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SUMMARY:Pollinate Potluck 2026 Appetiser: What Are You Bringing?
DESCRIPTION:Here’s the thing about this year’s Potluck: You’re not just attending\, you’re cooking. \nParticipant-led sessions are where the magic happens. They’re how we surface the real\, messy challenges from the field\, how we learn from one another across borders and contexts. How do we build the kind of momentum that actually moves the needle? \nThis appetiser session is your backstage pass to the Call for Participant-Led Sessions. Think of it as a friendly walkthrough\, no jargon\, no perfection required\, just practical guidance on what we’re inviting and how you can contribute. \n \n  \nWe’ll cover: \n\nWhat participant-led sessions are (and what they’re definitely not)\nThe three Potluck streams: Value Proposition\, Talent\, and Financial Sustainability\, and how your idea might align with one or dance across all three\nSession formats you can explore\, from peer-led workshops to collaborative deep dives (yes\, even escape-room style sessions\, we’re here for it)\nWhat makes a proposal strong (spoiler: it’s not about polish\, it’s about purpose)\n\nHere’s what we want you to know: You don’t need a perfect idea to show up. Early questions? Bring them. Exploratory thinking? We love it. Want to co-facilitate with another member or even a non-member? Absolutely welcome. \nBy the end of this hour\, you’ll have clarity on how the call works\, what’s required\, the timeline\, and whether you’re ready to submit. We’ll also save space for your FAQs and real talk about scope and facilitation. \nThink of this as your orientation to the call and your invitation to bring something meaningful to the table. 🍲 \nSample proposal
URL:https://www.pollinateimpact.org/event/pollinate-potluck-2026-appetiser/
CATEGORIES:Pollinate Potluck
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SUMMARY:Pollinate Impact SG/Board Monthly Meeting
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URL:https://www.pollinateimpact.org/event/sg-board-meeting/2026-03-17/
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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SUMMARY:Smarter Screening and Selection of Entrepreneurs into your Programme
DESCRIPTION:How much time\, energy\, and coffee does your team really pour into screening? It’s the behind-the-scenes story of selection that rarely gets told — and as application volumes grow\, it quietly pulls resources away from deeper programme design and founder support: the work that actually moves the needle. \nSound familiar? You’re not alone. And we think there’s a better way forward together. \n \nHere’s how it works: \nThe Build Table is a series of exploratory sessions where Pollinate Impact members dive deep into shared challenges. Each session presents a research-informed snapshot of a concrete problem emerging across regions and contexts — highlighting insights\, trends\, and potential directions for solutions. Sessions serve as the starting point for forming a Collective Action Team (CAT) of members committed to co-designing\, testing\, and piloting solutions together. \nWhat This First Session Is About \nOur partner Impact Intelligence has developed a beta AI-supported screening tool\, informed by the participation of 20 member organisations — putting real data behind the anecdotal evidence surfaced across the network. The aim is not to automate decision-making\, but to explore how AI\, when trained responsibly using real incubator inputs\, could help surface signal from noise\, reduce manual effort\, and support human judgment. \nWe’ll share: \n\nA snapshot of what the network is seeing\, where screening bottlenecks emerge\, where processes break down\, and why this work is best taken forward together.\nEarly thinking on an AI-supported screening concept is being explored with our partner\, Impact Intelligence.\n\nThis work does not aim to replace human judgment or automate difficult decisions.  \nInstead\, we’re exploring how responsibly designed support tools informed by incubator inputs might help surface signal from noise\, reduce manual burden\, and strengthen decision-making while keeping practitioners firmly in control. \nWhat You’ll Walk Away With \nBy the end of this session\, you’ll have clarity on: \n\nUnderstand the key screening bottlenecks surfaced through Pollinate Impact’s early research — from common pain points to where processes break under scale\nGain clarity on why this is being taken forward as a CAT — not a one-off tool or webinar — and why collective action is the right approach for this challenge\nAssess whether the problem resonates with your own screening reality and how your insights\, processes\, or data could help shape the solution. Leave with a concrete pathway to join the CAT cohort and help co-design what effective\, ethical screening could look like in practice\n\nWe’ll close with an invitation to join the CAT cohort\, a group of Pollinate Impact members committed to co-designing\, testing\, and learning together as this work evolves. \nWe’ve done the listening. Now it’s time to build. 🍽️ \nAbout The Build Table \nThe Build Table is where Pollinate Impact members move from shared challenges to shared solutions. Each session introduces a concrete issue emerging across regions and contexts\, and invites members to join a Collective Action Team (CAT) to co-design\, test\, and build something practical together. \nThis is not a webinar series. It is a space for collective work.
