Late last year, a few of us in the Collective Leadership Group began exploring how GenAI could support leadership and development in the social impact space.

We found it could grasp the unique challenges social leaders face and uncover relevant learning resources we hadn’t seen before. Its potential to empower underrepresented and underserved changemakers quickly became clear…

Institutions don’t drive change. People do. People are the idea generators, project implementers, and system shakers. Yet, while we often talk about the importance of investing in organisations, we rarely think about investing in the people who lead them.

Since March 2022, I.G. Advisors has worked closely with Kurt Geiger to design and implement Business by Design—a fully-funded, AQA-accredited programme co-created with young people to drive access, opportunity, and equity in the creative industries. This isn’t a side initiative—it’s embedded in how the business operates.

As we close the chapter on 2024 and step into a new year, our Advisor, Harriette, finds herself reflecting on what’s needed to move philanthropy forward in 2025.

It’s not a groundbreaking revelation that staff wellbeing and burnout are huge challenges our sector is facing right now, and the sector-wide lack of investment in professional development has a lot to answer for. 

Our Associate Advisor Charly makes the case that greater investment in your grantmaking team = greater impact for your organisation, and beyond.

While philanthropy and football may seem worlds apart, I’ve started thinking about the many similarities that can provide valuable lessons for those in the philanthropic sector. I for one, am always learning about the essential elements of football that can inspire and inform effective philanthropy.

Through the power of collective design, our fundraiser and grantmaker #FixTheFlow Fellows have imagined the future of our philanthropic funding system, and we should all listen carefully.

In the coming months, our Associate Carli is exploring the complexities of social innovation and will share her learnings, insights, and questions with you.

I.G.’s CEO Emily shares some of the mistakes and challenges she found during her leadership journey, and what she learned and will share in I.G.’s new Leadership Lab.