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I lived in a number of cosmopolitan mega-cities in life, in Asia and Europe. London is the latest one I had to accommodate myself with and adapt to. I was very excited at the prospect of settling in one of the world’s most vibrant capitals. A...

Holly Budgen, London October 2016 Associate, in conversation with Katherine Hibbert, founder of , a different kind of property guardian company.A few weeks ago, I sat down with Katharine Hibbert: journalist, avid cyclist, trustee of , author of...

Mary Stevens, On Purpose London April 2017 Associate and currently in her placement with Collaborate , writes about how she made her way to the On Purpose Associate Programme and about a year full of change, exploration and reflection. Shhh… I...

Andy Daly, London January 2012 Fellow, writes about the Fellows Weekend, which takes place once a year for all the Fellows of the On Purpose Associate Programme.As I write I have just come back to London tired but inspired from the 2017 On...

Katie Fish, London October 2016 Associate, and Francesca Spoerry, London April 2017 Associate, write about the upcoming Impact Investing Summit on 15th June 2017 organized by The Economist.Our current placementsHow did we go from working in a law...

Anna Patton, London October 2014 Fellow, writes about four education organisations that spoke at our recent ‘Where purpose is driving business: education’ event.Talking about the UK education system isn’t very uplifting. Family income and where...

Although it may say Associate Director Business Intelligence on his card, my husband’s real job/vocation/raison d’etre is being a counter terrorism expert. Always has been since we worked for UK Intelligence.Which always makes for a strange mood...

Martin Cosarinsky Campos, October 2016 Associate, writes about his career shift and some tools he took into his first 6 month of the On Purpose Associate Programme.It was during another, countless, KPI improvement for GSK that I started to think...

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Measuring impact in the social sector has long been a misunderstood and often underutilised concept. However it can no longer be ignored with the increasing prominence of social enterprises and the added scrutiny they bring. Impact analysis is...

Six years ago Stephanie Hogg set up the social enterprise NearFar, a sustainable fashion label based in Sierra Leone. Earlier this year she co-founded Gather&See an online boutique that sells ethical brands from around the world.