Invest in the social changemakers of tomorrow
Learning to change the world
“By investing in people, as well as projects, we have the power to unlock long-term change.”
- Roland Brinkman, Head of Dragonfly Trust
The future belongs to leaders who can navigate complexity with compassion, courage, and clarity. Dragonfly Trust exists to unlock that potential—bridging the gap between corporate social purpose and community impact by investing in leadership development for emerging social entrepreneurs around the world.
Born from a 20-year legacy as the Social Enterprise Academy, Dragonfly Trust is the next chapter: a bold, focused organisation that aligns the investment and impact goals of our partners with enduring and self-sustaining change.
For corporates:
We offer a high-impact, credible and flexible way to activate your social purpose. Dragonfly Trust enables corporate partners to invest directly in leadership journeys that make a measurable difference.
For foundations:
We help you amplify your funding by focusing on what drives long-term impact: people. Our model ensures your support scales the leadership capacity of those tackling the world’s toughest problems.
For delivery partners:
We collaborate with proven learning partners around the world to deliver transformational leadership programmes rooted in local context and lived experience.
How we create value
Dragonfly Trust combines investment, learning and delivery. In doing so, we achieve outcomes no single organisation could achieve alone.
Our innovative model
“I used to think leadership was about being the loudest or smartest. Now I know it’s about having the courage to care when no one else does. I do that every day..”
— Mary, social enterprise leader and changemaker