BLOG Series by Erzsébet Ábrám Caring is costly, but so is waiting. This is my journey of opting out of “impact later.” Ten months ago, I came to Columbia looking for answers. What I found instead was a new way of questioning – understanding how systems are built, who shapes them, and where my own agency fits within them. Graduation made these questions louder. Nothing felt certain anymore: my identity, my path, my future. For the first time, I didn’t know what the next step should be. All...

BLOG by Nora Bogsch, Executive Secretary of Impact CEE Back in March, on International Women’s Day, my younger son asked me: "Today is Women’s Day. When is Men’s Day?" His simple question got me thinking. Following the success of our previous event, where 12 inspiring women shared their personal and professional journeys through the PechaKucha format, we decided to continue showcasing impact makers from diverse backgrounds. Their stories reminded us that creating impact is not merely a career...

ImpactCEE is pleased to announce the launch of an internal consultation process around a new policy initiative aimed at strengthening the long-term financing ecosystem for impact investing across Europe. The initiative explores the possibility of establishing an EU-backed guarantee mechanism that could facilitate greater participation of European pension funds in impact venture capital and private equity funds. The concept is inspired by the successful use of guarantee schemes in SME...