Our Services

We unite purpose-driven leaders and social entrepreneurs in curated platforms to create solutions:

What we do

We curate an exchange of knowledge for social good. We unite purpose-driven leaders (Knowledge Partners) and Social Venture Partners in curated platforms to create solutions:

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Impact Circles

Virtual communities to explore issues and develop actions where you can build your global network.
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Catalyze Sessions

Focused, 90-minute workshops in which 3-6 Knowledge Partners engage and advise social ventures on overcoming specific challenges or seizing opportunities.

Our impact

1,000+

Ecosystem Partners
12+

Social Ventures
1MM+

Lives Touched

How a social venture engages

Ventures may be non-profit or for-profit, may have a domestic, regional, or global focus, and may not advocate for a specific political or religious objective.

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Sample Questions

What can we do to let more people know about us?

What types of partnerships should we forge to help achieve our full potential?

Are we focused on the right markets and, if not, what new ones might we consider?

How could we significantly strengthen our messaging on our website or pitch deck?

How could we update, streamline or enhance our infrastructure to overcome a specific challenge we are having with our technology, HR, or operations?
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Criteria

Has a specific, focused question that must be addressed to scale your impact.

Operates in one of our impact areas of focus: Core Human Needs (food, water, shelter and health), Educating for Workforce Readiness, or Mitigating Climate Risk.

In operation for at least one year and has at least two paid employees.

Has a proven and shareable track record of success in creating impact.

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Commitment Required

C-suite, executive, or board member must attend the 90 minute Catalyze Session.

Must have a representative available to support approximately 1 hour of pre-session activities such as providing preparatory briefing materials.

Must have a representative available to engage in approximately 1-2 hours of post-session activities such as responding to surveys, holding an interview, tracking and sharing progress, etc.

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How to engage

We make it easy for Knowledge Partners and Social Venture Partners. By bringing together leaders and social ventures to share knowledge, we create connections, insights and solutions that enable social ventures to scale their impact for the benefit of people and the planet.

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2022 Year in Review

We are excited to share our 2022 Impact Report. You can simply click on the report cover to view the full report.

What we do

We curate an exchange of knowledge for social good. We unite purpose-driven leaders (Knowledge Partners) and Social Venture Partners in curated platforms to create solutions:

Leverage networks icon

Impact Circles

Virtual communities to explore issues and develop actions where you can build your global network.
Team icon

Catalyze Sessions

Focused, 90 minute workshops in which 3-6 Knowledge Partners engage and advise social ventures on overcoming specific challenges or seizing opportunities.

How to engage

It’s easy to generously share your knowledge for social good. It is free and there are no requirements on frequency of engaging. You participate in the causes you care about, leverage your knowledge, and meet others with a common interest.

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How to engage

It’s easy to unlock your potential to scale with knowledge. There are no fees to engage. Your only commitment is to share the immediate and long-term impact of our project.

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Social Venture Partners
Social Venture Roadmap

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What an impact circle can do for you

Engage and learn from peers

passionate about addressing a common cause

Interact with, advise, and support social ventures

working in a space of interest

Share resources

such as funding sources, investment opportunities, mentoring, conferences, learning opportunities  

Advance and champion your own impact

and get peer feedback

How to engage

Ready to engage? It’s easy.  Follow the 5-steps listed.

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What we do

We scale impact by connecting the dots and curating the exchange of knowledge for social good. We do this by creating communities of social innovators and advocates who come together and collaborate.

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Impact Circles
for Social Innovators

Share best practices and support each other’s growth through peer knowledge exchanges.
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Impact Circles
for Specific Causes

Drive systems change and create collective impact towards a singular cause.
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Signature
Catalyze Sessions

Focused, 90 minute workshops in which 3-6 Knowledge Partners engage and advise impact circles members.

Ways to engage

We unite purpose-driven leaders (Knowledge Partners) and Social Venture Partners in curated platforms to create solutions. As a Knowledge Partner, you can leverage your knowledge for social good by participating in the following exchange platforms:

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Catalyze Sessions

Focused, 90 minute workshops in which 3-6 Knowledge Partners engage and advise social ventures on overcoming specific challenges or seizing opportunities.
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Impact Circles

Virtual communities to explore issues and develop actions where you can build your global network.

