We believe there is a better way of doing business that can help solve many of society’s most endemic problems. We find and work with the best professionals at an early point in their career to grow the next generation of social enterprise leaders who will harness the power of business for good.

Social enterprise is a different way of doing business; it is the business model of the century”,

Dai Powell, CEO HCT Group

Many professionals are no longer satisfied creating shareholder returns and also reject traditional charitable approaches to solving society’s problems. For these people, On Purpose is the first stepping stone to a new career.

It is striking how many of our students reject the old distinctions between doing well and doing good. More striking still is the energy and commitment those people show to social enterprises and to purpose-driven companies”,

Stephan Chambers, Chairman of Skoll Centre, On Purpose Board Member

By working with these future leaders, we build the capacity of social enterprises, help charities become commercially savvy and discover socially and environmentally rewarding activities for business. We believe that working across these different types of organisations is not only beneficial but necessary.

On Purpose is a common identity. It’s a shared commitment to help tackle some of the most intractable problems in society”,

Dominic Jones, On Purpose Fellow, 2011