NonprofitGrowth #CapacityBuilding #SocialImpact #AtlaceImpact
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Pankaj Ballabh
Self-employed • 10K followers
Impact: a true story A couple of years ago I was having a conversation with this person who is widely regarded as a 'guru' in Impact space. The kind of person who puts ‘strategic philanthropy’ and ‘impact investing’ in their own bio (or was it impact philanthropy and strategic investment - i can never remember). They were extremely passionate about an impact project conceptualised and funded by them- the impact story was so powerful that I remember actually apologising to the person for not being familiar with their project. A couple of months later I had an opportunity to do a deep dive into the project. I saw that ~90% of planned beneficiaries had NOT even been enrolled- and some of the enrolled were complete misfits (very strong vibes of Sarpanch ki Bahu being added in a free sewing machine distribution list). None of the planned activities had been done - Zero- Zilch! Infact many were not even possible as the minimum required number for the activity was not available. And this apparently was not new or unique to this cohort. The past cohort had even mutinied against the executing team. But what was at 💯 % was the impact story. Full credit to the story telling ability of the team and leadership. And the billing to the donor- also at 💯 %. Literally a Hava Mahal- and like its namesake, a beautiful facade with very little behind it. (And also literally, a lot of hava!) And in multiple other assessments I have looked at, the devil has always been at activity execution level. ALWAYS. And I have seen instances where strong execution has papered over the cracks in TOC and failed assumptions. But I have never seen a model where a perfect TOC has covered up for crappy execution. And that brings me to my belief- you can bullshit impact stories, but you can't bullshit activities - real onground actions. And if there is no activity on the ground, there can never be an impact. And the beauty is - activities can be observed in real time. One doesn't have to wait for time to pass to observe ‘impact’. Corrections can also happen in real time. So can fraud detection. Activity execution is tough. But to paraphrase Rajiv Bajaj, activities eat impact for breakfast.
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Exponent Philanthropy
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What’s New in the 2026 Foundation Operations & Management Report (FOMR)? New benchmarking data shows how foundations with few or no staff are evolving: 📊 39% say Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy (CLIP) is largely or completely aligned with their approach 📊 71% of family foundations formally engage next-generation members 📊 55% receive applications through an online grants portal (24% via email; 18% paper; 14% no written application) 📊 80% award grants locally, with an average of 74% of grant dollars staying in their communities 📊 Mission-investing foundations reported average returns of 10%, compared to 11% among those not mission investing The 2026 FOMR offers a clear snapshot of trends shaping leadership, governance, grantmaking, and investments among lean funders. ➡️ Read the full blog post & get your copy >>https://lnkd.in/eibe7WHs #Philanthropy #LeanFunders #FoundationLeadership #BenchmarkingData
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Social Lens
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What do 118+ nonprofits—from lean grassroots teams to large institutions—need to build capacity that lasts? Through our Making Capacity Building Count study, we engaged with organisations across geographies, budgets, and stages of growth. Their insights revealed what traditional models often miss: support must be grounded, flexible, and shaped by context. These learnings are one of several inputs informing our co-created approach to capacity building—offering starting points for more thoughtful, relevant design. 📖 Read the full reflection → https://lnkd.in/gEq3zp2C #CapacityBuilding #OrganisationalDevelopment #SocialImpact #InstitutionalStrength #NonprofitStrategy #CBOD
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