In today’s episode Virginia da Graca and her colleague Nuno Delicado share a tremendous challenge they faced which we all fear— that is, having less funding for programming. But in this case, their funding wasn’t just slashed a few thousand dollars— it actually went from an annual budget of $77,000 to zero— yes, ZERO.

Of course I don’t expect you to dump all your funding tomorrow to be in a similar situation, but I think this episode will make you challenge your assumptions around what is possible in working with communities as well as how much can be done with a team committed to your mission.

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I hosted this webinar, as part of the series of webinars aimed at social entrepreneurs developed by the EIB Institute* in collaboration with Católica-Lisbon (link to the webinar page on EIB’s website).

Win-lose negotiations often generate unpleasant dynamics and poor outcomes. However, there are also many misconceptions associated with win-win negotiations. In this webinar, common mistakes in win-win negotiations were discussed in order to help entrepreneurs build awareness of them and improve negotiation results through conscious practice. The goal of the webinar was to help them get more of what they want (while building healthy relationships).

*The EIB Institute was set up within the EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) to promote and support social, cultural, and academic initiatives with European stakeholders and the public at large

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Impact assessment may not be rocket science, but it is also not the most linear process. Unlike financial accounting, there are not yet Generally Accepted Impact Assessment Principles to follow. Or “impact accountants” that we can hire to prepare our impact reports. That may explain why, while agreeing assessing impact is important, many organizations still don’t do it and hesitate to make it a true priority.

Contents:
1. Identify Objectives
2. Define the Theory of Change
3. Choose Indicators
4. Collect Data
5. Analyze Data
6. Report Impact
7. Take Action

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Alternatively, here is a summarized write up of the interview, in The DeFacto Gazette.

Thanks so much, Mr. Jargal DeFacto for such an enjoyable interview covering what I love in life – really appreciate your interest and powerful questions.

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As the field of social entrepreneurship and innovation matures, it is becoming increasingly complex. New types of investors and investment structures emerge all the time, leading to growing stakeholder diversity, as well as more intricate alliances and partnerships for the social good. Negotiation and influencing competence is more critical than ever – not only to reach initial agreement on partnerships and investment relationships, but also, and in particular, to ensure that initiatives are successfully implemented for effective impact and satisfaction of all parties, especially beneficiaries.

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This report aims to examine market potential at the base of the pyramid (BoP), and provide large companies and entrepreneurs with an integrated set of strategies to tap into this market, in a bottom-up approach to development focusing on value creation by the private sector.

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