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WEBINAR: A Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Financing
🗓️ Aug. 23 at 11 am ET
Featuring:
@USAID @GlobalDevLab's @alexisbonnell
@OneAcreFund's Andrew Youn
@Lynk_Kenya's Adam Grunewald
Moderated by @catherinecheney
Save your spot: https://t.co/7bumlOvBpT
Saturday 8/18: Watch Janah Ncube w/@Crisis_Action and other incredible @TEDxLagosng speakers via livestream:
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.@Educate_Girls Founder @SafeenaHusain on what she hopes for India: "That it sees its sons and daughters as equal...the day that happens, all of these struggles will melt away." Hear her conversation with @james_nardella:
How a Pioneering Development Impact Bond Pushed Educate Girls to Exceed Expectations - Skoll.org
Results in Rajasthan exceeded the DIB’s goals, highlighting the effectiveness of their approach to both increased enrollment and learning outcom...
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By targeting the invisible barriers to success––like governance, finance, and capacity development––Skoll Awardee @WSUPUK is transforming the way that cities provide access to water and sanitation.
How to Get to SDG 6: Invisible Barriers to Urban Water and Sanitation - Skoll.org
What do you think of when you think about improving water and sanitation? No doubt the first thing that springs to mind is a tap; probably followed cl...
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3/4 of the 350M young Africans who will enter the workforce by 2035 won’t find formal employment. @Jehiel of @HelloTractor thinks that agriculture could solve this demographic crisis. @RootCapital
Meet The Social Entrepreneur Behind Africa's "Uber For The Farm"
Uber’s ride-sharing technology has become ubiquitous, and its model has been adapted to everything from snow-plowing to dog walking services. No...
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Why I fight for the education of refugee girls like me: https://t.co/wKw66PzJtM
Demand for consumer goods like coffee, bananas, and palm oil led to murder of at least 207 #EnvironmentDefenders in 2017 . "When those communities affected take a stand, they’re facing grave consequences." Q&A with @Global_Witness @slobig
Bloodiest Year on Record (Again) for Environmental Defenders - Skoll.org
The Global Witness annual report that tallies the death toll for land defenders came out today and it's grim.
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#WednesdayWisdom from @d_simas, CEO of the @ObamaFoundation
Philanthropy can do better. The #ScalingSolutions report outlines clear ways to move toward more sustained change and large-scale impact. @RockPhilanth @FordFoundation @DRKFoundation
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: A Call to Action - Skoll.org
How can funders turn the impact lens on themselves to shift towards funding with the aim of systems change?
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.@SELCOFoundation founder Harish Hande wants to see an inclusive 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, as assets of the society." #SkollWF
Whether it's ending violence against women, achieving #equalpay or eliminating child marriage, @phumzileunwomen says everyone must be part of finding a solution. #SkollWF
🚨Global social entrepreneurs; apply to be a part of the amazing @AspenNewVoices network of innovators. #SocEnt #SkollWF
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Education is the best defense against hate.
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: A Call to Action! Great case studies on @lastmilehealth @RootCapital @HealthLeadsNatl @BCorporation @OneAcreFund
@ProximityDesign @CrisisTextLine ... via @SkollFoundation
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems: A Call to Action - Skoll.org
How can funders turn the impact lens on themselves to shift towards funding with the aim of systems change?
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