Community Impact Report 2017
At Impact Hub, we pioneer a just and sustainable world where business and profit are used in service of people and planet.
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WE ARE A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES FOR IMPACT — home to the innovators, the visionaries and the entrepreneurs who are creating tangible solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. From Accra to Sao Paulo and Baltimore to Yerevan, we provide access to connections, resources, knowledge, talent, spaces and investments to turn ideas into action and move from intention to impact. We support the development of ecosystems that drive collaboration & entrepreneurial innovation around the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through our locally rooted Impact Hubs as well as partners and allied networks.
We nurture vibrant collaborative communities,...
Around the world
1,200 MAKERS
(Staff & Volunteers)
16,000+ MEMBERS
WHO ARE Public Servants Intrapreneurs Investors and Funders Students Academics Start-Up Support Providers Career Shifters Activists Artists Nonprofit Professionals Business Professionals Start-up Professionals Freelancers Entrepreneurs
IN 2017
45 % g 31 % of members worked on a joint project or activity with other members
started a new project or organization together with another member
EACH MEMBER received an average of 3 HOURS/MONTH of mentoring, advice or feedback from other members - a total of approximately
400,000 hrs OF PEER SUPPORT provided by the community
...because collaboration is key to solve the pressing issues of our time,...
We create and run locally rooted, globally connected places,... With more than
11,000 EVENTS IN 2017
Impact Hubs engaged a broader community of
250,000 PEOPLE
100+ CITIES
In total, Impact Hub members served
50+ 5 COUNTRIES
1
21 million
REGIONS
GLOBAL NETWORK
CUSTOMERS & BENEFICIARIES
and globally reached
150 million PEOPLE
...because they inspire interconnected grassroots movements with incredible potential,...
...and we accelerate impact through programming...
78 %
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CREDIBILITY, * who find this type of support important
61 % Delivering 200 acceleration programs, annually, we are among the world’s largest impact accelerators.
of program participants* found Impact Hub crucial in gaining VISIBILITY &
54 % 53 %
said they accessed NEW CLIENTS or BENEFICIARIES, and
obtained FINANCIAL CAPITAL and INVESTMENT whilst
also expanded into NEW GEOGRAPHIC AREAS during 2017
83 % of members say that Impact Hub makes them feel being a part of a larger community and network and
enable
of members say Impact Hub supported them in developing new ideas and
connect
Inspire
63 %
67 % of members say Impact Hub supported them in gaining visibility and credibility and
70 %
76 %
62 %
on learning about new issues and trends
partnered and collaborated with other members
say Impact Hub helped them develop new skills and capabilities
...because that same potential is best supported by inspiring, connecting & enabling people to take entrepreneurial action for sustainable impact.
from intention to scale
We support our members on their entrepreneurial journey
EXPLORATION & INTEREST
INTENTION FORMATION
14 % 5 % Beginning 2017
6 %
2 %
2
End 2017
STARTUP INITIATIVE
IDEA DEVELOPMENT 21 %
TO REALIZE THEIR 9 %
Beginning 2017
3
members who started with simply an idea for a venture SUCCEEDED
30 % 22 %
OUT OF
PROJECT during 2017
End 2017
RUNNING OPERATIONS 31 %
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SCALING 36 % 20 % 7 %
Beginning 2017
End 2017
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
OUT OF
4
established member ventures GREW IN SIZE AND IMPACT by scaling to new regions or fields
Our members created...
2,400+ NEW VENTURES and
5,200+ NEW JOBS in 2017
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BLENDED VALUE ORIENTATION
42 % social returns
63 %
of members achieved DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH in 2017
16 %
environmental returns
42 %
financial returns
76 % of members increased the NUMBER OF
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES offered
Impact Focus
Of Our Members
Our work enables impact-driven ventures and organizations to: Grow from intention to scale, Build new partnerships between unlikely allies, and Create direct positive impact, all through the lens of the global Sustainable Development Goals:
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(SDGs displayed in size relative to the percentage of members addressing them)
Endorsed by: The United Nations Office in Geneva acknowledges Impact Hub as a driver of community engagement, helping not only to foster but also to extend the efforts directed to tackle the SDGs via entrepreneurial and innovative solutions.
Impact Focus of Our Members in
Africa & The Middle East
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
30 %
30 %
29 %
28 %
IN 9 CITIES Accra · Bamako · Bujumbura · Dakar 1 · Dar es Salaam 1 · Dubai · Harare · Johannesburg · Khartoum · Kigali · Lagos · Lusaka 1 1
under development
Impact Focus of Our Members in
Asia Pacific
TOP 6 SDGS IN THE REGION AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
32 %
27 %
16 %
16 %
16 %
16 %
IN 11 CITIES Almaty 1 · Hong Kong 1 · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Kyoto · Manila · Phnom Penh · Shanghai · Taipei · Tbilisi · Tokyo · Yangon · Yerevan 1
under development
Impact Focus of Our Members in
EUROPE
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
28 %
20 %
29 %
17 %
IN 41 CITIES Amsterdam · Athens · Bari · Basel · Belgrade · Bergen · Berlin · Bern · Birmingham · Bratislava · Brno · Bucharest · Budapest · Donostia · Dresden · Florence · Geneva · Inverness serving Highlands&Islands · Islington · Istanbul · King’s Cross · Lisbon · Madrid · Malaga 1 · Milan · Moscow · Munich · Odessa · Ostrava · Prague · Reggio Emilia · Rome · Rotterdam · Ruhr · Stockholm · Syracuse · Trento · Turin · Vienna · Vigo · Zagreb · Zurich 1
under development
Impact Focus of Our Members in
LATIN AMERICA & the CARIBBEAN
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
32 %
27 %
20 %
17 %
IN 16 CITIES Antigua · Barranquilla 1 · Belo Horizonte · Bogota · Brasilia · Buenos Aires 1 · Caracas · exico City · Monterrey · Curitiba · Florianopolis · Managua 1 · Manaus · Medellin 1 · M Port-au-Prince · Recife · San Jose · San Salvador · Sao Paulo · Tegucigalpa 1
under development
Impact Focus of Our Members in
The usa & canada
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
32 %
28 %
23 %
18 %
IN 14 CITIES Austin · Baltimore · Boston · Boulder · Honolulu · Houston 1 · M inneapolis-Saint Paul · Montreal · New York City · Oakland · Ottawa · Salt Lake City · San Francisco · Santa Barbara · Seattle 1
under development
Our strategic focus for the coming years
What’s #Next
Mobilize and connect local communities for global action, Accelerate globally interconnected programs and initiatives on the Sustainable Development Goals with partners and allied networks, Pioneer the future of business and society by encouraging and supporting collaboration, as well as increasing accessibility of support services and infrastructure,
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in the pursuit of achieving measurable progress towards a just and sustainable world!
Impact Hub is proud to collaborate with leading organizations from a variety of sectors to amplify our collective impact:
Supported by:
#scalingimpact Displayed member data and information is based on the Annual Global Member Survey conducted in February/March 2018. The final sample contains a total of 3,078 responses from 77 Impact Hubs after elimination of double counts, reductions based on local response rates and corrections of individual outliers. Results have been independently analyzed and compiled by the Social Entrepreneurship Center / Vienna University of Economics in coordination with Impact Hub GmbH. Displayed network key performance indicators are based on internal data collection (status June 2018). All rights reserved. The material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of Impact Hub GmbH. However, reproduction and distribution, in whole or in part, by current Members of the Impact Hub Association and by non-profit, research or educational institutions for their own use is permitted if proper credit is given, with full citation, and intellectual property rights are acknowledged. For further information, please contact: branding@impacthub.net