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CommunityImpact 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.
1,200
16,000+
MAKERS(Staff & Volunteers)
MEMBERS
Public ServantsIntrapreneurs
Investors and FundersStudents
AcademicsStart-Up Support Providers
Career ShiftersActivists
ArtistsNonprofit ProfessionalsBusiness ProfessionalsStart-up Professionals
FreelancersEntrepreneurs
We nurture vibrant collaborative communities,...
...because collaboration is key to solve the pressing issues of our time,...
WHO ARE
IN 2017
45 %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 feed-back from other members - a total of approximately
OF PEER SUPPORT provided by the community
400,000 hrs
Around the world
g
We create and run locally rooted, globally connected places,...
100+
11,000
250,000
21 million
150 million
50+ 5
1
CITIES
EVENTS IN 2017
PEOPLE
CUSTOMERS & BENEFICIARIES
PEOPLE
With more than
Impact Hubs engaged a broader community of
In total, Impact Hub members served
and globally reachedCOUNTRIES REGIONS
GLOBAL NETWORK
...because they inspire interconnected grassroots movements with incredible potential,...
...and we accelerate impact through programming...
of program participants* found Impact Hub crucial in gaining VISIBILITY &
CREDIBILITY,
* who find this type of support important
said they accessed NEW CLIENTS or
BENEFICIARIES, and
obtainedFINANCIAL CAPITAL and
INVESTMENT whilst
also expanded into NEW GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
during 2017
Delivering 200 acceleration programs, annually, we are among the world’s largest impact accelerators.
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61
54
78 %
%
%
%53
Insp
ire
enab
le
of members say Impact Hub supported them in developing new ideas and
of members say Impact Hub supported them in gaining visibility and credibility and
on learning about new issues and trends
say Impact Hub helped them develop new skills and capabilities
63 % 67 %
62 %
...because that same potential is best supported by inspiring, connecting & enabling people to take entrepreneurial action for sustainable impact.
70 %co
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t
of members say that Impact Hub makes them feel being a part of a larger community and networkand
partnered and collaborated with other members
83 %
76 %
from intention to scale
We support our members on their entrepreneurial journey
members who started with simply an idea for a venture SUCCEEDED
TO REALIZE THEIR
PROJECT during 2017
EXPLORATION & INTEREST
RUNNING OPERATIONS
INTENTION FORMATION
IDEA DEVELOPMENT
STARTUP INITIATIVE
SCALING
2 %
End 2017
End 2017
End 2017
6 %
9 %
30 %
36 %
20 %
5 %
Beginning 2017
Beginning 2017
Beginning 2017
14 %
21 %22 %
31 %
7 %
1 OUT OF 4
2 OUT OF 3
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
established member ventures GREW IN
SIZE AND IMPACT
by scaling to new regions or fields
2,400+
5,200+
NEW VENTURES
BLENDED VALUE ORIENTATION
NEW JOBS
and
social returns
of members achieved DOUBLE-DIGIT
REVENUE GROWTH
in 2017
of members increased the NUMBER OF
PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES offered
environmental returns
financial returnsin 2017 r
42 %63 %
76 %
16 %
42 %
Our members created...
Impact FocusOur 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:
Endorsed by:
The United Nations Office in Geneva acknowledges Impact Hub as a driver of community engage-ment, helping not only to foster but also to extend the efforts directed to tackle the SDGs via entrepre-neurial and innovative solutions.
Of Our Members
(SDGs displayed in size relative to the percentage of members addressing them)
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Africa & The Middle East
Impact Focus of Our Members in
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION
AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
IN 9 CITIES
Accra · Bamako · Bujumbura · Dakar 1 · Dar es Salaam 1 · Dubai · Harare ·
Johannesburg · Khartoum · Kigali · Lagos · Lusaka 1
1 under development
30 % 30 %
29 % 28 %
Asia PacificImpact Focus of Our Members in
TOP 6 SDGS IN THE REGION
AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
IN 11 CITIES
Almaty 1 · Hong Kong 1 · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Kyoto · Manila · Phnom Penh ·
Shanghai · Taipei · Tbilisi · Tokyo · Yangon · Yerevan
1 under development
32 % 27 %
16 %
16 %
16 %
16 %
EUROPEImpact Focus of Our Members in
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION
AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
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
28 % 20 %
29 % 17 %
LATIN AMERICA & the CARIBBEAN
Impact Focus of Our Members in
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION
AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
IN 16 CITIES
Antigua · Barranquilla 1 · Belo Horizonte · Bogota · Brasilia · Buenos Aires 1 · Caracas ·
Curitiba · Florianopolis · Managua 1 · Manaus · Medellin 1 · Mexico City · Monterrey ·
Port-au-Prince · Recife · San Jose · San Salvador · Sao Paulo · Tegucigalpa
1 under development
32 % 27 %
20 % 17 %
The usa & canadaImpact Focus of Our Members in
TOP 4 SDGS IN THE REGION
AND PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ADDRESSING THEM
IN 14 CITIES
Austin · Baltimore · Boston · Boulder · Honolulu · Houston 1 · Minneapolis-Saint Paul ·
Montreal · New York City · Oakland · Ottawa · Salt Lake City · San Francisco ·
Santa Barbara · Seattle
1 under development
32 % 28 %
23 % 18 %
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,
in the pursuit of achieving measurable progress towards a just and sustainable world!A
Impact Hub is proud to collaborate with leading organizations from a variety of sectors to amplify our collective impact:
Supported by:
#scalingimpactDisplayed 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).
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