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
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
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