Action Lab: Embracing Complexity > Funding Systems Change
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Session Description
To achieve the SDGs by 2030, seismic systems shifts are necessary, as is an unprecedented amount of capital. Despite growing interest in and research on the complexities of driving systems change, unlocking the right amount—and kind—of funding for systems change efforts has proven challenging.
How can social entrepreneurs and funders alike embrace a systems mindset and form the kinds of partnerships necessary to drive transformational change? How can coalitions work together toward a common vision and attract new streams of funding?
Let’s harness the energy of this moment to break through the noise, create space for open dialog, and develop shared understanding and vision to meet the urgency of the era.
12:00pm Lunch served
12:30-3:30pm Program
Time & Location
Time:
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Thursday, April 2, 2020
BST
Location:
Pyramid Room (TBEC)
Speakers
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Facilitator
Executive Advisor, IDEO.org
Shauna Carey is an independent consultant and an Executive Advisor at IDEO.org, leveraging her deep expertise in social impact, strategic innovation, and storytelling to help visionary leaders build organizations that meet the moment.
Before stepping into this role, Shauna spent over a decade at IDEO.org in a variety of leadership roles, including Chief Executive Officer, Executive Design Director, and Chief Communications Officer. In that time, Shauna worked on projects and programs focused on advancing health equity, criminal justice reform, refugee rights, gender equality, and climate resilience.
Prior to joining IDEO.org, Shauna worked to expand access to quality education and health care at organizations like Room to Read, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and a number of mission-driven startups in Europe and the San Francisco Bay Area. A social scientist at heart, Shauna holds a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Facilitator
CEO, Alight
Jocelyn Wyatt is the CEO of Alight, where she leads more than 3,500 team members globally. Her vast experience in strategic development on a global scale is intrinsically human-centered. Alight works in more than 20 countries, co-creating dignified spaces and human-worthy services for and alongside more than 3.5 million displaced people every year.
Prior to Alight, Jocelyn was the Cofounder and CEO of IDEO.org, a global design studio partnering with NGOs to design products and services that create a more just and inclusive world. During her decade of leadership there, she spearheaded collaborations with DFID (the UK’s Department for International Development), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PSI (formerly Population Services International), and many other organizations with broad global reach. In addition to her role as a founding board member of Airbnb.org, Jocelyn serves on the advisory boards of Marketplace and the Drucker Institute. She is also a founding member of Chief.
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Facilitator
Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entreprenuership
Foundation leader, public health physician, university professor, social change practitioner and award-winning author. Career rooted in front-line medical and humanitarian work. Extensive work with public sector, business, civil society and philanthropy to build progressive partnerships for change.
Currently Head of Foundations, World Economic Forum and Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Previously, Founding Director, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation, University of Cape Town.
Rhodes Scholar, Archbishop Tutu Fellow; Fellow of Skoll Centre and Geneva Centre for Philanthropy. Book with Cynthia Rayner, “The Systems Work of Social Change” won Terry McAdam Award for Best Non-Profit Management Book 2022.
MBChB University of Cape Town (Gold Medal); MSc Public Health London; MBA University of Oxford (Saïd Prize).
Originally from Cape Town, now in Geneva with his wife and two boys. Swims regularly in Lac Leman. Board member, International Ice Swimming Association.
