Alexandra Ioan is a young professional and researcher focusing on the development of effective civil society organizations and governance processes. She leads the Learning and Action Center at Ashoka Europe and is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hertie School in Berlin. Alexandra focuses on translating research findings into concrete policy and organizational action with the purpose of effectively addressing social issues. She holds a PhD in Governance from the Hertie School and has conducted research at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-ioan/ Twitter: @alexandraioan
social innovation, social entrepreneurship, social impact investing, strategic philanthropy
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Passionate about social entrepreneurship, corporate and social innovation, strategic philanthropy, management advice, social ethics.
Passion for networking and cross-sectoral cooperation, 'catalytic initiatives', adaptive organisations and the creation of positive social impact.
Martina von Richter
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Rethink Ireland - Social Innovation Fund
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Impact Director
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Mario Vottero
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Rethink Ireland
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Operations Manager
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Venture philanthropy, social impact, system-change, social innovation ecosystems, Collaboration & Learning
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Matthias Scheffelmeier
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Ashoka
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Partner Ashoka Germany And Europe
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Matthias Scheffelmeier is a partner at Ashoka Germany and a member of Ashoka Europe's regional leadership team, a founding board member at the Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND) and founder of the "ChangemakerXchange" community. Building on 15 years of experience in all things social innovation he's also a well versed trainer, facilitator and speaker on social entrepreneurship, corporate social innovation, systems change, new work and distributed leadership.
An entrepreneur himself at heart, he founded the "ChangemakerXchange", a global collaborative community for outstanding young social innovators. It now connects over 600 startup social entrepreneurs (and growing) across 75 countries globally for the exchange of ideas, peer-to-peer learning and kickstarting collaborations.
Matthias also is a member of the global board at MasterPeace, an award-winning global grassroots non-profit and non-governmental peace movement. He's on the jury of the Google.org Impact Challenge in Germany, a member
Krystian Fikert
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MyMind
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CEO
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Mental health, Technology, Social Enterprise
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Social Entrepreneur and tech developer in mental health, complex system solutions and administration.
Arnau Picón Martínez
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Research Analyst
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Filippo Avigo
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Social Impact Banking International Coordinator
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Markus Freiburg
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Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship - FASE
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Founder & CEO
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Giuseppe Dell'Erba
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FONDAZIONE COTTINO
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Managing Director
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Gert van Veldhuisen
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BiD Network
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managing partner
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impact investing in East Africa
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Private impact investor since 2007. Currently managing partner at BiD Network, where we support East African entrepreneurs with social impact to attract growth finance. Since 2007, we have facilitated over 220 impact investments for emerging market entrepreneurs.
Anemari Necsulescu
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Romanian American Foundation
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Senior Program Officer
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Maria Jose Cespedes
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Latimpacto
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Director, Mexico and Central America
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Juliette Caulkins
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Enviu
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Executive Board Member
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Liz Hayes
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Connect Fund Manager
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Daniel Rodrigues
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Ageas
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Intern of Strategy, Innovation & Sustainability Department
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Carla Contreiras
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Santa Casa Misericórdia de Lisboa
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Social Worker - Enterpeneurship and Social Economy Department
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Social Innovation; Social Development; Social Care Services
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Mariana Gomes
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Fundação Ageas - Agir com Coração
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Tecnico Responsabilidade Social
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Chiara Ventura
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CRT Foundation
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Jonny Page
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Big Issue Invest
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Investment Manager
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Filip Wadowski
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Fundacja NESsT Poland
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Portfolio Director
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Daniel Uribe
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Fundación Corona
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Executive Director
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SDG, Outcomes based Projects, Inclusive employment, Civic engagement
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Andrew Milner
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Alliance Magazine
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Author
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storytelling, those doing dead0-end jobs
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Rebecca Berlinger
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COO
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Raquel Campos Franco
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Professor
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Wouter Vandersypen
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Kampani
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Executive Director
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connect with similar social impact investment funds
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Prior to becoming Kampani’s Executive Director, Wouter was a consultant for PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers). He also worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee and the World Bank.
Wouter is on the Board of Fairtrade Belgium, Trias, and a traditional private equity investment fund, called Invale NV.
He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations & Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a degree in Political Sciences from the University of Leuven, having studied in Leuven, Tübingen and Fribourg.
Rosa Madera
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Empatthy
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Philantropy advisor/ social enterpreneur
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famliy foundations, corporate social investment, gender lens investments, DEI,
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Cira Coelho
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SCML
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Psychologist
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Child protection, social action, social entrepreneurship
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Hélène Fendt
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FEDORA
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Development and events coordinator
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Rareș Pamfil
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Impact Agora
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co-founder
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impact investing
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I lead the Impact Agora project, which is a new industry initiative to convene an institutional marketplace for impact investing. It brings together accelerators, venture funds, corporates, wealth managers, and family offices who invest in, and share, impact deals and funds. They launched officially in April 2020 and currently have over 60 organizations as members and 20 live deals raising over £300m (including funds). Investors currently have over £800m allocated for unlisted impact investments. (for a partial list of members see our website https://www.impactagora.com).
My previous work has been with Ashoka, ClearlySo and Google.
Christopher Malapitan
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chrismalapitan.com
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AC illustrator
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https://chrismalapitan.com
Caroline Cornil
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European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)
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Creative Manager
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Sevan Holemans
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Managing Director
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Patrick Hoese
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Impact Hub and Handicap International
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Senior Business Partnerships Manager
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Social Entrepreneurship
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The Impact Hub is one of the world’s largest networks focused on building entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale — home to the innovators, the dreamers and the entrepreneurs who are creating tangible solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
The more than 100 Impact Hubs all over the world offer:
- Community & Workspace
- Startup Support
- Programs and Events
We use the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a lens through which to view our impact in the world.
Contact me to partner with us!
Currently, I am working on a project which aims to support African startups after COVID-19 in Nigeria and Ghana. Other projects in Africa related to social entrepreneurship and education will follow soon.
Feel free to connect with me via LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hoese/
or email: patrick.hoese@impacthub.berlin
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I am volunteering for Handicap International - a well established and highly respected NGO which supports people with disabilities.
Handicap Internationa
Susana Castanheira
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Metropolitan Area of Porto
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Advisor of Metropolitan executive board in Education and Social Innovation
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Marius Ehrlinspiel
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Senior Consultant
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Freek Mekking
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Oranje Fonds
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Senior Project Advisor
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Impact investing, Caribbean, Youth at Risk
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Marie Ringler
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Nicolas Lahaye
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European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)
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Community Associate
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Roberto Navas
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Fundación Arturo & Enrica Sesana
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Director
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Aging, Systems Change, Strategic Philanthropy
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Impact Investor, Wealth Advisor for families, board member of several foundations, member of Latimpacto.
Querine Lap
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Test Company
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Business Development
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Connecting people with shared interest at live & online events
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Chiara Davalli
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EBN - European BIC Network
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Senior Project Leader
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Senior Project Leader. With EBN (European Business Innovation Centres Network) since 2010, I am passionate about Impact Driven and Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Since 2016 I am in charge of the EBN Social Impact Special Interest Group, a working group involving 30+ incubators from 16 European countries and Lebanon.
Angela Melodia
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Fondazione Snam
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Head of Innovation and Development – Social and Cultural Regeneration
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Anna Rabbia
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Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT
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Project Officer
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