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Why invest time and money in Danish welfare?
When there is a quantitative economist as Head of Strategy in any company, it’s arguably a good sign for investors; when that company deals directly in social impact, they can be sure that not only is their money in safe hands, it’s also doing good.
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Why Act Together to Better Find Lost Animals?
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Why Measure Social Value Better?
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Why Do Companies Have a Role to Play Against Exclusion?
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Why Measuring Social Impact is More Urgent Than Ever?
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Why a Helping Hand Can Change Life Trajectories?
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Why Fashion Can Become a Tool for Self-Confidence?
Anaïs Indzembis is the founder of L’Audacieux / L’Audacieuse Paris, a street chic and ethical clothing brand that carries a message about self-confidence.
Urban Housing: How to Recreate Social Connections Through Shared Living?
Victor Augais is the founder of La Casa, a shared living model present in several French cities, aimed at rethinking housing to recreate social connections.
Why Mutual Support Can Change Life Paths
Christelle Katanga created Les Speakeuses, an association that brings women together around sharing experiences, professional and personal support, both in France and internationally.
Why Do We Need a Bridge Between Society and Private Sector?
As Head of Public Affairs & Social Responsibility at Generali Deutschland, Patrick Hoffmann is responsible for political and social engagement and serves as the interface between society and the private sector.
Why is intergenerational cohabitation appealing?
Coline Guénel is the co-founder of Colette, a startup that helps young people find housing more easily in big cities and combats senior isolation through intergenerational cohabitation.
Why Put Your Skills to Work for a Fairer Society?
Élise Thibault-Gondré is the co-founder and CEO of Day One, a social and solidarity economy company that enables employees to engage with associations through volunteering, skills sponsorship, donations, or solidarity collections.
Why Cooking Helps Us Connect with Others
Julia Colin is the Director of Development and Social Catering at Refugee Food, an organization that has been working for nearly ten years to promote the professional integration of refugees and change perceptions about exile.
Why Corporate Volunteering Needs to Stop Being Managed in Excel?
Manuel Alonso is the co-founder of Maat Impact, a startup that helps companies find, manage, measure, and report their corporate volunteering actions in collaboration with NGOs through a digital platform.
Why Writing to Loved Ones Helps Break Isolation
Armel de Lesquen is the co-founder of Famileo, a family app that transforms digital messages into a paper newsletter for grandparents.
Why Better Support the Actors of the Public Interest?
Cendrine Nazos is the Deputy General Director of Philantro-Lab, a coworking space, event venue, and support center aimed at professionalizing actors in the public interest, including associations, foundations, and endowment funds.
Why a water bottle can become access to drinking water?
Pablo Urbano is the co-founder of Auara, a social enterprise based in Madrid that dedicates 100% of its profits to clean water access projects.
Why Measuring Impact Enables Social Innovation?
Tony Bernard is the CEO of IMPACT TANK, a think tank dedicated to the issue of impact measurement created by GROUPE SOS and four universities: Sciences Po, Sorbonne, Paris-Dauphine, and Cnam.
Why Rebuilding Connections Allows Us to Regain the Ability to Act
Marie-Flore Leclercq is the CEO of Entourage, an association aimed at enabling everyone to connect with isolated individuals in precarious situations.
Why invest time and money in Danish welfare?
When there is a quantitative economist as Head of Strategy in any company, it’s arguably a good sign for investors; when that company deals directly in social impact, they can be sure that not only is their money in safe hands, it’s also doing good.
Why should public welfare be supplied by a private company?
Carelink Group is optimising outcomes for vulnerable people in Denmark, and they’re doing it in a sort of partnership with the Danish welfare state.
Why Make Your Company a Shelter?
Kinda Garman is the General Director of Les Bureaux du Cœur, an association that allows people in precarious situations to be housed in a company's office at night and on weekends.
Why Investing in Others is the Key to Living Together?
Simon Houriez is the director of the association Signes de Sens, which reflects on inclusion and diversity through the topic of disability.
Why do public service providers take advice from a charity?
There is growing need for support for people across society, and the UK landscape of service provision is a complex one. Charity Catch22 addresses that complexity in many ways, most of them thoroughly hands-on, assisting and accompanying people, often one-to-one.
Why Skills Sponsorship is Beneficial for Companies?
Jean-Michel Pasquier is the founder and CEO of KOEO, which implements skills sponsorship programs in organizations and local associations.
Why Bringing Joy Can Also Mean Solidarity?
Héloïse Lassoudière is the Operations Manager at Hool, focused on the gift voucher and cultural voucher market.
Why Face-to-Face Engagement is the Best Way to Raise Awareness?
Jonathan Jeremiasz has been a committed entrepreneur in the social and solidarity economy for over 20 years, particularly in the field of face-to-face citizen mobilization, which involves supporting citizens in taking concrete action for a cause of public interest.
Why Does a Meal Have the Power to Bring Us Together?
Annick Boisset is the founder of YumTravel, a platform that connects curious food travelers with locals willing to open their tables voluntarily, simply for the joy of meeting and sharing.
Why take shareholders out of the social housing equation?
At the heart of Cornerstone Place lies a simple conviction: a dignified home can change the course of a life. Through ethical and sustainable solutions, the organisation creates spaces that offer vulnerable people stability, security, and the foundation to rebuild their future.
Why a social protection factor can save lives in Africa?
Mafalda Soto is the co-founder of Beyond Suncare, an organization that works with governments and local associations in Africa to strengthen care systems for people with albinism and improve the lives of this particularly vulnerable group.
Why independence can (and should) rhyme with social protection?
Mimoun el Alami is the president and founder of Stairling, a cooperative for VTC drivers.
Why Focus on Combating Domestic Violence in Rural Areas?
Janique Lauret is co-director of the association Paroles de Femmes 81 in Tarn, which supports women victims of violence.