Philanthropy in Motion

What Philanthropy in Motion does

Philanthropy in Motion (PIM), operating as "PIM Global," is a Beijing-headquartered nonprofit social impact education organization founded in 2015 (per its own timeline celebrating a 2025 10th anniversary; the firmographics record shows 2013). It designs and runs programs that equip students and early-career professionals with skills for technology-enabled social innovation, partnering with academic institutions, foundations, and corporations. Core offerings include the TechImpact Academy (curriculum drawn from Stanford, Wharton, University of Hong Kong, Ashoka, and Acumen), the TechImpact Accelerator, the Tech4Good Global Competition, the China Startup Sprint, the Sustainability Leaders Initiative, the Model Foundation (funding and pro-bono support to social organizations), the Young Innovators Bootcamp, and the InnovImpact Incubator (III). The organization distributes seed funding to participating social organizations and startup teams and applies a "learning by doing" pedagogy.

PIM's business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating for participants; programs are accessed free of charge by individuals, while operating income derives from foundation grants and corporate partnerships. Named core financial partners include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with Dunhe Foundation and the Victor and William Fung Foundation as major funders. Strategic partners include UNDP (aligned to UN SDGs), Huawei's Seeds for the Future program, NYU Shanghai, Yenching Academy at Tsinghua University, and Yale Centre Beijing. Go-to-market is hybrid: community- and event-driven for individual young changemakers (Demo Days, Ideathons, Eventbrite registration), combined with enterprise-style outreach and co-designed programs for academic institutions and corporate CSR buyers. Distribution is global — claimed reach spans 110+ countries, with 1,782 participants from 77 countries and $72,050 distributed to grantees in 2025.

Cumulative impact claims include 13,000+ aspiring leaders trained, 200+ organizations receiving investment or pro-bono support, and $850,000+ USD mobilized since inception. The organization operates with 1–10 employees and has no disclosed core technology platform, proprietary AI/ML capability, app, or API; "technology" in PIM's context refers to curriculum subject matter rather than developed products. There are no reported funding rounds, M&A, or restructuring events; 2025 was framed around its 10th anniversary and the publication of a TechImpact Academy pitch deck aimed at formalizing enterprise CSR partnerships.

Name

Philanthropy in Motion

Legal name

Philanthropy in Motion

Website

https://pimchina.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Philanthropy in Motion (PIM Global) is a Beijing-based nonprofit that runs grant-funded social impact education programs for young changemakers, partnering with universities, foundations, and corporations across 110+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Education

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAE

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYEDAMAHAC

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Entrepreneurship & Business Enrichment

SECONDARYEDAMAHAA

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Entrepreneurship & Business Enrichment

Keywords

• Social impact education
• Nonprofit youth programs
• Philanthropy training
• Social entrepreneurship programs
• Impact incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Grants: PIM receives funding from foundations (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations, Dunhe Foundation, Victor and William Fung Foundation) and corporate partners (Seeds for the Future/Huawei) to operate programs.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Philanthropy in Motion (PIM) is a nonprofit social impact education organization that designs and delivers programs providing young people with funds, training, mentorship, and project incubation to become skilled social innovators. Offerings include the TechImpact Academy and Accelerator, the Global Competition (Tech4Good), the InnovImpact Incubator, and supporting programs such as the Young Innovators Bootcamp and Model Foundation. Programs are free to participants and funded through grants and corporate CSR partnerships.

Product overview

Philanthropy in Motion (PIM) is a social impact education organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs designed to help individuals discover their purpose and build essential skills for becoming future leaders. The core offerings include TechImpact Academy for technology-focused education, TechImpact Accelerator for startup incubation and funding, and the Global Competition (Tech4Good) for showcasing innovative solutions. Supporting programs include China Startup Sprint for cross-border social innovation, Sustainability Leaders Initiative, Model Foundation for funding and capacity building, Young Innovators Bootcamp, and InnovImpact Incubator (III). These programs are designed for university students, early-career professionals, and aspiring changemakers, featuring curricula from top institutions like Stanford, Wharton, and Ashoka, with a focus on linking China and the world through social responsibility and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TechImpact Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,000+ aspiring leaders have participated in PIM programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Seeds for the Future (Huawei)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner providing support for the Tech4Good program and technology-focused social impact initiatives. Participants in PIM programs have been connected to Seeds for the Future opportunities.
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Development Programme partner supporting PIM's programs aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• NYU ShanghaimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution partner for social innovation education programs and student engagement.
• Yenching Academy (Tsinghua University)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution partner for social impact education and cross-cultural innovation programs.
• Yale Centre BeijingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for social innovation programming and China-global exchange initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ashoka: Ashoka is the global flagship network identifying and supporting leading social entrepreneurs, including young changemakers. Both PIM and Ashoka run fellowship-style programs, source curriculum and pedagogy from world-class institutions, and cultivate a global alumni community of social innovators — making them the closest direct comparator.
• Echoing Green: Echoing Green runs a flagship fellowship plus leadership programs for early-career social entrepreneurs globally. Its fellowship-plus-network model is highly comparable to PIM's TechImpact Accelerator and InnovImpact Incubator, both targeting young changemakers with funding and mentorship.
• Acumen: Acumen combines social-impact education (Acumen Academy) with impact investing and entrepreneurship support — directly mirroring PIM's blended model of curriculum, accelerator, and seed funding. PIM explicitly licenses Acumen content, indicating direct overlap in philosophy and target learner.
• International Youth Foundation (IYF): IYF runs global programs that prepare young people for livelihoods and civic engagement, including its signature YouthActionNet platform — a direct analogue to PIM's TechImpact Academy and Young Innovators Bootcamp in mission, target audience, and delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Generation Unlimited (UNICEF): Generation Unlimited is UNICEF's global multi-stakeholder platform supporting young people in education, training, and employment. As a UNDP partner of PIM, this is the institutional incumbent running youth-impact programs at the largest scale.
• Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: Schwab Foundation curates and connects a global community of social entrepreneurs and partners with the World Economic Forum. It operates a similar "global network of social innovators" thesis to PIM, but at the WEF-tier incumbent scale.
• Skoll Foundation: Skoll funds and spotlights social entrepreneurs at scale (Skoll Award, Skoll World Forum) and supports ecosystem-building through content, events, and grantmaking. It is a much larger incumbent operating in the same social-entrepreneurship pipeline that PIM's programs feed.

Others

• NetHope: NetHope is a consortium of global nonprofits collaborating on technology, capacity building, and shared services. Like PIM, it sits at the intersection of philanthropy, technology-for-good, and capacity building for social impact organizations — making it a relevant ecosystem-level peer rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• AIESEC: AIESEC is a global youth-led organization running leadership and cross-cultural exchange programs in 100+ countries. Its global youth network, learning-by-doing ethos, and university-embedded model directly parallel PIM's participant base and event-driven approach.
• Global Citizen Year: Global Citizen Year runs a fellowship-style gap-year program for young leaders focused on social impact and global immersion. Its learner-by-doing approach and emphasis on purpose-driven leadership parallel PIM's Young Innovators Bootcamp and TechImpact programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/philanthropyinmotionchina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jasmine-lau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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