About
Since 2008, SIX has been building the global social innovation field – connecting isolated social innovation leaders, hosting convenings that spark unlikely collaborations, and creating the ecosystem for genuine exchange. We’ve worked across six continents with governments, businesses, foundations, and civil society, influencing policy agendas, strengthening institutional capacity, and growing communities of practice that bridge sectors and geographies.
Learn more about what we’ve achieved:
- Policy influence: We positioned ‘social’ innovation as core to the EU agenda and supported mayors to embed ‘social’ innovation in city strategies.
- Connected ecosystems: We grew communities of practice across sectors and geographies, introducing tools, frameworks, and hosting more than 100 multi-day global events in 37 cities.
- Institutional capacity: We created learning exchanges for over 150 global philanthropic foundation leaders, and supported 25+ universities across Latin America and Asia to engage with their communities, and support the business for good movement.
- Global infrastructure: We supported the creation of connective tissue between isolated social innovators, creating pathways for others to follow.
In 2025, with stewardship from India’s EdelGive Foundation, we evolved into EdelGive/SIX. This isn’t just a partnership, it’s a new model for global collaboration.
We’re no longer operating from the assumption that knowledge flows primarily from North to South, or that leadership sits predominantly in Western institutions. Instead, we’re centering innovation from where it’s most dynamic: places with firsthand experience of complex challenges and the urgency to solve them.
This partnership combines what ecosystems need to thrive: institutional scale with network agility, philanthropic capital with practitioner wisdom, established research infrastructure with innovation dynamism. Together, we’re weaving the connections social innovation needs to cross borders and scale.
Governance and financial statements
Since March 2013, SIX has been governed by an Executive Board of leading social innovation experts from around the world.
SIX is a charity registered by UK law (Charity No 1155570) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (Company Number 8364475). You can find the latest Social Innovation Exchange Report and Financial Statements below.
