November 2021

Join ANDE from December 1 – 3 for a series of conversations on key topics in the SGB sector, featuring fireside chats with experts about the most current research and trends. Please note these events are only open to ANDE members. Event Schedule:
December 1: Cultivating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
December 2: Talent Management in SGBs
December 3: Job Quality in SGBs

ANDE Events

ANDE Pan African Digitalization Learning Lab 3.0
1 December 2021 | 10:00 am WAT| 12:00 PM EAT
You are invited to the third session of the ANDE Pan African Digitalization Learning Lab, a collective knowledge network where digital and development meet. Our goal is to support SGBs and intermediaries as they discover what digitalization means to their organizations. The learning labs are designed to guide you on your digitalization journey, through practical knowledge, exercises, and exchange between ANDE members and ecosystem partners. As part of your preparation for this third session, please watch this video and reserve your spot here.

ANDE Resources

Ground Up Podcast - Entrepreneur Spotlight, Bodawerk | UEEI
In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Jacob Hornbach from Bodawerk to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, as well as discuss the issues and lessons around sustainability and social responsibility in engineering and innovations.

Sector Events

Impact.Engineered 2021: A Celebration | Impact.Engineered
2 December 2021
Impact.Engineered is an exclusive event from ASME and Engineering for Change and provides a critical platform for knowledge exchange, meaningful connection and celebration of the individuals and organizations advancing the role of engineering in social innovation and sustainable development. The event will showcase illustrious speakers and engaging performances, provide an inside look at what’s trending in the world of Engineering for Good and feature a launch of a new platform advancing breakthrough social innovation.

Sector Opportunities

Pro bono consulting to Kenyan social enterprises | Yale School of Management
Deadline: 24 November 2021
The Yale School of Management is offering a practicum course January – March 2022, in which teams of Yale students will partner with for-profit and nonprofit social enterprises in Kenya to address a specific management challenge that the organization is facing. We are seeking applications from potential partners engaged in economic development, sustainable energy, technology, education, healthcare, impact investing, and other fields. We are looking for projects in which the student teams can add value to their Kenya partners, such as: researching and analyzing best practices of organizations engaged in similar work; development of a financial model to help project long-term viability; strategic analysis of options for scaling operations. Send inquiries to Tony Sheldon

Open call - Incubators and ESO Diagnostic | Azimut 
Deadline: 1 December 2021
Are you an incubator, accelerator or similar entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) operating in Rwanda? Do you want to gain a better understanding of your areas of strengths and weaknesses, through an independent and objective assessment of your operations? If yes, apply to this call to benefit from a free diagnosis of your organisation, conducted by a specialised international consultancy firm. As part of the launch of the SOFI-ESO diagnostic tool for entrepreneurship support actors and programmes, Azimut is looking for two partner organisations to participate in the product validation phase.

Call for Applications: Social Innovation Management Program | Amani Institute
Deadline: 12 December 2021
Amani Institute's Post-Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Management provides the skills, insights and networks to make a living while making a difference. No matter where you are located, or if you are already working, you can apply now to join the digital edition of the program starting on January 31st, 2022.

Call for Applications: Leadership for Growth Program | Amani Institute
Deadline: Apply by 17 December 2021 to receive a 5% early bird discount
Are you a small and growing business looking to accelerate your growth? Increase your organization’s effectiveness and innovation capacity by investing in your team’s leadership skills. Through this impactful and practice-oriented program, participants will have the opportunity to examine their styles of leadership, acquire new skills to lead at a personal and organizational level and prototype a solution to an existing business challenge. Nominate your mid to senior level managers for the Leadership for Growth program. Classes begin on 4th February 2022.

Virtual Opportunity: Social Impact & Career Growth Fellowship 2022 | MovingWorlds
Deadline: 30 April 2022
Check out this Virtual Social Impact & Career-Growth Fellowship offered by the MovingWorlds Institute! Find more purpose in your work and make a bigger impact with your career. Join a global community and learn leading social impact frameworks, develop skills as a global leader, and expand your network — all while contributing to social good. Join the May 2022 program from anywhere. Apply by April 30!

Make Your SME Climate Commitment | SME Climate Hub
The SME Climate Hub provides a one-stop-shop to make a climate commitment and access best-in-class tools and resources. Make the pledge to climate action, and gain access to support in regards to measuring your emissions, developing your climate strategy, reducing your own emissions and the emissions in your value chain, and exemplify complementary offset projects.

Sector Resources

Achieving Social & Business Impacts Through Gender-Smart Strategies: A Case for SMEs, Investors, and Donors | Value for Women
Between 2020 and 2021, AlphaMundi and Value for Women (VfW) piloted strategies designed to both address gender disparities and improve business performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. This new publication highlights exciting early impacts and results from these strategies.

The Playbook for Climate Finance | The Nature Conservancy
The Playbook for Climate Finance presents innovative strategies that can help fund the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as adaptive measures for climate-vulnerable communities around the world. A range of public, private and alternative funders have shown that the climate finance models outlined in this guide can work across different geographies and capacities to enable an effective response to one of the largest and most complex challenges we collectively face.

Career Opportunities

Impact Investments Chief Fundraising Officer | Hivos 
Multiple openings | African Management Institute