The people of Isola
In a field that lives on relationships, people are the most important infrastructure: behind every space, programme and meaningful connection there’s a multidisciplinary team that looks after it every day.
The team
Would you like to join this team?
Open positions, what we offer and how to apply, including speculative applications.
Board of directors
Observers
The partners of Isola
Isola's partners are all legal entities, mostly non-profit organisations, half based in Sicily and half in the rest of Italy. Their expertise ranges from culture to impact finance, from social entrepreneurship to strategic consultancy, from education to innovation: a strategic resource as well as a governance structure.
Arcadia Holding (opens in a new tab)
The holding company that restored the east wing of Palazzo Biscari and gave Isola its first space, later transferred to the new social enterprise.
Avanzi (opens in a new tab)
A sustainability research and consultancy firm, among the first in Italy to work on social innovation and urban regeneration.
Farm Cultural Park (opens in a new tab)
The cultural tourism park that showed how culture can regenerate a historic centre and a community.
Junior Achievement Italia (opens in a new tab)
The world’s largest organisation for entrepreneurship and financial education in schools, active in Italy since 2002.
Fondazione Oelle Mediterraneo Antico (opens in a new tab)
A foundation devoted to contemporary art and to the promotion of the cultural heritage of the Mediterranean.
Fondazione Opes Lcef (opens in a new tab)
An impact investing foundation that supports enterprises with high social potential in Italy, Africa and India.
Scenario Pubblico (opens in a new tab)
A national centre for dance production: it brings the daily practice of contemporary artistic creation to Isola.
Fondazione Social Venture Giordano Dell'Amore (opens in a new tab)
The impact finance arm of Fondazione Cariplo: it invests in social enterprises able to generate measurable change.