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Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions. Below you will find questions under the following categories:
- My Known Impact profile and membership
- Our Known Impact Platform
- Working with Known Impact
- Sustainable Development Goals
My Known Impact Profile and membership
This is so that we can better understand your main activities and social impact goals to provide the best quality platform (and consulting services if applicable). Some of the information from your profile will also be available on our members directory, so it is a good opportunity to showcase what you do and what you are looking for to other members. solutions that best align with you.
When registering to become a member we encourage you to share what you are looking for. Otherwise you can reach out to us directly with the types of collaborations, partnerships, or key themes you are looking to work in. Ths platform is for you and we are always working to ensure what you discover through our platform is diverse and of high quality across the issues of our network’s needs. I.e. if you’d like to see more opportunities in a particular area let us know and we will make that happen for you.
At Known Impact we vet all applications as part of our risk management process and to ensure high quality on our platform. If we have any questiona to clarify anything or tips on how to enhance your profile we will be in touch with you directly. If you have any questions about this process please do contact us. Rest assured that you will get an email once your account is fully approved and activated.
Our Known Impact Platform
The ‘projects’ page is our Known Impact platform. A dynamic and curated online to connect businesses with innovators, changemakers, and impact-driven projects. Whether you’re launching a project, looking for support, or a business looking to expand their sustainability or social impact activities you’re in the right place.
It is a space where businesses and various not-for-profit or socially focused projects and initiatives connect. It is an opportunity for entities looking for support such as funding, sponsorship, training, coaching, mentoring, resources etc. can post their impactful ventures and for businesses looking for ways to enhance or add to their environmental and or/ socially impactful activities to find fresh and exciting ways to do so. You need to be a member to have full access to this page. Simply register to create a profile and select your membership to gain access to view and post projects.
Known Impact has to approve all members and projects that are submitted. This is to ensure quality, equity, and impactful collaborations.
If we have any questions about anything for clarity or feel that something can or should be clearer before making it live we will share that information with you and support you with that. This not only helps you to reflect on and summarise your work but it also increases the chances of connection and collaboration with a high quality project listing.
- Basic Eligibility Check: We are passionate about why we exist, our values, and mission. So we check to ensure projects meet the platform’s fundamental criteria of aligning with environmental or social impact goals in some way as well as basic feasibility.
- Project Description: Assess the clarity, of the project posting to ensure what it outlines, expected impact, and what it is asking for is clear.
- Team Credentials and Capabilities
- Impact: Making sure what desired impact and how it will be measured is included or if this is something that the project needs support in ensuring that is clear
- General Due Diligence Checks
Although we conduct our own checks it is important to note that anyone or entity connecting or collaborating via our platform is responsible to conduct their own due dilligence checks before entering into a formal partnership or relationship. Please read our website terms for more details.
The platform is open to businesses, social innovators, entrepreneurs, impact investors, purpose-driven organisations and start-up teams, adult student teams and associations – anyone interested in driving positive change. Whether you’re looking to launch a project, find support, or expand your network, expand or scale your impact you’re welcome here. If unsure do contact us.
Simply register and create a profile. You will then receive an email to activate your account. Once activated, you can start exploring projects, posting projects, and connecting with others. You can also explore our consulting services to enhance your impact on our solutions page.
You can explore our not-for-profit and business membership plans here. It is free for not-for-profit members.
To our business members – our commitment to your satisfaction: We’re confident you’ll find value in our platform, but if you’re not fully satisfied, we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. Explore our network, utilise your complimentary consultation, and see how we can support your Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and impact goals risk-free.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Working with Known Impact
When it comes to our consulting services
Businesses: Start-up, micro, small to medium, and large corperations. We work with for-profit businesses and brands that have a passion for starting or increasing their positive social and environmental impact. We work with businesses who want to find creative ways to succeed and innovate whilst also doing good. We work with businesses who are passionate about the exciting outputs that collaboration can generate.
Not-for-profit organisations (including youth and community organisations): We work with Non-Governmental Organisations, charities, other not-for-profit entities and youth groups of all sizes.
If you are still unsure if we can help organisations, businesses, or initiatives like yours please do reach out to us via our contact page to see as we may still be able to work with you and if not we may be able sign-post you somewhere else via our network.
You are in the right place! Contact us so we can understand a bit more about what you do and what you want to achieve and we can have a discovery discussion (via email or call) to explore what could work for you. This could be to become a member to have access to the Known Impact platform for collaboration and partnership creation across our global network. This could also be consulting support across our areas of expertise which you can explore on our solutions page.
As well as generating sustainable environmental and social impact for our work at the core of our urpose we want to expand opportunities for youth. Young people and young adults from 15 up to the age of 25. Every youth organisation will work with its own specific age ranges but 25 is the upper limit. Check out the United Nation’s definition of youth here to see some discussion and thoughts around how we define youth and children around the world.