“..there are no simple fixes for social justice.” Check out @JoiaMukherjee’s book: “Introduction to Global Health Delivery”
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“Read @PeterDrobac's Q&A with @JoiaMukherjee on the global AIDS movement as a model of #systemschange, achieving #UHC, plus what's next for ...
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Skoll awardees @joshnesbit and @rajpanjabi are at @AspenInstitute for #SpotlightHealth!
📅On Monday at 9:30am MT, tune into their FB live conversation with @james_nardella on how #CHWs are on the frontline in the fight against child mortality. 🖱️ https://t.co/O9gJj1b1x3
"If we can make government just 10% more effective, we could double the impact of all US philanthropy," says @pahlkadot of @CodeForAmerica #AspenIdeas
Excited for another #aspenideas, promising solutions to tough problems, and, importantly, perspectives + conversations from across the political spectrum! @kittyboone @jessfca @szborgman @SkollFoundation
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“10 days of thought-provoking and inspiring ideas! If you can't make it to Aspen, here's how you can watch sessions and engage with the Festiva...
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Great news + a bold ask @ Big Bet Philanthropy: $400B given, 14 new @GivingPledge rs + $300T transferred b/w babyboomers+millennials, YET still lot of $ sitting on sidelines, not getting to frontline orgs. How can we activate more big bets? @laspindle @SkollFoundation #AspenIdeas
.@jeffskoll has always said that social change is a team sport. If we don’t work in this team-based way, we’re holding back the change we’re trying to affect—@laspindle @SkollFoundation #AspenIdeas
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“With #bigbetphilanthropy, we’re moving away from just giving grants to solving problems AND doing it more collaboratively and in a team-b...
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Some great Qs in #bigbetsphilanthropy @ #AspenIdeas session: 1. How do you make the *right* big bets? 2. What happens if and when big bets fail? 3. What is the opportunity cost of investing in big bets? Stay tuned for more reflections on big bets! @LizDieboldKC @SkollFoundation
Fun listening to new @SkollFoundation Awardee @pahlkadot at #aspenideas talk about her "big idea" @codeforamerica ! #socent.
#AspenIdeas Collaborative philanthropy is the new, better way to affect the largest impact for catalytic social change. @ELMAPhilanthro @SkollFoundation
Financial health is critical to understanding an NGO’s overall health, but assessing it can be a complicated process. See @SarahTiffaha's streamlined guide to decoding the numbers. #philanthropy
How We Assess an Organization’s Financial Health: A Step-by-Step Guide to Decoding the Numbers - Skoll.org
Skoll has systematized our approach to this type of assessment into a financial analysis guide, which we're excited to share broadly.
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"Girls everywhere have to know that no matter where they are born they have a say about what goes on in their lives and their communities. Silence has never saved anyone." — Girls' rights advocate @Memorybanda75
Memory Banda: Give girls choices, not lives already decided for them
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Read @PeterDrobac's Q&A with @JoiaMukherjee on the global AIDS movement as a model of #systemschange, achieving #UHC, plus what's next for #globalhealth delivery.
Global health as a social movement: Q&A with Dr. Joia Mukherjee | OUPblog
What is social entrepreneurship? In essence, it’s about using the tools of entrepreneurship—opportunity, resourcefulness, innovation—to addr...
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#Childmarriage is a truly global issue–it cuts across countries, religions, and cultures. One in four girls globally is married before the age of 18–that’s 15 million girls each year, or one girl every two seconds." — Lakshmi Sundaram, @GirlsNotBrides
The Far-Reaching Economic Impacts of Child Marriage - Skoll.org
Every minute of every day, 28 girls under 18 are married off against their will. A new World Bank study shows its economic impact.
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Women can be the strongest agents of change around climate change. We just need to give them a voice.
Rural Women and Girls Catalyzing Change in the Climate Crisis - Skoll.org
Women can also be the strongest agents of change around climate mitigation and adaptation efforts if we end the patriarchy.
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🌳🌲🌱In Kenya, tens of millions of acres have been degraded due to deforestation. Replanting specially-coated tree seeds could hold the key to restoring the country's lost forests. #BBCTakingtheTemperature #ClimateChange