Walking the walk, not just talking the talk: 5 things we’ve learnt about collaborating in an equitable way
Written by founding members of the Equitable Evaluation Collective– the Charity Evaluation Working Group and The Social Investment Consultancy. As the Equitable Evaluation Collective (EEC) enters a new chapter, we’ve taken the opportunity to reflect on the last 4 years and what we’ve learnt about collaborating in an equitable way. Can you believe that we […]
Press Release: Rimm Sustainability and TSIC Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale Global Sustainability and Impact Infrastructure
Rimm Sustainability is proud to announce a strategic partnership with The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC), a global leader in social impact advisory, inclusive evaluation, and systems change. This partnership marks a significant milestone in Rimm’s mission to scale sustainability and impact infrastructure globally—combining advanced technology, data intelligence, and deep domain expertise to accelerate measurable outcomes […]
Building New Roads: Why TSIC is Partnering with Rimm to Meet the Impact “Singularity”
By Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, TSIC Twelve years ago, I wrote a cover letter for my dream job. I was just starting out, fueled by a quote from Margaret Mead that I had carried with me from mentors in Singapore and Pakistan: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the […]
Demystifying Systems Change: Language, Legitimacy, and Inclusion
Following a recent TSIC webinar moderated by our Managing Director, Bonnie Chiu, featuring Jennifer Uchendu-Kalu, Founder of SustyVibes, and Ugo Ikokwu, Grants Manager at Trust for London, the conversation explored how language influences inclusion, legitimacy, and participation in the social impact sector. At the centre of the discussion was an important question: if the goal […]
Justice as a foundation for impact measurement
By Claudia Useche Trujillo, Senior Consultant at TSIC The World Day of Social Justice calls us to critically examine the world we inhabit. It is a world characterised by the extreme accumulation of wealth in a small elite, economic systems that normalise exclusion, structural corruption, ongoing violence, a climate crisis exacerbating existing inequalities, forced migration […]
Why University Social Ventures Need Ecosystem Support — Lessons from TSIC’s impact work with LSV
Universities across London are home to groundbreaking research and passionate innovators working to tackle society’s most pressing challenges. However, promising social ventures from universities often struggle to grow due to fragmented support and barriers to market entry. The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC) and London Social Ventures (LSV) are pleased to announce a new partnership. TSIC […]
SEEChange Conference: Bonnie Chiu on the Role of Social Enterprises and the Power of Collaboration
Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director of TSIC, recently delivered a keynote speech at the SEEChange conference, organised by Cambio Consultancy and Bath Spa University. The conference focused on exploring ways to harness and maximise commercial advantages in alignment with social and environmental impact, particularly among universities aiming to foster future entrepreneurs. Below are some key summary […]
Beyond the Riots: A Global Perspective on Shared Challenges and Hopes
An Interconnected World in Times of Change As I reflect on the recent riots in the United Kingdom, I can’t help but see these events as a microcosm of the global challenges we face as a world community. What began as localised protests in our cities resonates with similar movements across the planet, from the […]
10 years at TSIC reflections
Our Managing Director has just celebrated her 10th anniversary at TSIC, and here’s a recount of her highlights and reflections on the 10 years. We have a famous saying in Cantonese, coming from a popular TV show, “How many ten years are there in a lifetime?” Life is short and a decade is a long […]
Reflections: tending to ourselves and facing the root causes of the eruptions of the racist violence
By Natsayi Sithole, Bonnie Chiu, Katie Fowler Last week we prioritised spending time with our teams in Renaisi-TSIP, The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC), and TSIP, attending to staff of colour first and foremost, holding space to reflect and process, and to begin to set out what we should be recommitting to following the racist violence […]