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Change is happening every day, all around us. Every small step, action or idea takes us one step further to a more equitable, sustainable and purpose-driven world. The global movement of social entrepreneurship and innovation never stands still. Browse our latest news, heartening stories and key learnings. To reach for change.
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Launching Buy Social Europe B2B
A new transnational initiative - Buy Social Europe B2B - is bringing the social procurement movement in Europe to a next level, further unlocking the $500 billion market opportunity for social enterprises. It gathers a consortium of 23 partners, who will cooperate to accelerate trade partnerships between mainstream and social enterprises in 17 countries in Europe.
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Summer 2022 at a glance
Capture the magic of the hottest summer updates before we all get lost in the autumn weekdays. Check this article for more information.
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Spring 2022 at a glance
Explore the highlights from spring to get inspired by our social entrepreneurs across different markets. Good vibes only!
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Change Leader Visit Day
The 17th of June was no ordinary day for us at Reach for Change. It was a Change Leader Visit Day - a time for everyone in the organization to go and visit a social entrepreneur from our portfolio. A moment to pause in order to reconnect with our mission, and understand better the successes and challenges of our Change Leaders.
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January 2022 at a glance
Explore the highlights from January to get inspired by our social entrepreneurs across different markets.
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2021 in a nutshell
All the greatest moments of 2021 in one place to inspire and motivate for new victories.
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An Anthology on empowering female entrepreneurs
In 2021, together with Global Utmaning we launched the Women Leaders Anthology - a collection of voices, data and insights on empowering female entrepreneurs and their importance in the transition towards sustainable societies. The authors of the anthology are social entrepreneurs, investors, civil society representatives and researchers.
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How does the Nordic Changemaker Landscape look like?
On November 30th Reach for Change and Ashoka Nordics launched the insights and data from the Nordic Changemaker Map - a health check on the ecosystem for changemaking and social entrepreneurship in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
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Great news from September and October
Check out the highlights of the fall and get inspired by all the achievements across the globe.
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Advisory Board 2021
We at Reach for Change are happy to announce our new Advisory Board 2021, that will support the mission and Impact goals of the organisation with the expertise of its members.
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The world through our children's eyes
According to a recent UNICEF report, an astonishing 1 billion children, nearly half of the world’s children, live in extremely high risk countries. That means that they will be severely affected by climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses. In their lifetimes , they will experience damage from heat waves, cyclones, flooding, water scarcity and pollution.
Sofia Breitholtz
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The secrets behind being a successful social entrepreneur
What is the common denominator between them all? What are the success factors and common mistakes? And what would he advise all who have taken upon the path of social entrepreneurship? This blogpost gives answers to all those important questions.
Richard Gorvett
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Great news from July and August
Explore the highlights from the summer 2021 to get inspired by our social entrepreneurs across different markets. Check this article for more information.
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Great news from May and June
Capture the most exciting news of the last month of spring and the first month of summer. Check this article for more information.
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How tech can truly be a game changer for acceleration of social impact
It’s 2021 and technology is present in every part of our daily lives. We know the power of technology, but it can also be leveraged as a tool to enable change. There are so many opportunities to use tech to create a more equal and sustainable world. But in order for that to happen we need to ask ourselves - how do we use this power of technology?
Sofia Breitholtz
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5 ways to promote more equal and inclusive investments
Numbers don’t lie. 3% of global venture capital funding goes to women. In Sweden, that number dwindles to just over 1%. And this funding goes almost exclusively to white women. How can we proudly position ourselves as frontrunners of innovation and entrepreneurship, while we still shut out women from accessing the capital they need to build and scale?
Sofia Breitholtz