The mission of Social Finance Matters is to strengthen the support infrastructure for mission-driven and impact-driven enterprises and innovation. My activities cover the broad field of entrepreneurship, investing and financial strategies, creative industries, and mission-driven innovation. Examples of recent projects and activities:* Secretary of the Steering Committee of CIIIC (Dutch Creative Industries Immersive Impact Coalition)* Program manager Key Enabling Methodologies (CLICKNL, Dutch mission-driven innovation policy)* Program manager Scentiss (Dutch consortium of researchers and practitioners working on scaling strategies for social enterprises, headed by Utrecht University)* Advisor and researcher for Platform ACCT/FairPACCT (stimulating fair pay in the cultural and creative industries)* Teacher, trainer and coach for several different programs for social enterprises, creative professionals and innovation managersVisit https://socialfinancematters.nl for an overview of my services, courses, and publications. Feel free to sign up for my monthly newsletter.

Ambassador of Stadmakersfonds (Dutch City Makers Fund). The City Makers Fund was founded in 2019 and contributes to lively and inclusive cities by investing in initiatives that add social value to urban environments. The fund calls these initiators 'city makers'. In addition to generating social impact, investees must also generate a reasonable economic return. The City Makers Funds started in Utrecht and has a relentless ambition to scale up to other Dutch cities and regions. https://stadmakersfonds.nl/

(English below) Juttersgeluk is een sociale onderneming met upcycle atelier die mensen, die (tijdelijk) minder goed meekomen in de maatschappij, wil betrekken bij een schoner strand met verschillende activiteiten. Zo krijgen zij de kans een positieve bijdrage te leveren aan een duurzaam leefmilieu voor zichzelf en voor anderen in het kustgebied van Nederland. Meedoen, op welke wijze dan ook, is daarbij het belangrijkst. Plastic afval van het strand wordt verwerkt en krijgt een nieuw leven in een verrassende, creatieve producten met een verhaal.Juttersgeluk is a social enterprise and upcycle studio in Overveen, close to the Dutch coast near Amsterdam. Juttersgeluk offers (temporarily) disadvantaged people a unique opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable coastal environment for themselves and for others. Plastic waste found at the beaches is being processed and gets a new life as surprising, creative products with a story.