Does Social Innovation Actually Drive Gender Equity?
David McGintyPalladium International
Food Security and Climate Resilience Require Land Rights Reform
Andy CurrierLandesa
"Listen to the women at the table, in the organization, in your community.” With 17 years of unwavering leadership at the @SkollFoundation, our former CEO @SallyOsberg shared her views on leading effectively, tough-minded optimism and more w/ @KimJonker:
'Tough-Minded Optimism': Savvy Leadership Advice From 17 Years At The Skoll Foundation Helm
Sally Osberg shares her views on strong leadership after serving for 17 years as the president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation.
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.@EcoPeaceME's @gidonb on Gaza's unfolding humanitarian disaster: “It’s a ticking time bomb. We have a situation where two million people no longer have access to potable groundwater."
"In @Escuela_Nueva, homework is designed to promote other social goals. It can even save lives." With a unique educational model, the Colombia-based organization prioritizes teamwork, social impact, creativity, and self-directed learning, via @NPR
The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World
Escuela Nueva (New School) isn't really new. But it is being praised as a kind of cutting-edge model that can teach the skills needed for jobs that ro...
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It’s clear that the next generation is motivated to speak up for what they believe in. Building a child’s library with a wide range of books is a great way to inspire budding activists! Here are some books to encourage and engage:
12 Inspiring Children’s Books for Budding Young Activists
Nevertheless, they will persist.
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Selected and supported in partnership with @MastercardFdn, the #EmergingLeaders Initiative brings together the next generation of social entepreneurs from around the world. Meet the 2018 Leaders: https://t.co/ak48rT4ZpS
To help solve the world's most daunting and complex problems, funders need to do less soul-searching and take more real action. The new #ScalingSolutions report provides a roadmap for moving from intent to action.
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: How Funders Can Do Better - Skoll.org
The initiative revisited the funder community’s role in responding to daunting and complex social problems—“pathologies of systems."
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Are you working with communities to create lasting solutions to pressing problems? We've got exciting news for you: The application to attend #SkollWF 2019 is now LIVE! Apply by November 1st to join us.
Apply to Attend - Skoll.org
Skoll World Forum delegates are active participants in a global Skoll community dedicated to large-scale social change. Each year, we bring new delega...
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This year's Skoll World Forum was a whirlwind of invigorating sessions, rich conversations and unforgettable talks from some of the world's best thinkers and practitioners in #socialentrepreneurship and beyond. We can't wait for #SkollWF 2019!
Highlights from the 2018 Skoll World Forum - Skoll.org
In a world transformed by immediate digital connectivity, physical nearness—proximity—has never been more critical to crafting solutions and creat...
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The Investor Water tool-kit is THE one-stop-shop for understanding and acting on #waterrisk in investment portfolios.
Monika Freyman on Twitter
“Just launched! What many #investors have been asking for - PDF version of the @CeresNews Investor Water Toolkit https://t.co/tGn61IdkF9 by @Br...
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.@SELCOFoundation founder Harish Hande envisions a world "where the poor are not considered as source of cheap labor but as knowledge partners. Not as receivers of subsidies but as creators of wealth and as assets of the society."
Q&A: @CASEatDuke's @ErinWorsham on the #ScalingPathways project—sharing insights on scaling, gov partnerships, and financing from some of the world's leading social entrepreneurs.
Join us at #SOCAP18 next week to learn more: https://t.co/mQ27t69UKt
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The first talk from #WeTheFuture is out! Sustainability expert @jrockstrom asks: How can we build a robust future without wrecking the planet? https://t.co/tkVYoQWM2R
5 transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world
In a talk about how we can build a robust future without wrecking the planet, sustainability expert Johan Rockström debuts the Earth3 model -- a new ...
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Poverty and poor health are connected. That's why we don't just treat illness—we provide social support, food baskets, education fees, and employment opportunities to people around the world. Together, we can #EndPoverty. #InternationalPovertyDay
How can a #SocEnt de-risk innovative solutions for government partners? Learn how @VillageReach helps gov’t answer key questions about impact, demand, and costs. From the latest #ScalingPathways theme study. https://t.co/oazA8fZkHF
"Most of the world’s most intractable problems have not gone unsolved because of a lack of ingenuity. They’ve gone unsolved because they exist within complex, interlocking systems that must be healed concurrently over generations."
Shooting for the Moon, Missing the Point – BRIGHT Magazine
Is the sexiest new metaphor for social change sending us off course?
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