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Social impact assessment: all 10 innovations provide returns that justify the investment
The projected 1-year benefit-cost ratio (B/C Ratio) assessment of all 10 top innovations found a B/C value above 1 for every innovation.
First-year lessons: Uneven understanding of LMMA and overlapping government mandates are the biggest challenges
The first-year summary report identifies 4 areas for improvement, from uneven understanding of LMMA and overlapping government mandates to community economic enterprises that are still at an early stage and limitations in follow-up data, with a monitoring period that is too short.
Lessons from the B.E. 2569 fire season: Success is measured by community capacity, not just the number of fires put out
Lessons from the work of forest guardians across various areas of the Forest Guardians Project in B.E. 2569 point to four factors that determine success: mobilising community efforts instead of waiting for government funding, technology that reduces the risk of loss of life, donations that bridge immediate gaps, and an economy that rewards forest stewardship.
Trialling forest sound monitoring: piloting bioacoustic technology to measure biodiversity at Ban Mae Sa
The research team tested AudioMoth natural sound recorders in the Ban Mae Sa community, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai, and analysed the sound data to identify bird species diversity using BirdNET Analyzer. The work is a prototype for biodiversity reports for project supporters.
Incubating grassroots innovation through a 2-day online programme
An online training programme via ZOOM, totalling 11 hours, covering design thinking, product design, online marketing, finance and accounting, and partner networks.
Latest lessons: From an alumni network to issue-based impact clusters and in-depth mentoring
The B.E. 2569 impact assessment report concludes with recommendations for both the incubation and growth acceleration programmes, reflecting the direction BC4C is moving towards.
Doi Suthep-Pui: Hotspots at Ban Khun Chang Khian fell from 38 to 2
A report on hotspots and burn scars during the B.E. 2568 fire season across 10 Hmong communities in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, which collectively manage 65,382 rai of forest
Redesigning the growth accelerator: from business plans to hands-on mentoring
In B.E. 2568, the growth accelerator changed its approach from developing business plans to pairing ventures with expert mentors who work directly on their specific bottlenecks.
Lampang: Mae Tha primary care unit’s field data collection system works well; identifies demand for 3 new Micro-apps
Discussions with the Near-home Primary Care Unit (NPCU) at Mae Tha Hospital found that its field data collection system, using village health volunteers and Google Forms, is already well suited to the local context. The team also explored demand for Micro-apps for food calculations, comparing diabetes assessment results, and educational materials for areas with slow internet.
Nakhon Phanom: Nakhon Phanom University indicates readiness to host project service-user data
The team visited Nakhon Phanom University and the Primary Care Unit team at Phon Sawan Hospital to discuss the needs they identified for food menus and diabetes education, which could be developed into new Micro-apps.
Internet outage in the auditorium, teachers transferred mid-way: Lessons from scaling to 44 schools and how the team responded
Scaling up revealed structural barriers at each school, from internet connectivity and teacher transfers to insufficient learning equipment. The team therefore made its approach more flexible to suit conditions on the ground.
From grade-level meeting periods to computer lessons: 6 schools adapt Jaidee Chatbot activities to their own contexts
Teachers at each school chose different ways to integrate Jaidee Chatbot activities into existing lessons and programmes, from guidance and computer lessons to morning homeroom.
The first three years of the accelerator programme: clearer business plans, but funding remains out of reach
The previous model of the accelerator programme (B.E. 2565-2567) helped ventures develop much clearer business plans, but did not effectively address the challenge of accessing funding.
Second-round funding makes a difference: consistently higher survival and financial sustainability rates
Both the B.E. 2566 and B.E. 2569 reports confirm the same trend: Champions who made it through to the second funding round had clearly higher survival rates and financial performance than those who stopped after the first round.
Reviewing the ecosystem in B.E. 2566: from a starting point to a community of social entrepreneurs
The B.E. 2566 impact assessment report (covering cohorts 1-11) reflects how alumni view BC4C’s role in their own journeys, along with 4 recommendations for next steps.
What we learned from the first 6 cohorts: seed funding, knowledge, and precise measurement are key to survival
Lessons from the project's first impact assessment report (B.E. 2560), which surveyed Champions from cohorts 1-6