What does a career in social impact actually look like — in practice, across contexts, over time?
Join us on 19 May (3–4pm UK) for an online information session on the Executive MSc in Social Business & Entrepreneurship.
Hear from Prof. Jonathan Roberts and Dr. Kerryn Krige, alongside alumni building impact across the UK, Brazil, and India — from founding organisations to scaling ventures and working within complex systems.
A chance to explore how the programme connects academic insight with real-world impact.
🔗 Register via the link in our bio
🇺🇸 The Trump Administration has closed the world’s largest bilateral aid programme, USAID and poured scorn on its past effectiveness.
In this event, Lord Malloch Brown will discuss whether there can there be a happy ending or is development another casualty of Trump’s new global disorder.
📍 Monday 11 May, 6.30pm - 8pm
🔗 Link in bio to book your place in person or online.
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⏳ Two weeks left to apply for the EMSBE Scholarships ⏳
If your work sits in social or environmental impact, and you’re looking to strengthen how you do it, this may be worth considering.
The Executive MSc in Social Business and Entrepreneurship at the LSE is designed for professionals working across philanthropy, civil society, government and mission-driven organisations - combining academic insight with practical application, including time in London.
For the 2026–27 cohort, we are offering 3 full scholarships and 5 scholarships covering 50% of fees. One full scholarship is reserved for candidates working within organisations connected to the 100x Impact Accelerator ecosystem.
📅 Deadline: 1 May 2026
🔗 More info via the link in our bio!
Skoll World Forum 2026 is almost here 🌍
From 21–24 April in Oxford, the Marshall Institute and 100x Impact will be convening, connecting, and contributing to key conversations shaping the impact economy.
One to watch:
Catalysing Systems Change: The Role of Intermediaries
📍 Quaker House, Oxford
🗓 21 April | 2:30–4:00pm
Hosted in collaboration with Dasra, EMpower and Co-Impact, this session brings together leaders working at the intersection of capital, capability and systems change. Register via the link in our bio!
A week of big questions on scaling impact, funding models, and systems change in practice.
If you’re in Oxford, let’s connect.
The Marshall Institute is pleased to offer scholarships for the Executive MSc in Social Business & Entrepreneurship at LSE for leaders who are looking to strengthen their ability to create sustainable change.
For those accustomed to building and leading, applying for a scholarship can sometimes feel like stepping into unfamiliar territory.
But a scholarship is not about lack.
It is an investment in potential.
A recognition of the work you are already doing - and the impact you are capable of creating.
📅 Scholarship application deadline: 1 May 2026
Learn more and apply via the link in our bio!
What if you could redesign how your organisation creates value - for both profit and society?
The pressure is real: businesses are expected to deliver more than financial returns, while social purpose organisations are being pushed to think and act more commercially.
The leaders who will stand out are the ones who can do both.
Our on-campus programme Leading Social Business: Purpose, Profit and Impact is built for exactly this moment.
Join us this June at the LSE for an intensive week designed to stretch your thinking - and sharpen your leadership.
📍 London (on campus)
📅 Starts 1 June 2026 | 1 week, full-time
⏰ Applications close: 25 May 2026
If you're serious about leading in the impact economy - this is where to step up.
👉 Apply through the link in our bio
Southeast Asia is at a turning point for the impact economy 🌏
In New in Asia, Marshall Institute Professor in Practice and 100x CEO Kieron Boyle shares what it will take to build the region’s next “social unicorns” 🦄 — organisations reaching hundreds of millions.
Key insight: it’s not about innovation, it’s about scale.
At 100x, we’re working with partners like UBS Optimus Foundation and LSE to help ventures access the capital, capabilities, and connections needed to grow impact at scale 📈
Read more via the link in our bio!
Our latest report explores how Match Trading — combining conditional grants, leadership training, and flexible funding — shapes the behaviour of community businesses and social enterprises.
🔎 Key insights:
Incentivised grants can drive innovation and commercial confidence
Earned income growth often strengthens (not dilutes) social mission
Training and peer learning are critical to lasting organisational change
🔗 Read the full report on our website
We’ll also be discussing the findings at our upcoming public event:
Market and Mission: Building the Commercial Capacity of Social Enterprises
📅 12 March 2026
⏰ 6:30–8:00pm GMT
📍 In person
How can social enterprises grow income while staying true to their purpose?
🔗 Register via the link in our bio
In this short video, Dr Gauri Chandra shares how LSE’s Online Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship helps you turn an idea into a clear, practical plan — step by step.
✨ No existing venture required
💬 Weekly small-group discussions
📝 Detailed tutor feedback
🤝 Ongoing support throughout
Over 8 weeks, you’ll apply your learning directly to your own project — moving from early concept to implementation plan.
📅 Starts 4 March 2026
⏳ Apply by 24 February 2026
📍 Online | 8 weeks | 7–9 hrs/week
🔗 Register via the link in our bio
Where are you on your social entrepreneurship journey?
🌱 Just starting out? 💡 Have an idea you want to develop? 🚀 Already running a venture and ready to strengthen your impact?
The Online Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Over 8 weeks, you’ll gain the tools, models and support to turn purpose into action, all with the flexibility to study online, alongside work and life.
📅 Next cohort starts: 4 March 2026 ⏳ Apply by: 24 February 2026
Register via the link in our bio
As the Marshall Institute enters its second decade, we are thrilled to share our Annual Report 2025 - a celebration of connection, growth and impact.
“Last year marks ten years of the Marshall Institute - ten years of building, testing and learning how ideas become action, and action becomes impact. What excites me most is not any single achievement, but the strength of the community we have built: colleagues, students, alumni, partners and ventures who continue to push one another to do better.”
Professor Stephan Chambers, Director, Marshall Institute
Highlights from our 2025 included:
🎓 Teaching & Learning
From the Executive MSc in Social Business and Entrepreneurship to executive education, online certificates and the MPA Social Impact specialism, we welcomed students and practitioners from around the world - united by purpose, curiosity, and a drive to make an impact.
🌍 Research & Thought Leadership
Our faculty advanced landmark research on philanthropy, social finance, market creation, and systems change, contributing to major publications and shaping global debates on the impact economy.
🤝 Partnerships & Convening
Through roundtables, public events, and global collaborations, we continued to bring together academics, policymakers, practitioners, and philanthropists - fostering dialogue and action for public benefit.
🚀 100x Impact
A year of growth, focus, and momentum: 16 new grants, a 15x funding multiplier, global expansion, and increasing influence on how social innovation scales within systems.
As we look ahead to the next decade, we do so with deep gratitude to our community - students, alumni, partners, colleagues, funders, and friends - and with genuine excitement for what is yet to come.
📘 Read the full Annual Report 2025 and explore the people, ideas, and partnerships shaping the Marshall Institute’s next chapter via our bio
💬 What achievement or moment from this year inspires you most?
✨ EMSBE Information Session - this Friday, January 30th.
Curious how senior leaders combine strategic thinking with social impact?
Join us for a one-hour session on the Executive MSc in Social Business and Entrepreneurship (EMSBE). Over the hour, Professor Stephan Chambers will take you through the programme, sharing insights on leadership, learning, and creating real-world impact, alongside perspectives from the team and alumni.
📅 Friday, 30 January
🕒 3:00–4:00pm
🔗 Register via the link in our bio
A small window to explore how your career could evolve with purpose at its heart - do share with anyone ready to take the next step in impact-led leadership.
