Global Study_All Data The Possibilists 2025.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	I	J	K
1	THE POSSIBILISTS 2025
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4	About the initiative:
5	[Stages]	Which of these stages currently describes your initiative? (pickOne)
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7		Absolute (n)	Relative (%)
8	Intention	64	6.1%
9	Idea development	165	15.8%
10	Start-up initiative	373	35.8%
11	Running operations	186	17.8%
12	Scaling	245	23.5%
13	Other	10	1.0%
14	Number of respondents*	1043
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16	Observation: Many start ups which is similar to the last survey. A larger amount of respondents indicated that they are looking to scale (23,5 % compared to 12,1 % in the last survey). There seems to be strong intention to scale in this sample although it is hard to assess whether scaling is on the rise among "changemakers" as a whole or if we have a slightly different population.
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18	* General note: Sample sizes may vary due to some completely optional question items throughout the survey.
19	[START]	When did you start or first become engaged with your initiative?
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21		Absolute (n)	Relative (%)
22	<2010	7	0.7%
23	2010-2014	21	2.2%
24	2015	8	0.8%
25	2016	24	2.5%
26	2017	29	3.0%
27	2018	21	2.2%
28	2019	48	5.0%
29	2020	88	9.2%
30	2021	80	8.4%
31	2022	104	10.9%
32	2023	200	20.9%
33	2024	299	31.2%
34	2025	29	3.0%
35	Number of respondents	958
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37	Observation: A large amount of very young organizations --> 31,2 % were just founded last year (the share was 20,3 % last time). Young changemakers seem to be very motivated to create impact through starting their own initiative and many have recently done so! Note: Similar to many of the values in the study it is hard to make strong statements about trends since these are momentary snapshots of a very varied sample population. Caution is advised for potential statements like: "changemaking is experiencing a boom and much more people are founding an impactful organization".
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40	[PaidTeam]	How many paid team members / employees does your organization have? (range)
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42		Average	Median	Sum
43	Paid team*	1.9	2	1995
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46	[Volunteers]	How many volunteers (unpaid) does your organization have? (range)
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48		Average	Median	Sum
49	Volunteers*	2.7	2	2808
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52	[SDG]	Choose up to three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that best represent your work, which would they be?
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54		Absolute (n)	Relative (%)
55	SDG 1 - No poverty	175	16.8%
56	SDG 2 - Zero hunger	124	11.9%
57	SDG 3 - Good health and well-being	238	22.9%
58	SDG 4 - Quality education	393	37.8%
59	SDG 5 - Gender equality	192	18.5%
60	SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation	59	5.7%
61	SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy	53	5.1%
62	SDG 8 - Decent work conditions	165	15.9%
63	SDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure	91	8.8%
64	SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities	151	14.5%
65	SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities	152	14.6%
66	SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production	70	6.7%
67	SDG 13 - Climate action	360	34.6%
68	SDG 14 - Life below water	53	5.1%
69	SDG 15 - Life on land	77	7.4%
70	SDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions	80	7.7%
71	SDG 17	97	9.3%
72	We address all SDGs - Partnerships for goals	49	4.7%
73	We do not feel the SDGs represent our work well	20	1.9%
74	Number of respondents	1039
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76	Observation: Quality education is again on top --> This seems to be consistent. Climate action is more prevalent this time around although it is impossible to really assess if this is a shift or just a different sample population.
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78	[CoporateSell]	Do you have products and services that you can sell to corporate partners? (pickOne)
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80		Absolute (n)	Relative (%)
81	Yes	558	53%
82	No	477	46%
83	Skipped	5	0%
84	Number of respondents	1043
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86	Observation: Many say that their products would be suitable for corporate partners. This could mean anything from these partners just buying certain products or really becoming a procurement partner. We also don't really know if they have a clear intention to really engage in a procurement partnership.
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89	[CountryBased]	In which country are you currently based in? (location)
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91		Absolute (n)	Relative (%)			Absolute (n)	Relative (%)		Absolute (n)	Relative (%)
92	Afghanistan	2	0.3%		India	48	6.0%	South Africa	13	1.6%
93	Albania	1	0.1%		Indonesia	30	3.8%	South Sudan	2	0.3%
94	Algeria	2	0.3%		Iran	2	0.3%	Spain	11	1.4%
95	Argentina	1	0.1%		Ireland	5	0.6%	Sri Lanka	1	0.1%
96	Austria	4	0.5%		Israel	1	0.1%	Sudan	1	0.1%
97	Azerbaijan	1	0.1%		Italy	7	0.9%	Sweden	3	0.4%
98	Bangladesh	11	1.4%		Japan	2	0.3%	Switzerland	6	0.8%
99	Benin	1	0.1%		Jordan	4	0.5%	Syria	2	0.3%
100	Bolivia	3	0.4%		Kazakhstan	1	0.1%	Tanzania	8	1.0%