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A Unified Name for a Growing Global Movement: The MovingWorlds Platform

All around the world, people are stepping up. Social entrepreneurs are building new models. Professionals are contributing their skills for the greater good. Companies are aligning business with purpose. More and more people feel the urgency to make a difference — but don’t always know

Strategy Isn’t a Plan—It’s a Choice: Lessons from Seth Godin on Scaling Social Innovation

In a live masterclass hosted by MovingWorlds, marketing legend and systems thinker Seth Godin joined us to coach two social entrepreneurs from our global network: Anish Malpani of Without by Ashaya, and Sasibai Kimis Steenland of Earth Heir. They bravely brought their biggest strategic challenges

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How EldoHub Strengthened Its Systems—and Its Future—Through Global Collaboration

At EldoHub, a Kenya-based innovation hub focused on empowering youth and women through technology, the challenge of scaling impact was clear:  “We had the passion, the programs, and the community,” explains Margaret Yebei, EldoHub’s Head of Partnerships and Program Operations. “But we needed support to

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How This Software Architect’s Skills Helped a Startup Scale Smarter—And Transformed His Own Perspective

When Rohit, a Senior Software Architect at SAP, first heard about the opportunity to volunteer his skills through his company, he wasn’t sure it was for him. “Being a software developer, I was never so keen to clean lakes, streets, or teach in schools as

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Designing for Real Humans: How Behavioral Science Helps Scale Social Innovation

Social innovations often fail not because the ideas are bad—but because they ask too much of real people. If we want to close the gap between good intentions and action, we have to design our programs with human behavior in mind. Which, according to Dan

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From Do-Gooders to Ladder-Climbers: 5 Personas That Make or Break Corporate Volunteering Programs

Corporate volunteering isn’t broken—but the way we design for it often is. If you’ve ever launched a skills-based volunteering program and wondered why engagement plateaued after the first email blast, here’s a not-so-shocking truth: your employees aren’t all the same. Your employees have different motivations,

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9 Corporate Social Impact Initiatives Thriving in 2025 (And What They Reveal About the Future of CSR)

In a time when many corporate social responsibility programs are stalled, underfunded, or performative, a select few are thriving—and reshaping what’s possible. Earlier this year, we published a post about the 8 most common traps corporate social impact leaders fall into. At the top of

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The 8 Most Common Mistakes Corporate Social Impact Leaders Make (and how to avoid them)

How to stop checking boxes and start building the programs your company—and the world—really needs.

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11 Mental Models and Frameworks That Corporate Social Impact Leaders Use to Create Lasting Impact

Despite their best intentions, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs start with good intentions — but far too many disappear within a few years. According to Harvard Business School: 📉 77% of CSR programs are not aligned with business goals ❌ Over 60% fail to achieve

Podcasts, Influencers, and News You Should Follow if Your Are Working to Create Purposeful and Impact-Driven Organizations

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