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While members and partners join at an organisational level, we know that people are the drivers of action. As such, we encourage all team members to actively participate and leverage their benefits.
While members and partners join at an organisational level, we know that people are the drivers of action. As such, we encourage all team members to actively participate and leverage their benefits.
Together, we will build a thriving incubation ecosystem, from the inside out.
We are a member-led network, taking a systems-change approach to transforming the impact incubation industry in order to realize our vision where incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact. thrive and the entrepreneurs they support build flourishing businesses that create positive social, economic, and environmental impact.
Pollinate Impact’s programming has one goal – to help members become more efficient, effective and resilient organisations.
Every convening, every conversation is a learning opportunity at Pollinate Impact. Learnings that we like to share with our members and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem.​
We know that capacity building for incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact. is important, but it’s not enough. Incubator‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact. and accelerators need a trusted peer network for ongoing learning, support, and collaboration. We need to build a foundation of deep trust and genuine relationships.
We need to accelerate and pollinate learning across sectors and geographies. Because the best solutions emerge when people come together around a shared purpose.
We are driving action toward a resilient and supportive incubation industry focused on:
Our network values are deeply interconnected with our dedication to building a more inclusive and equitable incubation industry. Here, at Pollinate Impact, we help incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact. make the shift from Individual impact to Collaborative transformation.
How we think about convenings is unique to Pollinate Impact.
You’re an active participant! Your voice and experience matters and helps shape the conversation. You find yourself engaged. Enriched. And even having fun.
Our convenings are a space for peer learning and engaging with other stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Here, you exchange cross-border experiences. You build community. You find your trusted circle. You create meaningful relationships.
What you won’t find here at Pollinate Impact: One-way learning sessions! Yawning! Watching the clock! Wishing the session was over.
We are a member-led network of impact incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact., shifting talent and funding flows, bringing together ecosystem actors, and influencing strategies to transform the impact incubation industry.
We are a member-led network of impact incubators, shifting talent and funding flows, bringing together ecosystem actors, and influencing strategies to transform the impact incubation industry.
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Becoming a member of the Pollinate Impact network means contributing to the shared vision of collective and collaborative action that helps impact incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact. in the Global South better serve their entrepreneurs.
We know that keeping the lights on is one of the biggest challenges & stressors that impact incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact. face.
Receive funding opportunities to reduce information asymmetry, ensuring you have visibility on as many opportunities as possible.
Fundraising office hours where you get personalized feedback for writing proposals and pitching to donors, giving you a better shot at securing that grant.
Donor ask-me-anything sessions where you have intimate, two-way conversations with donors, in order to develop mutual understanding to help sow seeds for stronger relationships.
Opportunities to Improve Organisational Capacity
Being a knowledge-based business, we understand the direct correlation between the people who work at your incubator‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact., the quality delivery of your programmes, and the potential for your organisation to grow.
Growth Guidance Programme for Senior Executives, offers one-on-one guidance sessions to provide strategic and operational support from seasoned experts over a period of 3-4 months.
Peer Mentoring for Mid-Managers, where your team gains mentoring and leadership skills. They are paired up with peers across different countries and organisations, providing a safe space for knowledge sharing and mutual understanding.
Access to Interns, providing you with the opportunity to utilise student interns and mid-career fellows allowing your organisation to extend its bandwidth while increasing the flow of fresh talent in the impact incubation industry.
Opportunities to Flip the Script on the Isolated Hustle
Our Pollinators recognize that the solutions needed can only come from a coordinated effort of interconnected players.
Lean into peer-learning approaches by openly sharing your lived experiences and insights, while also learning from others through virtual and in-person gatherings, where peers share what’s working and what’s not across a variety of practical topics.
Contribute to and lead Collective Action Teams (CATs) focused on member-selected thematic areas in order to move from talking to action.
Experience abundant opportunities to connect meaningfully with your peers – either through open and organic conversations or thoughtfully facilitated introductions by the Secretariat.
Access Curated Resources for Quality Incubation
Do you ever feel like you’re reinventing the wheel, or that surely, there must be a better way to deliver and manage your programmes more efficiently and effectively?
Dedicated access and demos of tools that are out there to help impact incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact..
Contribute proven tools and resources, discover new ones, learn from fellow incubators‘Incubator’ refers to any organization whose programs primarily focus on vetting and selecting, promising social enterprises, and providing them with a comprehensive range of support services aimed at building and growing them to achieve maximum sustainable impact., and grow together.
Co-create tools and solutions to address critical gaps in the impact incubation industry.
Opportunities to Educate the Ecosystem
Do you wish your organisation had better credibility or recognition in the entrepreneurship ecosystem?
Preferred access and opportunities to represent the voice of the impact incubation industry at key events and research projects.
Be included in impact reporting and metrics shared with media, funders, and other stakeholders, gaining a platform for you to share your successes, and programmes through our newsletters.
Submit your Membership Application form
Members of the Secretariat and the Governing Board review your application.
A one-on-one conversation with a member of our Governing Board to better understand your organisation’s goals and priorities, explore how the network can support them and discuss how you can contribute in advancing the mission of the Network.
Your team is informed that your application has been approved.
The Network Secretariat welcomes you, introduces you to other members, and guides you through the Network resources and activities.
Our Network is a community of stakeholders in the impact incubation ecosystem within the Global South. We work together to scale change, so get in touch and don’t be a stranger.
Contact our Marketing Team:
Communications@pollinateimpact.org
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