Thousand Currents seeks a visionary, inspirational Executive Director to realize the strategic goals of the organization while reimagining traditional philanthropy. About Thousand Currents Thousand Currents is a boldly unique 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to building an interconnected global community rooted in love, imagination and joy. Formerly IDEX, Thousand Currents has funded, connected, and humbly learned from […]
In 1993, political tension in Burundi ignited and quickly engulfed the country in violent conflict. Long-simmering tensions born of colonial divisions quickly ignited into bloody massacre. Hutus and Tutsis who had lived as neighbors turned on each other. Children were armed and sent into battle. Hundreds of thousands died within the first few months of […]
Future Laboratories is a research and development organization for society, dedicated to building a more perfect world. We believe there is no dream too audacious to make real: Self-improving communities. Governments with sky-high approval ratings. A world without poverty. Everyone on earth living fulfilled. Bringing each of these to life will take more than new inventions of […]
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More than 26,000 fires have raged throughout Brazilian Amazon in August alone—the fastest rate of destruction since record keeping began. President Jair Bolsonaro campaigned with a promise to open the Amazon to development and eight months into his term, having withdrawn enforcement of protective laws, deforestation is sharply on the rise. As the fires continue […]
Suzanne Pelletier is the Executive Director of the Rainforest Foundation US which partners with indigenous peoples in Central and South America to help them assert their rights and conserve their forests and natural resources. In those efforts they’ve helped to protect some 33 million acres of rainforest. We sat with Suzanne at the Skoll World […]
The Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC) services over 95% of all tenants facing evictions in San Francisco as the city’s preeminent triage center for over 20 years. At its core, the EDC is the center of a collaborative relationship between city nonprofits and the San Francisco Superior Court which work together to see that all tenants facing eviction […]
About the Skoll Foundation The Skoll Foundation was created by Jeff Skoll in 1999 to pursue his vision of a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. The mission of the Skoll Foundation is to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world’s most […]
Last week I joined Al Gore’s team in Seattle for their 35th Climate Reality Leadership Corps training. The community is an international one, including strong representation from India, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. In total, 800 climate leaders were trained last week, swelling the ranks of those well-equipped to shape the growing global conversation around climate. Clean […]
Curating the programming of the annual Skoll World Forum is a monumental undertaking. Planning for the next year begins soon after the delegates leave Oxford, and often is ongoing right up until Skoll Week begins. It’s a giant puzzle with lots of moving parts, whiteboard brainstorms, design thinking workshops, and walls speckled with post-it notes. […]
