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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Grantee @Kiva is creating a deep level of lasting, positive change
on 2.9 million people's lives in 85 countries! Fantastic interview with co-founder @Premal and his optimism for the future via @Forbes
Kiva Is Really A Crowdfunded Bank For Refugees And Other 'Unbankables'
Like proverbial blind people groping different parts of an elephant, understanding Kiva can be tricky. The best analogy is that Kiva has become a $100...
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Measuring impact: it’s a challenge all social entrepreneurs face. Where should the evidence gathering start? @koitiemmily @batputys @hickspeggy @andrewhudsonau on ways to approach impact measurement in the #humanrights space:
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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#Philanthropy needs to be bolder to address the scale of change needed. It's time for a new approach. Read our new #ScalingSolutions report w/ @RockPhilanth @FordFoundation @DRKFoundation to find out why donor collaboration is key for #systemschange.
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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Thank you for joining us in this engaging dialogue on the power of collaborative philanthropy! Learn more in our new #ScalingSolutions report, available now: https://t.co/6zTxHZwcMZ @SkollFoundation
In answer to “what do you commit to doing differently?” Lisha McCormick @lastmilehealth: 1. Sharing this report as a tool that implementers+funders can share and use 2. Double-down in collaboration. #ScalingSolutions @RockPhilanth
Honest conversation between funders & grantees. Captured by a call for: longer term, more flexible funding, that doesn't make it seem like you don't really trust the grantee -in other words “the type of giving that reflects a more trust filled partnership" #scalingsolutions #unga
How do we [funders] get better at getting better? Have to go slow in the beginning to go faster later because have to build relationships and trust first. Hillary Pennington @FordFoundation #ScalingSolutions
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Hilary Pennington on what @FordFoundation has learned as a “serial joiner” of funder collaboratives: go slow to go fast, invest the time to get clear on goals upfront, and sweat the small stuff of process because it builds trust #ScalingSolutions
Successfully #ScalingSolutions is about 1) relinquishing control + 2) building trust in relationships between foundations & grantees to question intrinsic power dynamics of #philanthropy. @SkollFoundation