Ways to engage

We unite purpose-driven leaders (Knowledge Partners) and Social Venture Partners in curated platforms to create solutions.  Your Social Venture can apply to participate in the following exchange platforms:

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Catalyze Sessions

Focused, 90 minute workshops in which 3-6 Knowledge Partners engage and advise social ventures on overcoming specific challenges or seizing opportunities.
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Impact Circles

Virtual communities to explore issues and develop actions where you can build your global network.

ACT-Z

Challenge: 70% of Zimbabweans are dependent on agriculture. 40-60% of the population faced acute food insecurity and extreme poverty driven by extreme climate and rampant inflation.

Objective: Co-develop and communicate usable weather and crop data for smallholder farmers, empowering them to make wise decisions that increase their economic prosperity.

Process:
#1 Build Community:
A KIN Knowledge Partner met a Climatologist and learned how data could help farmers increase their crop yields, incomes and food security despite weather uncertainty. The Knowledge Partner asked KIN to create Impact Circle and curate members.

#2 Exchange Knowledge: KIN identified 6 parties to join, facilitated meetings to identify a workplan, found global resources, and managed project milestones.

#3 Take Action: ZMSD agrees to develop custom website. The Impact Circle identified and recommended to ZMSD potential web developers and a Knowledge Partner funded the creation of the site.

#4 Pilot and Scale: Data will be accessible via the website and mobile phones to as many as 500,000 farmers.  Once the pilot proves succesful, the Impact Circle will help scale to rest of Zimbabwe and explore expansion to other regions in East Africa.

African Solutions (ASIC)

Challenge:  Access to knowledge and support for players in the impact space in Africa is severly limited.

Objective: Create a community who wants to be a conduit to convert Africa’s pressing challenges into opportunities that can be addressed at scale.

Process:
#1 Build Community:
KIN handpicked initial participants and through network referrals, the Impact Circle now consists of 43 members spanning five continents, including CEOs, investors, academics, and social innovators.

# 2 Exchange Knowledge: Impact Circle members connect regularly via a private chat to exchange knowledge on events, resources and funding opportunities. Sample events include a powerful ‘Needs & Leads’ session where leaders from different industries offered to connect individuals with those who could support their initiatives. Another event focused on supporting select grassroot entrepreneurs, which also enabled the Circle participants to understand in more detail the challenges of local communities.

#3 Take Action: The Impact Circle developed three action networks focused on a specific goals: 1. Nature-based Solutions & Biodiversity; 2. Climate Change; and 3. Food Security & Agriculture

#4 Pilot and Scale: The action networks will be launched with objectives and scaling discussions will begin in 2024.

How it works

We create communities of social innovators and advocates who come together and collaborate.

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Impact Circles
for Social Innovators

Share best practices and support each other’s growth through peer knowledge exchanges.
Leverage networks icon

Impact Circles
for Specific Causes

Drive systems change and create collective impact towards a singular cause.
Leverage networks icon

Signature
Catalyze Sessions

Focused, 90 minute workshops in which 3-6 Knowledge Partners engage and advise impact circles members.

Learn more here.

Impact Circle features

Curated participants & initiatives

Hosted signature Catalyze Sessions with KIN's network of experts

Moderated online discussion board

Meetings run by professional facilitators

Orchestrated "needs and leads" roundtables

24/7 acccess to your Circle's private meeting room

Apply to participate

Please complete the form below, and select one or multiple causes you are interested in.

Impact Circle Engagement Form

Please ensure that all required fields marked with asterisk (*) have been completed.
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Our participation costs are competitive

We hope you’ll participate in this movement.  You will play a pivotal role in unleashing the power of sharing knowledge and personal growth, and  at the same time experience the power of Impact Circles. 

KIN is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization based in Virginia. The cost of participation in an Impact Circle is $2,800 per year, plus a one-time $500 initiation fee.

Participants can be sponsored by their companies or philanthropists who may choose to ‘adopt-a-cause’ or sponsor one or more participants. 
- The cost to adopt a circle for up to 10 participants is $25,000.
- The cost to sponsor a participant is $2,800 (the participant will be responsible for their own $500 initiation fee).

By donating, you are supporting KIN’s ability to operate Impact Circles around the world. Your donations will accelerate solutions to our urgent challenges and may be eligible for a tax deduction. Click here to make a donation.

For more information please email Alain Chetrit.

For credit card payments, click on the PayPal link below.


Adopting a Circle or Sponsoring a Participant may be tax deductible. Our 501c3 Tax ID is 85-3426545.

For payments made by check, wire transfer, or transferring securities click here for payment instructions