I attended the "2025 Collective Impact Creation Forum" at this year’s Social Value Festa. The photo shows the scene at the event.(Photo by Milly) On August 25 – 26, the 2nd Korea Social Value Festa was held at COEX in Seoul, featuring various sessions. Among them, I attended the “2025 Collective Impact Creation Forum” session, which presented why collaboration is important for social economy and social innovation enterprises. In today’s post, I will review what I learned from this session.   “Collaboration” is a keyword I have emphasized multiple times on my blog. Climate crisis, low birth rate and aging population, regional extinction, and growing inequality are just some of the social problems that need to be addressed, and individual companies or organizations cannot fully tackle them alone. Therefore, in recent years, Korea’s social economy, social innovation, and social impact sectors have emphasized “collective impact,” and many discussions are held on how to implem...

Banner of the 2nd Social Value Festa.(Photo by Milly)  From August 25 to 26, at COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, a special gathering took place where Korea’s changemakers came together for the 2nd Korea Social Value Festa.   This annual event, now in its second year, brings together enterprises, organizations, and changemakers dedicated to creating social value in Korea. It serves as a meaningful platform to share experiences, insights, and achievements. This year’s theme was “Designing the Sustainable Future.”   The entrance of the exhibition hall was bustling with people.(Photo by Milly)  The moment I stepped into the venue, I could feel the passion and energy overflowing, almost heating up the summer air even more. Having attended last year as well, I was struck once again by the sight of so many people continuously devoted to solving social issues and taking action on the ground.   Innovative technologies, including AI for expanding social value, drew parti...

Top 10 Keywords from Korea’s 2025 Volunteerism Trend Report (Photo by Milly)  South Korea faces diverse social challenges, including low birth rates, population aging, regional decline, deepening inequality, and the climate crisis. Among the ways to address these issues, volunteerism plays a crucial role in driving positive social change and keeping society healthy.   In particular, the active engagement of younger generations - who are familiar with digital tools and artificial intelligence - combined with the experience and know-how of older generations, and the collaboration of companies and institutions, is creating a richer and more diverse culture of volunteering than ever before.   In this article, following Part 1, we will introduce five more volunteerism trends highlighted in the “Volunteer 2025” report published by the Korea Volunteer Culture Association.   ⑥ The Expansion of Eco-Friendly Volunteering   Korea has recently experienc...

South Korea’s 2025 Volunteer Trend Repor(Photo by Milly)  Recently, there has been a growing global focus on corporate ESG management, CSR, and CSV, raising interest in companies’ social responsibility for a sustainable society. As a result, companies are engaging in various activities to fulfill their social responsibilities and drive social development. Among these, volunteering is one of the main CSR activities carried out by companies. Corporate volunteer programs have evolved beyond the traditional model of “donating to beneficiaries” and continue to develop in new and innovative ways.   So, what forms does volunteering take in South Korea, and how is it evolving? To explore and promote volunteer culture in South Korea, the nonprofit organization Korea Volunteer Culture Association recently released the volunteer trend report “Volunteer 2025.” The report classifies current volunteer trends into 10 key themes. In this blog, we will introduce these 10 trends across two post...