URL:https://www.pollinateimpact.org/event/ai-supported-screening/
LOCATION:Zoom (link will be emailed to participants)
CATEGORIES:The Build Table
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SUMMARY:The Funding Flora: Conversations With Investors Networks
DESCRIPTION:You’ve made a warm introduction. Your founder has a solid pitch. The investor says\, “Interesting\, keep us posted.” \nAnd then… nothing. \nAcross the Pollinate Impact network\, this experience is familiar. Referrals stall\, feedback is limited\, and it’s not always clear where expectations diverged. Was the startup not ready? Did the referral land differently than intended? Are investor networks looking for signals that incubators are not always preparing founders for? \nThe Funding Flora is where we begin to unpack these questions. The series creates space for honest\, grounded conversations between impact incubators and investors across the Global South. Rather than focusing on pitch decks or funding announcements\, the sessions centre on how capital actually flows\, how decisions are made\, and where collaboration can be strengthened in practice. \n \nThis session: Investor networks\nInvestors are often the first believers. They write early cheques—sometimes before traction is clear\, before revenue stabilises\, or before a full team is in place. Yet investor networks remain one of the most misunderstood sources of early-stage capital in the ecosystem.\nIn this session\, we’ll be joined by speakers from Viktoria Ventures and ANGIN Indonesia\, who work closely with investor networks across emerging markets. Drawing from their experience\, the conversation will explore what makes incubator-referred startups stand out\, where referrals tend to fall short\, and how trust and readiness are assessed in practice. \nWhat we’ll explore together\nThis is not a panel or presentation. It’s a two-way conversation structured around questions that continue to surface across the network\, including: \n\nHow do investor networks actually source and evaluate deals? \nWhat makes an incubator referral credible — and where does trust come from? \nWhere do incubators tend to over-prepare founders\, and where do they send them into conversations under-equipped? \nHow do investors think about risk\, timelines\, and founder readiness at the earliest stages? \nWhat could stronger\, more transparent relationships between investors and incubators look like over time? \n\nSpeakers will share what they are seeing from the investor side. Participants will bring what they are experiencing on the ground from the incubator side. Together\, the session aims to surface practical insights that can strengthen referrals\, relationships\, and long-term collaboration. \nWho should join\nThis session is open to all and is particularly relevant for those working in: \n\nLeadership or partnership roles \nFundraising support or investor relations \nProgramme design\, especially where founders are being prepared for early investment conversations \n\nIf you’ve ever wondered why a “strong” referral didn’t land\, or how to better position founders for investment\, this conversation offers a practical place to start. \nAbout The Funding Flora\nThe Funding Flora is a series of grounded conversations between impact incubators and investors across the Global South. Each session focuses on a different type of capital and examines how funding decisions are made\, where expectations misalign\, and what stronger partnerships look like when both sides better understand each other’s realities. \nLess mystique. More mutual understanding. \nSpeakers \nFiona Kiruja\, Viktoria Ventures \nDavid Soukhasing\, ANGIN Indonesia \nFacilitator\nRuod\, Pollinate Impact
URL:https://www.pollinateimpact.org/event/investor-networks/
CATEGORIES:Funding Flora
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