Month: January 2023

Co-author of the study, “Feeling capable and valued: A prosocial perspective on the link between empathy and social entrepreneurial intentions,” Dr. Sophie Bacq joins indigenous people on the campus of Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, February 2013. (Photo courtesy Northeastern University) Posted for media use By Sunny Lewis CAMBRIDGE, UK, February 15, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – To...[Read More]

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti stands atop a giant rooftop solar project at the Port of Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2017 (Photo courtesy Mayor Garcetti) Creative Commons license via Flickr. By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 14, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Distributed power generation is on the rise wherever people install solar panels on their roofs or wind turbines on their land. The...[Read More]

 Jordan, Middle East, February 7, 2018 – Maximpact Training Network would like to present one of it’s partners Jordan Education for Employment (JEFE). JEFE was established in 2006 as the first affiliate in the Education For Employment (EFE) Network, and today is one of Jordan’s leading youth employment organizations. Based in Amman, Jordan EFE operates across Jordan, particularly in under-served a...[Read More]

UN Climate’s top climate negotiators at the COP24 ministerial meeting in Krakow on October 23, 2018, Patricia Espinosa center in lavender. (Photo courtesy COP24) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 20, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – If global warming rises more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and no adequate adaptation measures are taken, Europe is at risk of being e...[Read More]

Refugees arrive from South Sudan at Uganda’s Bidibidi settlement camp. September 7, 2016 (Photo by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis ROME, Italy, June 26, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – To help regenerate forests in areas hosting displaced people and refugees where heavy reliance on wood fuel puts forests and woodlands in jeopar...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis WARWICK, UK, February 11, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – Google employees enjoy free rides to work at the California company’s headquarters campus, plus breakfast, lunch, and even dinner if they stay late – for free. New dads receive six weeks of paid leave, and moms can take 18 weeks. And Googlers can even bring their pets to work. Employees at the Silicon Valley Internet giant enjoy ...[Read More]

Solar power is coming of age in Texas, April 2018 (Photo courtesy Texas Comptroller) Posted for media use By Sunny Lewis NEW YORK, New York, October 3, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – The impact investing industry has matured to the point that investors expect rigorous impact measurement and management practices as part of an impact approach to investing. And impact investors identify transparency in ...[Read More]

One of the key factors for a refugee’s successful integration into a new country and into their new communities is employment and employability. However, many refugees in the UK struggle to gain meaningful employment despite having held down jobs in their home countries and having much-sought-after skills, experience and qualifications. With the uncertainty of the long term effects of Brexit to th...[Read More]

Aerial View of Auwahi Dryland Forest Restoration Project, Maui. Restoration of drylands is possible, as shown in this replanted forest on Maui, Hawaii, USA. Thanks to the volunteerism of the Maui community and contributions of landowner Ulupalakua Ranch, restored forest patches at Auwahi. These small forests on the leeward flanks of the Haleakala volcano, despite their size, now provide sanctuarie...[Read More]

Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum, explains the main theme of the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos will be “Globalization 4.0: Designing a New World Architecture at the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution” (Photo by Michael Buholzer courtesy World Economic Forum) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis DAVOS, Switzerland, January 29, 2019 (Maximpact.co...[Read More]

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 29, 2021 (Maximpact.com News) – The 2021 World Economic Forum wrapped today in Davos after five days of discussions focused on the coronavirus pandemic, affordable medical care, net-zero emissions, digital technology and th Fashion designer Laksmi Menon, founder of Pure Living, readies bedrolls for free distribution to First Line Treatment Centres and homeless shelters ...[Read More]

MAXIMPACT BLOG March 15, 2017 Maximpact.com The critical role of capacity building programs in achieving sustainable development of projects, programs and businesses today is being recognized by a growing majority of donors around the world. There has been a recent influx of grants available for NGOs, CSOs private and public organizations for capacity building and tailored training, and it’s reall...[Read More]