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Tech4Good: Nurturing Social Innovators – A Journey with Harris Chrysanthou and the Power of Social Techno Entrepreneurship

With a professional background in environmental archaeology and sustainability, Harris Chrysanthou, Technical Instrument Operator at The Cyprus Institute, was immediately drawn to Purpose in Motion (PIM)’s Tech4Good program in 2021. Although he was initially attracted to the program’s focus on environmental innovation and wanted to guide students in exploring the relationship between environmental sustainability and … Read more

10th Anniversary Article

From Pitch Day to Global Impact: Cristie Zhao’s Perspective on Tech4Good and Social Innovation

When strategic consultant Cristie Zhao isn’t helping global businesses make their mark in China’s complex ecosystem, she serves as a judge for PIM’s Tech4Good program. The Tech4Good program is designed by PIM in partnership with Huawei’s Seeds for the Future and is focused on empowering students with the knowledge and experience to create meaningful change … Read more

10th Anniversary Article

Incubating Social Impact Programs at Chinese Universities: Chuan Fan and the Handan Program

Chuan Fan, Nike’s current Senior Sustainability Manager in Shanghai, China, originally started her social impact career with PIM back in 2019. From April 2019 to November 2020, Chuan worked full-time for PIM as the Program Manager for our Handan Action Grants program in partnership with the Dunhe Foundation. The Handan Action Grants program was dedicated … Read more

PIM | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES | YIDAN

The “Pimsters In Motion” Alumni Spotlight Series aims to showcase our outstanding alumni around the globe and the ways in which these young changemakers have dedicated their time to social innovation and social impact. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has come to an end, but the passion for snow sports and the spirit of Olympic … Read more

PIM | ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT SERIES | ANTONIO

The “Pimsters In Motion” Alumni Spotlight Series aims to showcase our outstanding alumni around the globe and the ways in which these young changemakers have dedicated their time to social innovation and social impact. Today the featured Pimster is Antonio, a Program Management intern at PIM from 2017-2018. As a young boy growing up in Mexico, Antonio read … Read more

Recap | 72,942 Minutes of Happiness!

Congratulations, Happiness Challengers! You’ve completed the 21-day social innovation challenge focused on incorporating healthier habits into your daily life and increasing your overall happiness. But that’s not all, your participation has boosted many others to be happier too! We are incredibly proud of you all for completing the challenge! We hope that besides taking the new scientific happiness … Read more

Blockchain, Gamification, and Innovation in China’s Largest Charity Day

On September 9, teachers, students, and other volunteers in Samen County in the coastal Chinese province of Zhejiang launched coordinated peer-to-peer fundraisers aimed at building a more vibrant hometown library in their community. They raised RMB 40 million (nearly USD 6 million) in four hours from 2,850 netizens, most of them inspired by this effort … Read more

Recap | 2019 Model Foundation: Let’s Learn About “Food”

Through 6 weeks of online forums and a 6-day offline conference, PIM’s 6th annual Model Foundation successfully concluded last week. With advancing progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a basis, the program not only aims at generating lasting momentum in the philanthropy ecosystem but to also nurture highly-effective change-makers across the social impact sector. … Read more

Recap | 2018 India: Across the Himalayas

Exploring Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing This October, PIM launched Investment for Good: a first-of its kind program focused on impact investing for modern-day change-makers, set in Delhi’s vibrant social enterprise ecosystem. From workshops with early-stage social enterprises, to discussions with mission-driven investors, and an investment simulation of our own, we took away a new … Read more