EY Skills Labs: elevate your impact enterprise or nonprofit

Our interactive workshops help social impact organizations overcome common barriers to growth and drive progress towards the UN SDGs.

Are you a nonprofit or impact enterprise leader?

Attend one of our free Skills Labs to upskill yourself and your team.

What EY can do for you

Do you lead an impact enterprise or nonprofit facing growth or operational challenges?

Are you looking for an effective way to upskill yourself and your team?

Focused on common topics of interest and barriers to growth, Skills Labs are interactive and accessible workshops lasting 1.5- to 3-hours, facilitated by experienced EY professionals, either virtually or in person.

Skills Labs are designed to bring together groups of impact organizations, offering a combination of practical training, peer discussion and coaching. This creates an engaging learning environment to upskill impact leaders and their teams on core capabilities needed to sustainably grow their organizations.

To date, we have delivered Skills Labs to over

impact enterprises and nonprofits.

EY Ripples, our global Corporate Responsibility program, enables EY people to use their distinctive skills, knowledge and experience to bring positive change in pursuit of one shared vision: to positively impact one billion lives. We believe that SDG 17, "Partnership for the Goals," is the key to unlocking all the SDGs, so EY teams collaborate with clients, impact investors and entrepreneurship networks to deliver Skills Labs to the impact organizations they support. Together, we can drive sustainable outcomes that no one organization could achieve alone.

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Working with EY teams globally to deliver Skills Labs for our members has been a great experience. Their support helps social entrepreneurs build essential capabilities, enabling them to increase their impact and navigate challenges more effectively.

Tom Lytton-Dickie, Founder & CEO, MB100

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All of the aspects shared were well put together in a chronological order which enhanced my understanding of sustainability in relation to my organization. The concept of understanding ESG and how it affects sustainability was well delivered through interactive facilitators!

Rachael Mwagale, Executive Director, JA Uganda

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"Through our collaboration with EY Ripples, entrepreneurs in Microsoft’s Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact program have been able to tackle common barriers to growth via Skills Labs — from customer strategy and investor readiness to people and organizational leadership. In addition to Microsoft’s support, we value EY’s complimentary resources that help these impact startups and scaleups build capacity and drive sustainable growth."

Anthony Virapin, Worldwide Leader Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact, Microsoft

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"The Data Skills Lab workshop session was very enriching and gave me a comprehensive overview of data, the challenges involved in developing and implementing a data-driven strategy, and the impact on the management of our companies. I particularly appreciated the quality of the speaker and the discussions that followed.”

Mouhamad M. Kebe , Managing Director - Operations & Finance, Impact Hub Dakar (Senegal)

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The EY Ripples Skills Lab portfolio

There are 12 different Skills Labs to choose from across six categories. Each module builds on the collective experience of EY people delivering professional services to clients across the world, as well as close working relationships with our nonprofit and impact-focused collaborators.

1.Building your impact enterprise:

Learn more about creating and managing a purpose-driven impact enterprise.

2. Understanding and engaging your customers:

Learn more about understanding and optimizing the customer journey.
3. Leading and engaging your people:

Learn more about defining organization culture, employee journeys and managing well-being.
4. The resilient enterprise:

Learn more about preparing your organization for unprecedented adversities.

5. Fraud awareness:

Learn more about understanding fraud risks and fraud risk management.
6. Sustainability:

Understand key sustainability and ESG concepts, recognize their global significance, and develop actionable plans to address material ESG issues within your organization’s context.
7. Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Grasp fundamental AI concepts, explore its scalable impact across various functions, and implement cost-effective AI solutions to achieve your mission goals responsibly.

8. Harnessing the potential of data and technology:

Learn more about capitalizing on the power of data, cloud tech and other core technologies.
9. Preparing for investment:

Understand different types of finance, valuing your enterprise and preparing your pitch and business plan.

10. Managing your finances:

Better understand financial management including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and the interpretation of financial statements to enhance overall financial health and decision-making.

11. Future proofing your financial health:

Learn more about reviewing an organization's financial stability.

12. Forecasting for startups:

Understand the fundamentals, approaches and key considerations for startup business, and financial forecasting and modelling when undergoing a growth and fundraising journey.

Are you a nonprofit or impact enterprise leader?

Join an upcoming EY Ripples Skills Lab to overcome common barriers to growth and drive sustainable growth and progress towards the UN SDGs.

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The team

Gillian Hinde

EY Global Corporate Responsibility Leader

Connector. Collaborator. Wannabe concert pianist. Passionate about personal empowerment and collective action to drive change at scale.

London, United Kingdom

Laura Turkington

EY Global Corporate Responsibility Commercial and Innovation Leader

Ocean lover. Adventure seeker. Constantly challenging the status quo and hunting down new ways to do things. Passionate about making an impact.

London, United Kingdom

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