Category Archives: For Purpose

Economic Development

If you’re on LinkedIn and connected with anyone from the Waikato, chances are you would have seen at least one post around the Waikato Regional Economic Development Agency – now called Te Waka and the summit held last week. Far from the collection of “Hamiltoncentric” corporates I feared would make up the majority of invitees,Continue reading “Economic Development”

Leadership is an interesting concept.

So much is being written these days about what a true leader is and isn’t. How they operate and how they interact with their teams and colleagues. The focus is now on human leadership, moving people from the system constructed management of days gone by. A large part of my LinkedIn feed is articles andContinue reading “Leadership is an interesting concept.”

Measuring Impact

Trust Waikato are running a Community Impact Event – Measuring Impact presented by two international experts, Michael Weinstein and Aunnie Patton Power. Michael and Aunnie will be sharing their knowledge around effectively measuring community impact and impact investing. WHAT – Measuring and Leveraging Impact WHEN – 10am – 1.30pm, May 4 2018 WHERE – Brooklyn Rooms 1 and 2,Continue reading “Measuring Impact”

Are you a Waikato business?

OK you operate a business, one that earns a profit to support a range of people that depend upon it for their livelihood, but the reality is that this doesn’t stop you having a normal interest in helping support your community. You may donate to a local school or sports club. You allow the GuidesContinue reading “Are you a Waikato business?”

Let’s not invent another silo

I’m loving my journey into the new world of social enterprise. It’s fresh and exciting, people are both innovative and real, it’s awesome. I just have a little itch in the back of my mind. A little feeling that there still looms a danger that Social Enterprise will become ‘a thing’, something different and separateContinue reading “Let’s not invent another silo”

Are we doing this wrong?

More and more we’re asking ourselves, how can we support the new generation of social entrepreneur.   The Gen Y’s (and an increasing number of Gen Z’s) are setting up businesses with a goal of making the world a better place. Environmental, community, health, whatever drives their passion also inspires them to be creative aroundContinue reading “Are we doing this wrong?”

Well said Darren Walker

The Ford Foundation in the US has said that it’s committing up to $1 billion from its $12 billion endowment over the next 10 years to mission-related investing (MRI). I really like what their President has said about MRI “We are making this commitment because we believe MRIs have the potential to become the nextContinue reading “Well said Darren Walker”

Your passion is your pitch

I believe that the standard “elevator pitch” works best when you’re selling widgets or when your business is so well known, that the pitch is just brand recognition.   Your “passion pitch” doesn’t tell your whole story, it shares you enthusiasm and encourages people to want to know more. Tell people why your business excitesContinue reading “Your passion is your pitch”