Workshop: Learning to do the splits – impact measurement and management for hybrid organisations

What is it about?

Many start-ups want to make an impact – but when it comes to measuring, managing and communicating that impact, things quickly become complex. Investors expect structure, start-ups need pragmatism. How can this balancing act be resolved in a meaningful way?

In this interactive roundtable, we present the IMMPACT Guide (the IMMPACT Guide is a joint project of the Bertelsmann Foundation, PHINEO, SEND and the German Impact Investing Association, www.immpact.guide) as a practical orientation framework for impact measurement and management – compact and easy to understand. The focus is on mutual exchange: Which impact structures bring real added value? When do they make sense? And what do start-ups really need to be ‘impact-ready’?

What can participants expect?

Short impulse (5 min): How relevant is impact investing? And the IMMPACT Guide as a common language for impact start-ups, investors and other players in the impact ecosystem.

Moderated discussion:

• How much impact structure makes sense – and for whom?

• What are the biggest challenges in practice?

• What information is actually relevant for investors' decisions?

• Practical perspective: How frameworks and tools can help start-ups implement impact pragmatically.

• Classification: Impact due diligence as a later use case – not as an entry barrier.

Who is this format intended for?

• Impact-oriented start-ups and founders

• Investors and funds with an impact focus

• Accelerators, hubs & enablers that support start-ups

• Anyone who wants to approach impact in a structured way – without complicating it

Takeaways

• Clarity about what impact maturity realistically means

• A common understanding between start-ups and investors

• Practical guidance instead of abstract requirements

• Exchange on equal terms with relevant players in the impact ecosystem