​"Impact investment" gets thrown around a lot. But what actually is it - and is any of it for you?

​It's a whole spectrum: pure philanthropy at one end, ESG investing at the other, and a lot of fog in between. Most people can't place themselves on it - let alone work out whether they're ready for it.

​So we're bringing in someone who's been on both sides. Dirk Bischof, Partner and Founder at Venture Impact, spent years as a social entrepreneur before crossing over to invest at the intersection of venture and impact.

​This one's interactive and driven by your questions - come with them.

​In this session, you'll:

​📍 Place yourself on the spectrum - from philanthropy to ESG - and work out where (if anywhere) you actually sit

​💡 Understand what genuinely motivates impact investors, and how that changes the deal

​🤝 See what's different about an impact investor vs a classic VC - both when pitching and after the money lands (yes, including whether you're on the hook for impact reporting)

​🔍 Figure out whether your organisation is even investable - a charity scaling a big capital project looks nothing like a female founder with a B2B SaaS startup

​🚪 Know the alternatives - sometimes a one-off fundraising push beats chasing impact capital

​What to expect:

​A conversation, not a lecture. Dirk gives you the lay of the land, then the room sets the agenda - bring the question you've been too embarrassed to ask anyone else.

​You should join us if you're…

​✅ Running or operating a mission-led organisation - social enterprise, charity, tech-for-good - and weighing up how to fund the next stage
✅ A founder or ops leader who keeps hearing "impact investment" and wants to know if it's real money for you
✅ Already in early investor conversations and trying to understand how the impact angle changes the relationship

​However, you're unlikely to benefit if…

​❌ You want a step-by-step term sheet walkthrough - this is orientation, not legal or financial advice
❌ You've already raised impact capital and know the landscape cold
❌ Your organisation has no social or environmental mission and you're purely chasing classic VC

​Meet our speaker 👋

​Dirk Bischof FRSA
Partner & Founder, Venture Impact

​Dirk works on strategy, funding and operating design. He previously built Hatch Enterprise, enabling £100m+ in funding across 10,000 founders. He's a founding partner at Korra Ventures, where he invests at the intersection of venture and impact.

​A huge thank you to Andrew Ormerod, Operations Consultant at A Way of Working, and Operations Nation's On Purpose chapter lead, for bringing this session to life 🔥