Democracy in Crisis? Populism, Polarization, and Civic Engagement
Ruth NorrisResources Legacy Fund
Emerging Technologies: Shifting the Path from Poverty to Prosperity?
Bruce LowrySkoll Global Threats Fund
.@DrTedros on @WHO's newly released World Health Statistics: "This will allow us to measure the only progress that really matters: more healthy living for everyone, everywhere," said @DrTedros. See the Skoll Awardees making this a reality:
Health Archives - Skoll.org
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Five of the six 2018 Skoll Awardees for Social Entrepreneurship are women, which brings up the question: Do women bring special skills or sensibilities to the world of social entrepreneurship? The awardees weighed in on NPR: #SkollWF
Advice From 5 Women And A Guy Who Won $1.25 Million To Do Good
The winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship share surprising lessons on life, leadership and gender in the workplace.
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Happy #AfricaDay! As @AngieMurimirwa says: "Zimbabwe is my birthplace, Africa is my home & the world is my village." Let's share a vision of a world where every child is educated, protected, respected & valued, & grows up to #endpoverty: https://t.co/6lwyGOGTxg @SkollFoundation
@Landesa_global founder @RoyProsterman is one of the "highest impact social entrepreneurs in recent history." @forbes @skollfoundation
How Two Figures Shaped Our Core Principles On Nonprofit And Philanthropic Leadership
We have seen many of the best nonprofits—those that achieve truly high impact at scale. But we have also seen the rest—the vast majority of nonpro...
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So proud to know and work with Dr. Paul Farmer. Grateful for the tremendous work @PIH does to make healthcare more equitable around the world:
Harvard’s Paul Farmer on traveling the world to fight inequality in health
In the Experience series, Paul Farmer talks Partners In Health, "Harvard-Haiti," and making the lives of the poor the fight of his life.
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#Climatechange presents myriad risks to portfolios, including regulatory risks, physical risks, and legal risks. That's why savvy investors have woken up to #climaterisk. via @TheEconomist
Markets may be underpricing climate-related risk
Shareholders reckon that their companies will not suffer—or that they will be able to get out in time
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"No one expects a straight-line career anymore." How emerging tech is reshaping labor globally. #SkollWF @Harambee4Work https://t.co/Ytt6MBGhmz
TED is not just spreading big ideas, they’re funding them too. Find out how your idea to create global change can become a reality with @theaudaciousprj, the newest initiative housed @TEDTalks: #AudaciousProject https://t.co/4UchSIe5Zx
#SawaSouthSudan Women's Summit is streaming live now! Tune in to join former presidents, foreign ministers, inspiring #SouthSudan women leaders discussing how to bring peace to South Sudan https://t.co/p2NO8C8aDm
Celebrate #AfricaDay by joining #SawaSouthSudan, a virtual summit showing solidarity and finding solutions with the women of #SouthSudan.
➡️ 25th May 2pm EAT
📺 https://t.co/dd8d2BvTMm @SawaSouthSudan
Honored to be joining New America's board, excited to help advance all underway to revitalize our democracy!
New America on Twitter
“New America is proud to welcome @ChiefExecBear, @Mona_Mourshed, and @SallyOsberg to our board of directors! https://t.co/eqxQ7qWzWD”
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India is the world's largest producer of milk, but many dairy farmers are often without reliable power. @SELCOFoundation's solar-powered milking machines are a clean, reliable, and cost-effective solution to the problem.🐮 @Power4All2025
“Moo”-ve over, off-grid milking is here – Powering Rural India – Medium
SELCO Foundation is pioneering new rural milking machines using distributed solar. That’s a big deal in India — the world’s largest…
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A new report by @Global_Witness reveals that talc mining—fueled by the rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel—is helping fund extremist groups in Afghanistan.
Baby powder helping fund Islamic State in Afghanistan: report
Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from illegal mining of talc, much of which ends up in the Uni...
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"No one expects a straight-line career anymore." How emerging tech is reshaping labor globally. #SkollWF @Harambee4Work https://t.co/Ytt6MBoFXZ
.@GHCorps founder Barbara Pierce spoke to the @guardian on how the organization brings together young leaders from diverse backgrounds and parts of the world to tackle some of the most critical #globalhealth issues today.
Barbara Bush on helping young people improve global healthcare
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship winner: Barbara Bush, co-founder and board chair, Global Health Corps
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