Thanks iCats 2012
After a lot of ups and downs, learnings both in the workshop in Zurich and from the field, the iCats fellowship 2012 has come to a close. The majority of the fellows have departed from…
Europe
Davos 2013 Last day …
To conclude my “Davos series,” I think there is no better article that describes the event than one written by Nick Paumgarten of the New Yorker last year. It makes my writing sound cliche and…
Davos 2013 Second day …
Second day . . . and some things have changed . . . namely the invasion of corporate booths/cafes on the streets of Davos (the trend apparently started last year). My favorite Cafe Schneider’s has…
Davos 2013 First official day …
First official day of Davos 2013. I am here with Juergen Griesbeck, Founder/CEO, streetfootballworld, Germany and Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Europe, 2011. It has been 5 years since I last attended one and not…
Is your NGO on life support?
The blogosphere is filled with numerous articles of how to create a successful non-government (NGO) organisation but what is missing is a review of the most common death traps. In other words how to kill…
Impact starts here – the fellowship journey
I recently started a new journey with the iCats Fellowship handled by LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGTVP). I will get to talk more about them and impact investment on a later post, but for now let me tell…