Speakers: Cédric Joutet, Nicole Jennings, and Jonathan Clarke
A focused, three-day webinar experience designed for NGOs and social enterprises ready to move beyond traditional funding and unlock new sources of capital. Across three sessions, you will gain practical insights into successful fundraising, explore innovative finance solutions, and learn how to build investment-ready, bankable projects. Through real case studies, investor perspectives, and insights from accelerator alumni, each session is designed to help you assess your readiness and take the next step toward scaling your impact. This is more than a learning series. It is a structured pathway into the Human Planet Accelerator — giving you the tools, clarity, and confidence to position your organisation for investment and long-term growth. Register once to access all three sessions and start your journey to investment readiness.
Session 1: How to Succeed in Fundraising
April 13, 2026
This session addresses the most pressing challenge facing NGOs and social enterprises: securing funding. It brings together previous Human Planet clients who have successfully raised capital — including through impact bonds and blended finance — alongside active investors who will share what they look for in a project.
Key Highlights
- Real case studies from previous clients (e.g. a $2M impact bond structured with Human Planet support)
- Investor panel: what makes a project investable?
- Interactive polls gauging attendees’ fundraising readiness and organisational appetite
- Live Q&A with clients and investors
Session 2: Unlocking Innovative Finance
April 14, 2026
A deep dive into the innovative finance instruments that are reshaping how social impact is funded. The session demystifies impact bonds, results-based finance, outcome-based finance, and blended finance, with real-world examples from Human Planet’s portfolio and investor partners.
Key Highlights
- Overview of innovative finance solutions: impact bonds, blended finance, outcome-based finance, impact funds
- Case studies showing how NGOs transitioned from traditional grants to investment-ready models
- Investor perspective: why innovative finance is the future and what funders are looking for
- Polls on attendees’ current financing models and appetite for innovation
Session 3: From Impact to Investment: Building a Bankable Project
April 15, 2026
This session focuses on the foundational work that makes a project attractive to investors: theory of change, impact measurement frameworks, and financial structuring. Previous accelerator cohort members share their journey from concept to investment-readiness.
Key Highlights
- How to build a credible theory of change and impact framework
- From impact metrics to financial viability: connecting the dots for investors
- Cohort alumni share their accelerator journey and Dragon’s Den experience
- Interactive exercise: self-assess your project’s investment readiness