News, ideas, research in social entrepreneurship and philanthropy, from the Marshall Institute
📢 News
This month, Impact and Insight focuses on how private action is working for public benefit during the covid-19 pandemic. It is a broad remit: we include philanthropy, social business, social enterprise and the voluntary sector.
The voluntary sector has been badly hit by the crisis, but exactly how much is it worth to the economy and to society? Is the UK government's bail out enough? Jonathan Roberts, the Marshall Institute's Director of Teaching, argues that government support should acknowledge the sector's wide societal contributions, and should not focus on charities alone. Plus, how philanthropy is responding to covid-19 globally: while individual donors, including Jack Dorsey, Bill Gates and Madonna, have pledged to help tackle the pandemic, there are calls for more to be done.
Covid-19 and the Voluntary Sector Dr Jonathan Roberts examines the role and value of the UK voluntary sector and explores ways in which the government could help | LSE (3 min)
Covid Impact Survey Results Charities reported that they expect a 42% increase in demand for their services but a 48% decline in voluntary income, according to new research by the Institute of Fundraising | (2 min + full briefing)
Reimagine
Covid-19 - the long view with Harvard Professor, Dr Paul Farmer and Peter Drobac, director of Oxford University's Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship | (36 min)
Business and Covid-19
Open access webinar with McKinsey, UNDP and the Connecting Business Initiative. Business Fights Poverty| (60 min)
The Next Outbreak: We're Not Ready
In 2015, after the Ebola outbreak in Africa, Bill Gates urged the global community to prepare for a possible future pandemic. TED Talks | (8 min)
We are also....
📚 Reading, 📺 Watching & 🔊 Listening to:
The Future of Farming
Rewilding dictates that we use the land not only to feed ourselves in a more environmentally sustainable way, but also to capture greenhouse gases, save endangered species and offer an occasional break from traffic and hand-sanitisers | Guardian (Long read 15 min)
What Donors Want Major gifts fundraising - from the donor’s perspective| Impact Growth (IG) Advisors (Podcast 40 min)
2020 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
This year's Skoll Awards were held online. Watch short films about the work of the five winning organisations (Livestream video 60 min)
Impact: LSE Team at MIINT 2020
We are proud to announce the LSE's MIINT team - mentored by the Marshall Institute - achieved an honourable mention in this year's competition, for their due diligence. Team members were Santiago Salazar, Konstantin Sietzy, Marian Woodward, Anya Nelson and Corinna Rafferty(Image: 2019/20 LSE MIINT team members with Stephan Chambers, Director, Marshall Institute).
🔎 New Research
State of Social Entrepreneurship
Echoing Green received 2634 applications from 161 countries for its 2020 Fellowship, an increase of 6.4% over 2019. Based on application data, this report reveals four key trends in social entrepreneurship | (March 2020)
On the Economics of Social Innovation
Social innovation is recognised as a crucial driver in social change, yet the concept of social innovation remains vague. This paper builds a conceptual framework from an economic perspective | Innovation: Organisation & Management (March 2020)
14 April: How to Adapt and Survive in a Time of Crisis
Psychotherapist Julia Samuel on finding unknown strengths in times of difficulty and change. Free livestream | How to Academy
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