Impact People

Gevorg Poghosyan, CEO Impact HUB Yerevan, and Kirk Wallace, a seasoned veteran of Armenia’s impact space, check in with Impact People to discuss everything from how they engage with local changemakers to launching VIA Fund, Armenia’s first impact fund. Bridging Armenian and American perspectives, the pair represents a perfect example of an international and holistic approach to impact.   

Learn more:
https://viafund.net/ 
https://yerevan.impacthub.net/ 
https://collaborate4impact.org/  
https://www.facebook.com/AregakBakery 
https://collaborate4impact.org/insights/hdif-homeland-development-initiative-foundation-handicraft-social-impact 
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89582/name-and-place 

On the release of EVPA’s Annual Report – 22 Thrilling Tales of Impact – CEO Roberta Bosurgi brings the main character energy to Impact People! Roberta reflects on a year of impact, some standout stories and what it takes to lead the ever-evolving EVPA. Read the 2022 Annual Report here. Impact People is hosted by Ben DeVries and produced by Alon Shapiro and Nathan Ritholz. 

Inspired to join the EVPA community? Get in touch!  

With the Impact Days event coming soon, May is shaping up to be big month for impact in Moldova. We caught up with Aina Idrisova (Head of Social Entrepreneurship at EcoVisio) and Ana Ciurac (Project Officer at East Europe Foundation Moldova) to discuss the shape of Moldova’s impact ecosystem: successes, challenges, compelling social enterprises and more. Check out the links to find more information on Impact Days in Moldova, Collaborate for Impact, Aina and Ana’s organisations and some social enterprises they mention in the show!

Impact People from EVPA is hosted by Ben DeVries and produced by Alon Shapiro and Nathan Ritholz.  

• https://collaborate4impact.org/ 
• https://www.ecovisio.org/ 
• https://eef.md/en/ 
• https://www.evpa.ngo/  
• https://www.floaredecires.org/
• https://www.edujoc.md/
• https://tcp.center/
• https://ecolifeforyou.com/ 

Azerbaijan’s impact people are showing off their moves! We check in with Gulnara Ismailova, who’s helped build the ecosystem for impact through her work for Education HUB, and Nigar Sultanova, whose DanceAbility enterprise empowers dancers of all abilities. If there are “no wrong moves” in dance, is the same true for impact investing? Listen to find out!  

This is the video that Ben mentions at the beginning of the episode: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=321668480173004

Learn more about Collaborate for Impact and our work in Azerbaijan and the region.

In part 2 of Impactful Ukrainians, we're turning up the volume on the social entrepreneurs the Ukrainian Social Venture Fund supports. That includes co-founders of Vilni and It’s Craft, Anastasia Bytko and Viktoria Kulakova, calling in to share their journeys. Find out what it takes to launch a social enterprise in a conflict zone, how knitting socks can knit strong communities, where the best Ukrainian tomatoes come from and more!  

Impact People is hosted by Ben DeVries, EVPA’s storyteller; the show is produced by Alon Shapiro and Nathan Ritholz. 

Learn more: 
https://vilni.design/ 
https://itscraft.com.ua/
https://www.usv.fund/en 

On the grim anniversary of russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Impact People checks in with board members of the Ukrainian Social Venture Fund: Dr. Bohdan Androschuk, Alena Kalibaba and Artem Kornetskyy. Expect stories of resilience, inspiration and hopes for a rebuilt Ukraine. Plus, find out just what takes to keep building an ecosystem for impact in a conflict zone. 

Impact People is hosted by Ben DeVries, EVPA’s storyteller; the show is produced by Alon Shapiro and Nathan Ritholz.

Learn more:
https://collaborate4impact.org/
https://www.usv.fund/en
https://www.impactbusinessua.org/

Our first episodes will put a special focus on the people and projects of the Collaborate for Impact project, serving the Eastern Partnership countries.

Episode one, Impactful Ukrainians, is coming soon – subscribe to get the latest episodes directly!
Learn more: https://www.evpa.ngo/ 
https://collaborate4impact.org/