Elaine Lum MacDonald, CEO, Knowledge Impact Network KIN
- Elaine Lum MacDonald is committed to harnessing the talents of the private sector to empower social enterprises succeed in their quests to create positive societal and environmental impact.
- Elaine is the CEO of Knowledge Impact NetworkTM (KIN), a global movement of purpose-driven leaders and innovative social entrepreneurs committed to securing a brighter future for people and the planet by exchanging knowledge.
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Overview
Elaine Lum MacDonald is the CEO of the Knowledge Impact Network (KIN). KIN is a platform that connects social ventures with leaders who are willing to share their knowledge to help the ventures tackle specific issues. KIN runs two exchange programs: catalyze sessions and circles. Catalyze sessions are 90-minute workshops where a group of leaders works with a social venture to address a specific issue. Circles are online platforms where social innovators and individuals interested in a specific cause exchange ideas and connections to advance the cause. The goal of KIN is to unlock the power of knowledge as a sustainable asset and use it for social good.
00:33- About Elaine Lum MacDonald
- Elaine Lum MacDonald is committed to harnessing the talents of the private sector to empower social enterprises succeed in their quests to create positive societal and environmental impact.
- Elaine is the CEO of Knowledge Impact NetworkTM (KIN), a global movement of purpose-driven leaders and innovative social entrepreneurs committed to securing a brighter future for people and the planet by exchanging knowledge.
00:49- Tell me about your journey and the reason to move from the corporate sector to the social sector
- When I first started my career, I was not thinking about entering the social impact sector.
- It really wasn’t until I started having children that this Evolution started happening where I just started to build greater awareness about the world, the state of education, and the needs of communities.
- At that time I came across an organization called HBS Community Partners which is a program that inspires Harvard Business School alumni to provide pro bono Consulting to non-profits.
04:02- About KIN
- Our knowledge, our skills, our experiences, our insights, and our connections are all unique and Powerful assets, but at the same time, it is an intangible asset.
- Knowledge is a sustainable asset it could be recycled, repurposed, or regenerated, it has a multiplier effect and when you gift it you don’t lose it.
- With this concept, we created KIN which is essentially a curated exchange of knowledge for social good.
- We identify leaders who are willing to generously share their knowledge, we call them knowledge partners, and we identify social Ventures they could be for-profit or non-profit, but they have made a great impact and have the potential to do so much more, and we bring them together.
11:38- What do Knowledge Partners seek from this relationship?
- Gift of paying it forward and being able to share this knowledge that they know they have.
- It’s such a great way to learn about a new space, a new social venture.
- It’s a wonderful way to meet a new set of peers outside your normal networks who are joined by their interests and specific causes.
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- Elaine Lum MacDonald is committed to harnessing the talents of the private sector to empower social enterprises to succeed in their quests to create positive societal and environmental impact.
- Elaine is the CEO of Knowledge Impact NetworkTM (KIN), a global movement of purpose-driven leaders and innovative social entrepreneurs committed to securing a brighter future for people and the planet by exchanging knowledge
