A new multi-year partnership between NESsT and Erol Foundation will improve forest conservation by catalyzing local sustainable enterprises in areas of high biodiversity. The NESsT Amazonia incubator will support 15 conservation enterprises that improve forest conservation in the Amazon basin and provide sustainable livelihoods to local communities.
NESsT closes another social enterprise investment in a company helping indigenous communities thrive in the Peruvian rainforest.
NESsT and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Launch Search to Scale the Impact of 10 Social Enterprises in Poland and Romania
Five Steps to Transition from NGO towards Impact Investor
The Business Case for Gender Lens Investing: Calibrating Investor and Entrepreneur Expectations
Should the impact investing sector pioneer these practices into mainstream investing? Well, gender inclusion means different things to different people. It's important to define what we mean when using the terms "gender lens, gender equity, and gender inclusion" to make sure that everyone is aligned so that we move far in a few areas as opposed to moving slightly across many.
NESsT at the EVPA 2019 Annual Conference
NESsT and BNY Mellon Host the Wrocław Social Impact Challenge
NESsT at the 2019 GIIN Investor Forum
A central theme dominated the conference: impact management. While the topic is certainly not new, the urgency is. In part this urgency is driven by the increasing visibility the sector is attracting. New impact funds from leading private equity firms and glitzy events in the world’s trendiest capitals provide fodder to the press and public opinion to look from the outside-in for reasons to find flaws in the sector.
Why Do Social Enterprises Fail?
Karolina Gadalska Reflects on Upskilling Polish Orphans for IT Jobs
Through trainings, events, and early-career programs, Możesz ITy equips youth and their allies with the tools, connections, and support they need to achieve diversity in the tech industry. Karolina Gadalska is the Manager of the Foundation and works closest with the students of the program. She supports them with accessing training from corporate partners, finding employment, and anything else that comes up as part of the students’ transition to a career such as relocations.