Catalyst Blogs
Social Business Blog
With contributions from the Catalyst team and members of our network, this blog is a forum to discuss the issues and debates facing social businesses, and comment on recent events and possible future developments in the sector.
Melanie Howard, Advisor and Ambassador to Catalyst, will visit Argentina in October 2008, in order to meet and learn from local social businesses. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for her itinerary.
Catalyst in Georgia and Armenia Intro and Blog
Luca Bosatta, friend of Catalyst's and ex Investment Banker, discusses his trip to Georgia and Armenia, and the social businesses he meets on his journey.
Catalyst in Mozambique Intro and Blog
Drew Tulchin, of Social Enterprise Associates, writes up his time in Mozambique, where he is helping to set up a trade association of microfinance institutions.
Catalyst in Micronesia Intro and Blog
Jim Fruchterman, Chairman and CEO of Benetech, wrote up the time he spent in Micronesia furthering his understanding of the situation faced by visually impaired students there.
Catalyst in Canada Intro and Blog
Rod Schwartz journeyed to Toronto, Canada, in December 2007 to address the first Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Summit. Attended by 250-300 Canadian social entrepreneurs, funders and other experts from across the country, this forum provided a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the situation in Canadian social business and social enterprise sector. Rod promised to return in 2008 to update and deepen his knowledge of the market and this blog contains reflections from this visit as well.
Catalyst in the Balkans Intro and Blog
Rod Schwartz gives his account of his 7- week trip to the Balkans region in search of successful social businesses and the best of the human spirit from this region.
Catalyst in Thailand Intro and Blog
Jessica Shortall gives her account of her two-week trip around Thailand with the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), a Thai social enterprise perhaps most well known for its ‘Cabbages and Condoms’ restaurants and resorts.
Catalyst in Sri Lanka Intro and PDF
Angus Poston visited Sri lanka in the first half of 2007. Working together with SANASA, a micro-finance institution, he conducted an investigation of the country's Small and Medium Social Enterprises' and, in this report, offers some far-reaching conclusions.