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Enlivened by community.
For community

We are the collective influential voice for incubators across the Global South

Pollinate Impact is a member driven network that cultivates an ecosystem to open the floodgates for impact enablers by creating avenues that foster learning, growth and collaboration.  We equip our members with the resources needed to deliver transformational change. 

 Pollinate Impact’s members are able to deliver more to their social enterprises, grow their own organizations, and contribute to maturing the incubation industry.  They participate in both peer-led and facilitated learning groups to co-create tools and resources for effective funding strategies and program design, develop innovative solutions for their common challenges, and are part of a trusted community that learns together and from one another to foster sector and industry best practices.  

 We are building this ecosystem to be a collective force and voice of incubators and accelerators in the Global South because we understand that incubators themselves need support for discovering their own avenues for learning, growth,  expansion, networking, and collaboration.

We invite you to step in and amplify our collective voice by becoming a member of Pollinate Impact or by partnering with us.

Together, let’s Pollinate Impact.

We are the collective influential voice
for incubators across the Global South

While incubators help social entrepreneurs tackle pressing community challenges, who helps the incubators themselves?

As catalysts for social enterprise growth, where can incubators discover their own avenues for expansion?

Incubators offer entrepreneurs opportunities for networking, collaboration, and learning. However, where do they go to network, collaborate, and learn?

Pollinate Impact is cultivating an ecosystem that opens the floodgates for impact enablers. By creating avenues that foster learning, growth, and collaboration, we equip them with the resources needed to deliver transformational support.

Journey of a thousand miles
began with a single step

February 2021
A bright idea! Let's map impact incubator & accelerator ecosystem.
February 2021
Listening sessions with more than 40 ecosystem players.
November 2022
Woah! Project team formed in collaboration with impact network experts.
January 2023
Now the heavy lifting. Created a design team to steward the network.
February - April 2023
Feedback from more than 50 individuals...
September 2023
THE AHA MOMENTS! Pollinate impact Launched.

A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step

Guided by values in
all our actions

Our values are simple, but indispensable.

  • Equity Matters.
  • Togetherness matters even more.
  • Authenticity in ethos.
  • Ownership in action.
  • Contribution brings prosperity for all.
  • Listening builds trust.
  • Sharing brings the sense of community.
  • Run by the spirit of entrepreneurship and collective care.

Guided by values in all our actions

Our values are simple, but indispensable. Equity Matters. Togetherness matters even more. Authenticity in ethos. Ownership in action. Contribution brings prosperity for all. Listening builds trust. Sharing brings the sense of community. Run by the spirit of entrepreneurship and collective care.

A Team United by Shared Passion for Impact

Network Secretariat

The network weavers. Managing operations, mobilising
member engagement and staying on top of what matters.

Arielle Molino

Chief Convener, Pollinate Impact

Shami Rao

Network Catalyst, Pollinate Impact

Anindita Sharma

Comms Ninja, Pollinate Impact

Members of Stewardship Group

The strategists. Elected members who govern the network and help guide our strategies.

Paul Basil

Menterra Ventures

Paul Belknap

Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Wilfred Njagi

Villgro Africa

Oanh Kieu Pham

CSIP (Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion)

Kate Cochran

Upaya Social Ventures

Astou DIA

ImpactHub

Solomon Twum

Reach for Change

Board of Directors

The hivekeepers. They ensure the network’s fiduciary compliance
and provide strategic insights to keep the show running.

Arun Venkatesan

Villgro USA

Azad Oommen

Global School Leaders

Jasmin Patel

A-connnect

Jenny Everett

Everett Interests

Nadine Freeman

Ashoka Globalizer

Paul Basil

Menterra Ventures

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