More than half a billion people could solve their own drinking water and sanitation needs if they just had access to small loans. How @Water mobilized $1 billion for #SDG6 in just four years. https://t.co/wkGBQmcF4y
To move from incremental to transformative systems change, funders can't do it alone. The new #ScalingSolutions report offers concrete ways to improve donor collaboration to scale solutions: https://t.co/sP47WpQOhx
3 lessons on women’s leadership from @JuliaGillard:
1) It starts with education, 2) targets work for increasing women’s representation in government, and 3) it’s never too early to call out sexism
"Kofi Annan could be heard around the world without raising his voice, but he could also achieve results in private, through quiet diplomacy." - at the tribute event for the late #UNSG Kofi Annan. Read my full speech here: https://t.co/WEa62Bw0k9
Report Calls for ‘Open Source’ Relationship Between Foundations and Nonprofits https://t.co/I8lnj68kSa via @Philanthropy @oakfnd @rockphilanth @skollfoundation
Three Skoll Awardees––@ElizabetHausler of @BuildChange, Anushka Ratnayake of @myAgroFarms, Lesley Marincola of @angazadesign––are speaking at #WeTheFuture in NYC today! Stay tuned: we'll be live-tweeting the @TEDTalks. #UNGA
"There’s a growing movement in the health sector to take responsibility for its contribution to the problem, to protect people’s health from climate’s worst impacts, and to become a voice for change." @HCWithoutHarm #GCAS2018 https://t.co/kmbTboX3uo
Featuring compelling findings, comprehensive case studies, and useful recommendations, our new #ScalingSystems report makes the case for why donor collaboration is key to systems change. @RockPhilanth
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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How can #socents create meaningful, long-term solutions to fight injustice? How can they measure real change, not just incremental impact? Insights from @koitiemmily @Bagputys @hickspeggy @andrewhudsonau:
Measuring for Impact in Human Rights: What, Why, How, and For Whom? - Skoll.org
In a new era of global problem solving where human rights threads through all sectors, and more than 90 percent of the SDGs, measurement is key.
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Africa has some of the world’s top talent, just waiting to be unlocked. What it needs, according to @FredSwaniker of @alueducation, is a moonshot for education—a catalyzing force for a new generation of ethical & entrepreneurial African leaders. Full talk: https://t.co/vRyjzLWYxT
I believe that health is a human right and it is a privilege to be one of those who champion for equitable access to health care.” Meet the newest class of graduates from @PIH's @ughe_org!
Grads Champion Health Care for All – Partners In Health – Medium
The next generation of global health leaders are preparing to take on some of the world's most pressing challenges.
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In her #TEDtalk, #SkollWF speaker @zhaabowekwe chronicles the history of attempts by government and industry to eradicate the legitimacy of indigenous peoples' land and culture.
The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for indigenous rights
Still invisible and often an afterthought, indigenous peoples are uniting to protect the world's water, lands and history -- while trying to heal from...
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Thanks to @Forbes for featuring #SkollWF as one of the 5 most inspiring social impact gatherings! "The city of Oxford is transformed for a week in the spring when social entrepreneurs from around the world make their way to the Skoll World Forum."
5 Social Impact Conferences Guaranteed To Inspire You
Mark your calendar for these 5 events where you can network and swap world changing ideas with social do-gooders
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This month, #GCAS2018 highlighted the growing movement in the health sector to take responsibility for its contribution to #climatechange and to be a voice for change. @HCWithoutHarm’s @JoshKarliner reflects:
Health Care in the House at the Global Climate Action Summit - Skoll.org
It was a watershed moment when the themes of “health action for climate” and “climate action for health,” shone through on bot...
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You don't need to be a woman to realize why women's education is important.
It's Time To Get Serious About Educating Women Around The World
It's about time that we begin to look outside our own communities and consider women’s access to education on a global scale.
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