Posts by Mark Horoszowski

This is a question we get a lot, and if you scour the internet, you’ll see a big and very opinionated debate on this very topic, often based on limited anecdotes and not backed by date. Over the last 10 years, having supported over 1,000

Mohammed Hassan Mohamud is a motivating and brilliant millennial who happens to be living life as a refugee, and he’s been living that life for 20 years. He was also one of the 6 co-chairs of the 2019 World Economic Forum hosted in Davos last

Every month, we share leading social impact insights, trends, events, and organizations to help you be more effective at creating change. It’s a small part of what we do to build world-positive leaders while supporting social impact projects around the world. Scroll down for our favorites from January of

I recently bumped into an alum of one of our career acceleration programs. He was deciding between three exciting job opportunities in front of him, and was struggling to decide which one he should take: Should he stay in his current role, go work on

Thinking about changing your career in 2019? These 6 must-read books will help you better understand yourself, your career transition, and what steps you should take next to land your dream job. Barking up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker This might sound like a

At the annual Social Capital Markets Annual Conference #SOCAP18 I had the privilege of leading a speaking panel titled Building the Team Behind the Entrepreneur. Presenting with me were the impressive Kate Cochran (Upaya Social Ventures), Krishna Murthy (Sattva Consulting) and Maria Dayton (Singularity University). Together,

Navigating a career transition is no easy task… and finding new opportunities is certainly one of the biggest challenges in that journey. In the MovingWorlds Institute, we get to support purpose-minded professionals who are actively positioning their careers to make a long-term impact, and we

Getting your company to become more environmentally and socially responsible isn’t easy, but the research is rather conclusive that firms which engage in corporate social responsibility programs are more profitable. CSR activities and feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) regressions to identify the correlations between the level

There is a lot of research on the benefits of corporate social responsibility and integrating social impact into businesses. In our findings, we see that these reports combine to show there are 7 research-backed reasons as to why businesses should be socially responsible. This below

Jaime Garcia has always loved helping businesses grow through innovative tactics and putting the community’s needs at the forefront. As an experienced Product Designer based across Tokyo, Bogota, and New York as a Partner of Meanwhile, a design and strategy consultancy. His research focuses on the

In 2016, we wrote a popular post about social intrapreneurship. which has inspiring and practical information about how you can launch and scale ideas from your current company, no matter your role. Here it is again, updated for 2018, with a few more sections to

This isn’t just for millennials anymore. If our Corporate Impact Team and award-winning Microsoft MySkills4Afrika demonstrates one thing, it’s that workers, of all ages, are looking to mobilize the human capital within their company to make the world better. This is exactly while the MovingWorlds

Tobby Vision Computers (TVC) is a vocational institute that inspires and equips young people with the know-how and tools be successful in entrepreneurship, agriculture, computers, and information and communication technology (ICT). TVC recently hosted an Experteer to help create an entrepreneurship training program called Action

MovingWorlds is a social enterprise that helps working professionals find skills-based volunteering project that will make a lasting impact. Along the way, we make sure to take care of our “Experteers” so that you get to learn and grow in the act of giving. It’s

Facing the familiar faces of co-workers in a corporate boardroom in Seattle, Ashkaan had a moment’s flashback to the busy outdoor classrooms in Costa Rica he’d just left. After six months supporting a rural school in Costa Rica to improve its educational outcomes, as well

On April 26, 2018, MovingWorlds hosted a webinar with leaders from some of the world’s most recognized social enterprise accelerators and impact investors. You can watch the recording of the video below. Before jumping into the highlights, we’d like to give a special shout-out to

Today, we are thrilled to announce 8 big enhancements to the MovingWorlds platform that will help you create change, and be changed in the process. You can scroll down directly to these 8 updates, or first read about what led to this moment… — When you

2018 is well underway, and in many ways, it has a very similar feel to 2017. Certainly, there is hope. Indeed, data shows that there is progress. But there are still many challenges and no shortage of strife and growing inequalities. If the world is

Happy 2018 – Let’s make it impactful! Our Impact Teams in 2017 were more impactful, engaging, and inspiring than we could have hoped. Inspiring professionals joined this cohort-based program to learn more about social entrepreneurship, gain valuable field experience, and grow as more confident and globally-minded

I just had the pleasure of speaking at the 2017 Net Impact #NI17 conference in Atlanta. Thousands of students and working professionals joined us here to learn about how to find fulfilling careers that make the world better. To say it’s an inspiration is an

Go to college, get a real job, save for retirement. Like so many of you, I got very sound advice life from my parents when it came to living a secure life. When it came to travel, not so much… Go where it’s safe, don’t

#1: Akash Bhavsar, Co-founder & Director of WaterQuest Hydroresources Management As you grow, it’s critical to keep evaluating, representing, and scaling the impact of our solution WaterQuest Hydroresources Management is a social enterprise working on Water Security, Safe drinking water, environment across North America, South

We are excited to share that the MovingWorlds Institute is once again open for applications. This Global Fellowship program empowers you to make a positive impact with your career — whether you’re staying in your job or looking for a new one. So what is the

You know that feeling you get at work… the gnawing question about whether the work you do is making a difference? Is it contributing to the greater good? Does it fulfill you? You’re not alone, and our new Impact Teams are going to help you, and

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Booking.com that will be taking MovingWorlds to new heights. Along with 9 other inspiring social change travel companies, we’ll be working with Booking.com to make the travel industry — one of the world’s largest industries valued at $8

This month, we had the opportunity to hear from Brian Finnerty, a participant in our empowering people. Network epExpert program — an exciting initiative in partnership with Siemens Stiftung that covers the cost of our Experteering professionals with very specific skill sets supporting EPN’s grantees

We updated this post — Find the new and improved article with the best 29 places to find social impact jobs. Finding a job that fulfills you is challenging and very time-consuming, but we can’t emphasize enough the importance of taking a pragmatic approach to finding your

There are countless benefits to taking a sabbatical, and an increasing body of evidence suggests that people should take them, and employers should encourage them. But knowing you should take one, and actually taking the steps to make it happen, are two very different things.

This month, we’re thrilled to highlight the Experteering story of the married couple that is the power duo behind the Travel Life Experiences “life redesign through travel” site. Last month, Dorene and Troy went Experteering with Peepal Farm in northern India and their video of the

Paulo Coelho‘s books, lyrics, and quotes have inspired and motivated people around the world. Here are 19 of his top quotes that will help you reach your goals in 2017