A social enterprise is a business that, rather than just focused on making money, tries to address a social problem.
It has a double bottom line — to be financially sustainable and to have a measurable impact on a societal issues such as poverty, health and the environment.
In this podcast, Rupert Scofield explores the challenges of starting, building and running a social enterprise. Guests include other social entrepreneurs and impact investors who share their insights and experience.
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Recent Podcasts
Episode 18: The Role of Social Investment (47:31)
Katy Pillai, Investment Director for Big Issue Invest and Christine Chang, Senior Investment Director of Big Society Capital join Rupert to discuss the importance of social investment. This episode: Where is social investment going and can it dominate the investment space? Will the entrance of Millennials to financial markets change what people invest in? How can social investors attract new investment in a competitive market?
Episode 17: Funding the Charitable Sector (53:18)
Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of Big Lottery Fund and Anthea Case, Principle Advisor of Arcadia Fund, join Rupert Scofield to discuss grant making in the charitable sector. This episode: What can charities do to give themselves the best possible chance of funding? How can funding grants be utilised to their fullest potential? What role should the government play in supporting the charitable sector?
Episode 16: In the Business of Change (34:51)
Natalie Campbell, Founder of A Very Good Company and Ketan Makwana, CEO & Chief Disrupter of the Enterprise Lab, join Rupert Scofield to discuss how social enterprise can enact change within society. This episode: How can businesses positively impact the individuals they serve? Is scalability in social enterprise more difficult than in regular business? Do tensions between productivity and creativity still exist in the corporate world?
About Rupert
Rupert Scofield is a social entrepreneur and an agricultural economist with over 40 years of experience in developing countries.
He is President, CEO and Co-founder of FINCA International, the founder and majority owner of 20 community-based microfinance institutions and banks across Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, the Middle East and South Asia. Rupert now leads FINCA International on the next leg of its journey: supporting the rise of social enterprises delivering basic service and financial innovation.
An expert on microfinance, social enterprise and impact investing, Rupert is an author, podcast presenter and frequent speaker, offering insights and guidance on market-based solutions to global poverty.
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Lending Out Light in Africa
BrightLife's new "Lamp Library" project was successfully implemented at select schools in Uganda to provide students with accessible solar lamps.
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I can hear the sputter of diesel generators as more affordable, cleaner, quieter and scalable energy alternatives emerge. Time to amp up investments in #solar. @IFC_org @humboldtstate #EnergyPoverty #EnergyAccess
The Dirty Footprint of the Broken Grid
To better understand the impacts of generators on health, economies, and the climate, IFC has partnered with the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humb...
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One of the most important things @FINCA does to support farmers is give them loans to improve production and food security. Here are 3 other ways we are helping farmers and consumers in #Africa strike against hunger. #socent #ZeroHunger #WFD #WorldFoodDay
Three New Ways FINCA Is Fighting Hunger in Africa
For World Food Day, here are three new things that FINCA is doing to fight hunger in Africa and the rest of the world.
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