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Bridging the Capital Gap: Priya Thachadi on Redesigning Finance for Impact Enterprises

May 1, 2025

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in Business, Careers, Digital Finance, Financial Literacy, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

At the 2025 National Social Enterprise Conference, Priya Thachadi, Co-founder and CEO of Villgro Philippines, delivered a bold and urgent message: the social enterprise financing ecosystem is failing the very entrepreneurs it claims to serve. Drawing from her nearly decade-long experience in the Philippines, Priya outlined the persistent barriers that early- to growth-stage social enterprises…

Breaking Barriers: Financing Realities and Bold Solutions for Social Enterprises Take Center Stage at NSEC 2025

May 1, 2025

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SEDPI

in Business, Careers, Digital Finance, Financial Literacy, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Nanoenterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized

“We all say we love collaboration—but we have to actually do it.”—Priya Thachadi, Villgro Philippines The 2025 National Social Enterprise Conference’s breakout session on Financing and Resource Mobilization convened some of the country’s most insightful voices in the impact ecosystem for an honest and energized exchange of ideas. With social finance reformers Vince Rapisura of…

Financing from the Ground Up: Peace and Equity Foundation’s Strategic Approach to Social Enterprise Development

May 1, 2025

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SEDPI

in Business, Careers, Financial Literacy, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Nanoenterprise, Social Entrepreneurship

Insights from Cauchie Garcia, Deputy Executive Director, Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) At the 2025 National Social Enterprise Conference (NSEC), Cauchie Garcia of the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) delivered a compelling presentation on the realities and lessons in financing social enterprises (SEs), especially those working with rural and marginalized communities. Garcia began by outlining…

Rethinking Impact: How SEDPI is Decolonizing Finance and Mobilizing Social Investments in the Philippines

Apr 30, 2025

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Business, Digital Finance, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Nanoenterprise, Social Entrepreneurship

In a world where profit often trumps purpose, how do social enterprises thrive—much less survive? This was the central question I raised during my talk at the 2025 National Social Enterprise Conference (NSEC) breakout session on Financing and Resource Mobilization for Social Enterprises. Despite the noble intentions behind the concept of impact investing, the practice…

SEDPI Highlights Women Nano-Entrepreneurs’ Resilience in Mindanao at World Bank-Ateneo Forum

Mar 30, 2025

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Business, Digital Finance, Financial Inclusion, Nanoenterprise, Social Entrepreneurship

In celebration of Women’s Month, the Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship (ACSEnt), in partnership with the World Bank and the Australian Embassy, held a landmark forum on “Women Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion.” One of the event’s highlights was the presentation of a field-based study by Vincent Rapisura, President of SEDPI, focusing on the resilience of…

Resilience of Women Entrepreneurs in Mindanao and the Impact of Access to Finance and Digital Technologies – Presentation Transcript

Mar 29, 2025

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Business, Digital Finance, Financial Inclusion, Microenterprise, Nanoenterprise

The following is the transcript of the paper presentation delivered by Vince Rapisura, President of the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI) and Lecturer at Ateneo de Manila University, during the forum “Women Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion.” The event was held at the Ateneo de Manila University on March 20, 2025, and co-organized by the…

SEDPI at Opisina ni Senator Risa Hontiveros Nag-abot ng Tulong sa mga Nasalanta ng Bagyong Vicky

Jan 8, 2021

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Inclusion, Microenterprise, Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship

“Sagol nerbyos hadlok lagi kay basi manganaod kay paspas kaayo ang pag taas sa tubig og sulod kaayo.” “Magkahalong nerbyos at takot dahil baka maanod kasi mabilis ang pagtaas ng tubig at pumapasok talaga.” Ito ang naramdaman ni Roxanne Amigo habang rumaragasa ang baha na dala ng bagyong Vicky. Kasama sa binaha at na-landslide ang…

Microinsurance: Abot-kayang klase ng insurance

Jan 4, 2021

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy

Pinaka-essence ng insurance ang pooling of risks over a large number of similar units such as households, persons or businesses. Inispread natin ang risk para yung financial loss ay hindi lang sa atin tatama. Insurance should not be treated as an investment Hindi dapat pinagkakakitaan ang insurance dahil hindi ito investment. Para itong bayanihan, you…

Forms of insurance

Jan 3, 2021

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy

May apat na forms ang insurance – formal, informal, public at hybrid. Pooling of risks over a large number of similar units such as households, persons or businesses ang insurance. Inispread ang risk para ang financial loss ay hindi pasan lamang ng iisa kundi ng marami. Formal insurance Galing sa corporations and cooperatives ang formal…

Kinds of insurance

Jan 2, 2021

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Mariel Vincent Rapisura

in Financial Literacy

Pooling of risks over a large number of similar units such as households, persons or businesses ang insurance. Pinaghahati-hatian ng maraming ang risks – tulad ng kamatayan, pagkakasakit, aksidente, kalamidad – para ang financial loss ay hindi pasan lamang ng iisa kundi ng marami tao. Term insurance Upon death of the insured, may benefits paid…

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